Investment Analyst

The selected candidate will be expected to play multiple roles, including supporting and working closely with the Team Lead to develop IFC’s infrastructure business in South Asia, executing debt and equity investments for infrastructure projects across Asia Pacific, and supervising portfolio investments. IFC recruits investment analysts globally on three-year term contracts extendable to five years.

 Roles and Responsibilities

• Ability to conduct market and industry research and analysis.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, thoughtful scenario analysis, and diligence in the quality of one’s own work.
• Fully understands the financial aspects of investment or advisory transactions, including how to conduct market analysis and determine the financial soundness of a company or project opportunity.
• Demonstrated skill in financial statement analysis, accounting, finance, financial modeling, DCF, and comparable company analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize debt pricing benchmarks and equity trading comparables.
• Basic understanding of how specific investments or advisory transactions in different industries and sectors impact economic, market, and social development and how to use mapping methodology to assess market conditions, gaps, and business opportunities.
• Identify data collection needs to support the assessment of financial, operational, development impact, market information, and relevant ES&G matters. Coordinate with the client to obtain needed information.
• Demonstrates active listening skills by listening attentively to others to identify client and stakeholder needs.
• Able to distill and summarize large amounts of information from various sources to prepare business documents and presentations.
• Able to write in a logical and comprehensive yet concise manner.
• Able to utilize graphics and tables to effectively and creatively present data.
• Extract lessons from IFC’s earlier investments or advisory mandates and other evaluative work as relevant to provide input to the structuring of straightforward transactions.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum two years of relevant work experience in a financial institution, particularly in investment projects.
• Ability to develop complex financial models.
• Keen interest in development finance and multicultural environments.
• Highly motivated, committed to the highest ethical standard, and able to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, including corporate/project finance.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Fluency in English is required; proficiency in additional languages is preferred.

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