Investment Officer - Delhi, Delhi, India - World Bank Group

World Bank Group

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Delhi, Delhi, India

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Job #:

- req27569
Organization:

IFC
Sector:
Investment
Grade:
GG
Term Duration:
3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
New Delhi,India; Mumbai,India
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

5/23/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description

IFC has embarked on an ambitious new growth strategy, the outcome of which will be to double our volume of business by 2030 and triple the work we do in Low low-income countries (LICs) and Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS).

To do so, IFC will need to deploy its full range of financing, mobilization, advisory, convening, and thought leadership skills.

This also calls for the need to generate our opportunities by proactively working "Upstream" to create, deepen, and expand markets and opportunities for the private sector and to imagine, design, and implement investment projects.

This strategy also relies on a closer WBG collaboration through the "Cascade" approach:

working with clients, we will first seek private sector solutions to address development challenges—where such solutions are advisable and can be effective—and reserve public financing for projects only when other options are suboptimal.

The Infrastructure and Natural Resources (INR) Industry is one of IFC's key strategic priorities.

The team delivers financial and technical support to clients in the power, transport, municipal & environmental infrastructure, and mining sectors, from IFC's own Balance Sheet and through mobilization of other capital.

The Department also seeks to maintain IFC, as part of the World Bank Group, at the cutting edge of helping member countries find solutions to new and emerging infrastructure and natural resource issues.

IFC's priorities in Asia for INR are: (i) grow the 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

Contribute to drafting strategies for sectors, countries, or regions for business development; and develop and execute strategies for more complex client engagements to build a robust investment or advisory pipeline
Draw comparisons with other industry projects across the region to determine fit with the current portfolio and conduct quality control to ensure accuracy and adequacy of analytical work completed by junior staff
Assess and articulate the development impact and IFC additionality of moderately complex transactions at the sector or subsector level. Engage with the IFC economics team to build the Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring (AIMM) story including any market creation impact
Lead structuring of moderately complex investment or advisory transactions incorporating lessons of project evaluations and portfolio management experience. Ensure timely processing, thorough due diligence, and client satisfaction
Thoroughly review work provided by clients and prepared by team members to ensure solid structure and consistency of legal documents with agreedupon terms
Maintain relationships with clients and other stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG) who are at a level where they can influentially participate in developing immediate and future business opportunities
Participate as part of teams led by senior (GG2/GH) investment officers in putting together sector interventions and client engagement plans for IFC's strategic and toptier clients
Use networks to keep projects moving and collaborate with key internal stakeholders to obtain buyin on deals and negotiate risk mitigation strategies

Selection Criteria

Capacity to understand, enable, and participate in market creation opportunities for multiple countries by demonstrating longterm perspective, openmindedness, persistence, innovation, and ability to leverage all available tools (including derisking tools); good understanding of the roles and valueadd of IFC and WBG in new markets
Understanding of relevant country strategies and obstacles to achieving them
Has a reputation for listening carefully to clients and stakeholders and asking targeted questions to understand their needs and determine the viability of a business opportunity
Build longterm engagement with clients and credibility by demonstrating knowledge of their business, sector, and culture; maintain an ongoing dialogue on their business needs, operat