Investment Analyst

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.

IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity, especially in Low Income Countries (LICs) and Fragile and Conflict affected Situations (FCS). This strategy calls for generating our own opportunities by proactively working “Upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. It requires taking a systematic approach to understanding the regulatory and sector bottlenecks that prevent the flow of private capital into productive investment in our member countries and addressing these bottlenecks through World Bank Group engagement on policy reforms and programmatic interventions at the country and sector level. It also requires capacity to leverage WBG programs and projects to develop our own proactive sector interventions and to imagine and design projects even in the absence of reforms.

IFC is seeking an Investment Analyst to support Advisory and Upstream work in the Asia and Pacific region, more specifically in Manila, the Philippines, with a focus on the financial sector. The Investment Analyst will support the development of a high-quality Advisory and Upstream pipeline through financial analysis, research, analytical, project management and operational work.

Responsibilities:

• Provide research and analysis on relevant sectors, markets and companies, including market mapping, comparator analysis, and sector and company financial projections/models.
• Analyze historical and projected financial statements of companies within the financial sector.
• Analyze market or firm-level reports, identify gaps and opportunities for Advisory and Upstream support.
• Data analysis on clients’ portfolios, including segmentation, trend analysis, among others.
• Extract data from internal and external databases, manipulate and present data for various audiences and update/maintain information in relevant databases.
• Review, screen and prepare relevant documents and reports, such as integrity due diligence.
• Support the Advisory and Upstream team with overall project management, planning and monitoring of deliverables to ensure timely and quality delivery of the work program.
• Support Investments teams when required.
• Prepare, track, and monitor portfolio and pipeline data documentation for IFC internal processes.

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field. MBA or Masters degree preferred.
• Up to 3 years work experience in the financial sector, consulting or another fast-paced, knowledge-based work environment.
• Additional knowledge in Green Finance and/or Financial Inclusion is desired.
• Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills including corporate/project finance.
• Ability to develop complex financial models.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and database skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality.
• Agile, ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, while working on multiple projects.
• Excellent teamwork skills, ability to take initiative and work across organizational boundaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.

Source: https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=29225&site=1