Associate Investment Officer

The Associate Investment Officer (AIO) will support business development, transaction execution, portfolio supervision, and client relationship management in manufacturing and services sectors. The role involves assessing investment opportunities, structuring deals, managing risks, and providing high quality client service throughout the project cycle.

Responsibilities

• Support business development by identifying potential investment partners and opportunities based on industry experience, reputation, market potential, financial capability, and strategic fit
• Assess the attractiveness of specific investment opportunities with a strong focus on credit quality and development impact, as a part of the team, and make recommendations to IFC’s management
• Support the execution of loan, equity, and mezzanine financings including processing mandates, conduct due diligence, structuring deals, negotiate terms and documentation, arrange syndications, and process internal approvals
• Work closely across departments to support the development and implementation of relevant sector strategies (including country strategies, SCDs, CPSDs, etc)
• Work closely with IFC’s specialists to manage environmental, social, technical, legal, insurance, corporate governance, and other risks in projects and champion IFC’s sustainability offerings to clients
• Handle portfolio management of assigned projects in a timely manner
• Monitor clients’ compliance with the terms of investment agreements, prepare timely supervision reports, identify early warning signs, and, when necessary, formulate/implement strategies for workouts, restructurings or rescheduling
• Provide high quality client service throughout the project cycle from transaction sourcing, execution to supervision

Requirements

• MBA, Master’s degree in Finance or equivalent
• At least 5+ years of work experience for a major commercial or investment bank with significant emerging markets presence, an international financial institution or a private equity firm
• Experience in investment transaction, with proven success in developing client relationships as well as sourcing, negotiating, structuring and closing quality investments
• Knowledge of and experience in emerging markets a plus (particularly in Africa)
• Strong business judgment in identifying potential business partners
• Strong financial and credit skills; sound business judgment and demonstrated ability to structure a variety of financial instruments (debt and equity)
• Client relationship skills, track record and ability to focus on client needs effectively
• Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of clients, financial and technical partners as well as senior government officials
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries and to build networks across the region, including the ability to mentor and coach others to achieve results
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and time management skills
• Proven ability to work independently and deliver promptly and efficiently under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to travel extensively and geographic flexibility
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Portuguese is a plus

Skills

• Investment Transaction
• Client Relationship Management
• Emerging Markets Expertise
• Financial Structuring
• Debt Financing
• Equity Finance
• Business Judgment
• Credit Analysis
• Negotiation Skills
• Portfolio Supervision
• Business Development
• Risk Management
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Leadership Skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Independent Work
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication

Languages

English, Portuguese