Senior Investment Officer (Energy)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyondinfrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 109 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.

The Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2 (PSC2) is responsible for identifying, originating, preparing, executing, and investing in projects with public sector clients in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, North Africa and the Americas across the range of AIIB-covered sectors through various financing instruments and solutions. PSC2 leads the coverage of public sector clients, including state-owned enterprises (SOEs), overseeing project preparation, due diligence, and approval processes of projects, ensuring key economic, commercial, financial, and legal issues are considered and incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation, and followed through during the implementation phase.

The Senior Investment Officer is responsible for origination, structuring, and execution of infrastructure-related public sector transactions, with the emphasis on the energy sector, contributing towards AIIB’s overall lending program by supporting the planning, design, preparation, and implementation of projects/programs that will help meet the rapid growth in the infrastructure public sector in Region 2. The Senior Investment Officer is expected to work closely with other relevant AIIB departments, assist management in preparing strategies for building the investment pipeline and assist in implementing these strategies. Training and developing junior team members will be an important responsibility.

The candidate should have a solid understanding of energy policies, regulations, technologies and strategies, private sector participation, and institutional development needed to support development and for the success of projects, and experience leading and/or playing key roles in dialogue with clients and partners.

The candidate should have strong operational experience in planning, designing, and implementing energy infrastructure projects, including renewable energy generation, transmission and distribution, energy access and energy efficiency policy to formulate meaningful projects; hands-on experience with infrastructure projects with energy sector utilities; and experience in applying multilateral development bank (MDB) common principles for mitigation and adaptation finance.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead or co-lead preparation, monitoring of implementation, and evaluation of high-quality investment operations in an efficient and timely manner. Such activities may include leading the:
• identification, development and processing of projects in the energy sector;
• advising clients or key government counterparts on project design and institutional arrangements;
• carrying out due diligence on executing agencies, including conducting implementation capacity assessments of project counterparts;
• preparing project budgets and implementation schedules;
• advising clients on techno-economic feasibility studies and technical design of projects;
• ensuring that projects are developed in accordance with the requirements of AIIB’s Environmental and Social Framework;
• carrying out an economic and financial assessment of projects;
• conducting risk assessments of projects and programs and advising on risk mitigation/management strategies
• appraising and negotiating investment operations;
• undertaking regular supervision and implementation support missions and site visits and drafting mission Aide Memoires;
• drafting project implementation monitoring reports (PIMRs);
• tracking overall project progress, identifying issues requiring attention, and advising the sovereign borrowers and implementing agencies on addressing any implementation issues;
• participating in project workshops, trainings, and other events; procuring consultants for operational needs;
• preparing briefs, notes, and presentations; and carrying out ad hoc tasks as may be assigned by Management.
• Lead or support business development activities in public Infrastructure sector projects, or nonsovereign-backed financing (NSBF) lending to SOEs, by interacting with clients, governments, other institutions (commercial banks, multilateral agencies, NGOs, consulting firms, contractors, intermediaries, etc), gathering information on the ground, and building business relationships.
• Lead or participate in dialogue with clients, co-financing partners and other stakeholders on strategic issues and the implementation of AIIB’s investment program
• Contribute to the development of energy sector policy and strategies, and participate in internal/external training and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Support other business activities, as needed, in close coordination with the sector leads.

 

Requirements:

• Proven ability to carry out complex energy-related tasks, capacity to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines, and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience in the energy sector working for international financial institutions (IFIs), bilateral agencies, project developers, consulting companies or energy investors.
• Familiarity with various types of energy investments, and with in-depth knowledge in at least one area, e.g., power transmission, renewables, hydropower, energy efficiency, etc.
• Knowledge on the general trend of energy transition in a climate change-constrained development environment.
• Extensive work history of being able to apply their professional expertise in scoping, preparing, appraising, implementing, and monitoring of energy projects and programs.
• Proven ability to work with public and/or private sector clients and/or development partners (MDBs, bilateral agencies, etc.) in an effective and professional manner in both formal and informal settings.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English, and knowledge of a language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage.
• Extensive work experience in developing countries would be favourably considered.
• Master’s degree or above in a relevant discipline, including energy related subjects (e.g., electrical engineering, thermal engineering, mechanical engineering, hydropower, different types of renewables, etc.) and development economics.

AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency, and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation.

Join in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.

 

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