Associate Investment Officer

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Description

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IFC’s priorities in Asia for INR are to (i) grow business in the region and achieve strong profitability and impact; (ii) build new and nurture existing client relationships to make IFC the preferred partner for key clients; (iii) manage the portfolio of assets for strong profitability and impact; (iv) support local companies, while improving transparency and corporate governance; (v) catalyze foreign investment, including mobilizing B loans and parallel loans; (vi) introduce and develop new financial products; (vii) build long-term partnerships with strong regional players and (viii) develop client, sector and country-level solutions that can be scaled and replicated.

Roles and Responsibilities

The candidate is expected to perform the functions of an Investment Officer at all material stages of the IFC deal cycle, from deal origination to portfolio management, with a focus on building IFC’s infrastructure portfolio in Mumbai or Delhi, India, including:  

• Develop a strong pipeline of good-quality investment opportunities in South Asia by anticipating market trends and employing sector/country knowledge.
• Supervise a proportional number of projects in South Asia
• Supervise, leverage, and mentor junior staff.
• Work closely with the country managers and officers – joint work to develop client, country, and sector strategies.
• Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, portfolio restructurings, capital increases, equity sales, etc.
• Review and analyze business opportunities and synthesize information into internal reports for decision-making purposes.
• Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions.
• Lead negotiation/documentation; deploy strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in straightforward and complex transactions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners, and government officials to further develop investment opportunities.
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, and technical assistance colleagues to add value to our client’s businesses, find pragmatic solutions to specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.

In addition, the successful candidate will:

• Have a reputation for connecting the dots across business strategies and learning portfolio management lessons to generate innovative ideas, products, or solutions that can be replicated in other locations.
• Be astute in anticipating where future opportunities and innovation will emerge in markets and sectors, and leverage expertise and reputation to connect IFC with those opportunities to grow infrastructure business and open new markets.
• Be able to have difficult conversations with clients to set reasonable expectations and with team members on their accountabilities or to address performance issues.

Selection Criteria

• MBA or equivalent degree with at least 5-8 years of relevant professional experience in investment/corporate banking, project finance, infrastructure project development, and equity investing.
• Thorough understanding of economic and commercial trends, investment environment, industry drivers, business/ market development cycles, how business performance and long-term competitiveness/ viability are measured within the industry, and how industry dynamics may evolve in India.
• Demonstrated execution capacity in leading infrastructure projects from business development to financial closing in India.
• Familiarity with the water sector and securitization of operating infrastructure assets to increase access to finance is preferred.
• Proven analytical, financial analysis, equity valuation, and financial modeling skills to analyze and form conclusions on company financial information, projects, and industry indicators. Able to oversee and provide quality control feedback on financial models prepared by investment analysts.
• Capacity to build client relationships/ networks. Ability to identify business opportunities, discuss structuring alternatives, and resolve issues.
• Appreciation and understanding of legal, technical, environmental, social, and other considerations in Infrastructure projects and corporate finance.
• Fluent in English
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills to effectively influence the perception/ support of clients/ stakeholders.
• Ability to draft documents and reports that are concise, well-organized, and appropriately focused on the most critical points relevant to the target audience.
• Ability to share valid opinions and new observations relevant to project outcomes with project leaders in a concise, cohesive, and focused manner.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English are required.
• Ability to work in culturally diverse and geographically dispersed teams and mentor junior staff.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and well-organized.
• Ability to work well under time pressures with minimal instruction or supervision.

Source: https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=28105&site=1

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