Job Description

Title: Investment Officer

Company Name: International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance or relevant fields; CFA a plus.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Job #: req5172
∎ Organization: IFC
∎ Sector: Investment
∎ Grade: GF
∎ Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
∎ Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
∎ Location: Dhaka,Bangladesh
∎ Required Language(s): English
∎ Preferred Language(s):
∎ Closing Date: 12/16/2019 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Collaborate in developing client strategies and engagement plans and pitch books for the Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services sector in South Asia, including conducting sector analysis to be used as input to sector strategies.
∎ Research untapped markets to identify constraints to private sector investment as input to upstream market creation decisions or Country Private Sector Diagnostics.
∎ Establish and maintain relationships with mid level clients and other stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG) to explore straightforward business opportunities.
∎ Analyze operational and financial performance as well as credit and integrity risks of potential clients and projects. Present recommendations to the business development team on whether to pursue a straightforward deal and alternatives for structuring it.
∎ Collect financial and operational information from clients, research pricing information, research policies, and procedures.
∎ Build complex financial models, perform due diligence and financial analysis, and/or provide quality control over financial analysis and projections developed by an analyst to evaluate benefits and risks of straightforward transactions.
∎ Ensure adequate and systematic capture of project, sector, and country benchmarking information to capture lessons learned and support decision making in future transactions.
∎ Assess and articulate development impact and IFC's role and additionality in straightforward transactions. Engage with IFC economics team to begin developing AIMM story, including any market creation impact.
∎ Prepare content to convey persuasive and convincing ideas following investment banking quality standards, financial models reflecting different transaction structures, and valuation of companies.
∎ Structure straightforward transactions to add value to clients and mitigate risks, taking into consideration lessons learned from earlier transactions and portfolio management.
∎ Lead straightforward investment or advisory transactions Incorporating lessons learned from IFC's earlier investments and portfolio management or advisory mandates. Ensure timely processing, thorough due diligence, and client satisfaction.
∎ Prepare investment committee materials for straightforward transactions, ensuring adequate applicability of IFC's policies and procedures.
∎ Coordinate with internal stakeholders (legal, ES&G, economists, and sector specialists) to identify ways to strengthen development impact and financial sustainability of projects.
∎ Hold accountability for the preparation and quality of investment committee materials focusing on financial and non-financial risks assessments and deal structuring for straightforward transactions.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 8 years of substantial professional experience in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility that includes significant experience in finance, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, corporate finance, or private equity, with a proven track record of sourcing, structuring and closing investments.
∎ Strong analytical skills to review and analyze complex financial information. Knowledge and experience in global financial markets including expertise in emerging markets.
∎ Advanced financial, credit and risk evaluation skills, with demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate a variety of complex financial instruments (debt and equity).
∎ Experience in identifying, originating and qualifying new business opportunities developing and executing results-driven client engagements.
∎ Demonstrated strong written, presentation, and communications skills in English and ability to synthesize and present information effectively and tailored to different audiences.
∎ Excellent business judgment and problem-solving skills to identify issues, present creative, practical solutions, and make and commit to sound decisions, anticipating short and long term implications.
∎ High degree of diplomacy and sensitivity in dealing with internal and external clients, staff and managers at all levels. Discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
∎ Genuine commitment to sustainable development.
∎ Willingness to travel extensively and geographic flexibility.
∎ Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; fluency in other languages a plus.

Application Deadline: December 16, 2019

Company Information:
∎ International Finance Corporation (IFC)
∎ Business : IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Working with 2,000 businesses worldwide, we use our six decades of experience to create opportunity where it`s needed most. In FY16, our long-term investments in developing countries rose to nearly $19 billion, leveraging our capital, expertise and influence to help the private sector end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, visit www.ifc.org

Category: Bank/Non-Bank Fin. Institution

Source: bdjobs.com

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