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 <description>&lt;p style=&quot;padding: 5px; float: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/IFC Logo.img_assist_custom.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;  class=&quot;image img_assist_custom&quot; width=&quot;175&quot; height=&quot;168&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;: Consulting Assignment  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;: Brazil&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organization&lt;/strong&gt;: The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ifc.org&quot;&gt;International  Finance Corporation&lt;/a&gt; (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group,  promotes open and competitive markets in developing countries. IFC supports  sustainable private sector companies and other partners in generating productive  jobs and delivering basic services, so that people have opportunities to escape  poverty and improve their lives.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description&lt;/strong&gt;: IFC is looking to develop a commercially viable  product offering that is based on the existing business model developed by a  small-sized private company in Brazil. The business model  integrates services aiming to formalize irregular settlements of poor urban  communities as well as provide basic infrastructure and community engagement  services to these communities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IFC is now looking for a consulting  company/consultant to asess the commercial viability and socioeconomic impact of  this business model and make recommendations for its improvement and scalability  in Brazil and elsewhere. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(This post continues past the break; to continue reading and to view the attached &lt;a href=&quot;/files/TOR%20business%20model%20assessment.PDF&quot;&gt;job description&lt;/a&gt; (PDF), click &amp;quot;Read More&amp;quot;) &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/01/16/job-posting-housing-land-tenure-consultant-international-finance-corporation&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:38:48 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Rob Katz</dc:creator>
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