Senior Investment Officer - Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services (MAS) Europe, Upstream & Advisory

The Senior Investment Officer will lead strategic origination and impactful Upstream & Advisory engagements across the MAS sectors in the Europe region. The role involves proactive business development, delivering bankable mandates, and supporting One WBG initiatives to convert early-stage engagements into a strong pipeline of investments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver at least five (5) bankable mandates annually for high-impact investments with >5x private capital mobilization potential, contributing to the achievement of the WBG Scorecard outcome indicators in MAS sectors in the Europe region.
• Build and manage relationships across clients, private sector partners, financial institutions, multilaterals, and governments to originate and advance investment opportunities.
• Drive strategic business development by proactively engaging clients, demonstrating IFC’s value-add, and building a strong pipeline aligned with the priorities of Country Partnership Frameworks in IFC countries of operation in the Europe region.
• Design and lead the delivery of Upstream engagements focused on originating bankable investment opportunities that convert WBG-supported reforms into private sector investments and structure innovative financing solutions to crowd private capital into the new markets and sectors opened by these reforms.
• Design and lead the delivery of pre-investment Advisory engagements designed specifically to identify and mitigate risks, structure viable business models, and prepare clients to receive private capital.
• Design and lead the delivery of high-impact Advisory engagements that amplify the job-creation impact of IFC investments with anchor firms by integrating and strengthening MSMEs within these anchors' value chains.
• Leverage market intelligence and sector insights to shape strategic priorities, identify emerging investment opportunities, and enhance the origination and structuring of high-impact transactions.
• Collaborate across teams and regions to develop sector/country strategies, deliver integrated solutions, and maximize the developmental outcomes of the WBG operations.
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, learning, accountability and excellence.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in business, finance, economics, engineering, or a relevant field.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience across investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, and project finance in emerging markets, with a proven track record of originating, structuring, negotiating and closing transactions.
• Proven track record of operating with significant autonomy and accountability, originating and executing high-impact investment opportunities through proactive business development, innovative thinking, and market creation.
• Demonstrated success in converting strategic concepts into transactions and delivering sustained business growth.
• Strong understanding of the MAS sectors and Country Partnership Frameworks in Europe and the ability to link policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization via the cascade approach.
• Strong commercial judgment and financial, credit and structuring skills, with the ability to develop innovative financial solutions for complex transactions to mobilize private capital.
• Proven ability to negotiate and build trusted senior-level relationships across different cultures, markets, and stakeholder groups, including private sector clients, governments, and internal teams, supported by strong judgment in identifying opportunities and partners.
• Excellent people skills, mentoring ability, openness to feedback, and the ability to guide and motivate others; outstanding analytical and critical-thinking skills; and high standards of integrity, decisiveness, and accountability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
• German is strongly preferred; an additional regional European language is an advantage.

Skills

• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• Corporate Finance
• Project Financing
• Business Development
• Financial Structuring
• Contract Negotiation
• Investment Origination
• Market Analysis
• Financial Solutions Design
• Credit Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Intercultural Negotiation
• Mentorship
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Reform Linking
• Advisory Services
• Analytical Thinking
• Critical Thinking
• English
• German

Languages

English, German