Ref. Number: 20022
Department: Investment Operations Region 2 - Banking Department
Job Type: Global Recruitment
Posting Date: Jan. 21, 2020
Closing Date: Feb. 12, 2020
Investment Officer/Senior Officer - Banking Department
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was founded to bring countries together to address Asia's infrastructure funding gap. Our mission is to improve economic and social development in Asia and beyond through a focus on sustainable infrastructure, cross-border connectivity and private capital mobilization. AIIB has committed capital from 102 members of USD100 billion of which USD20 billion is paid in. AIIB is a triple A-rated institution.
AIIB's Investment Operations are divided into two regional teams, 1 and 2. Each regional team is led by a Vice President (VP) and reporting staff includes client relations specialists, technical specialists and bankers. Region 1 is responsible for South East Asia and South Asia (except Pakistan and Afghanistan), while Region 2 covers Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
The Banking Department has the following business lines: (i) Capital Markets and Structured Products, (ii) Digital Infrastructure and other Productive Sectors, (iii) Financial Institutions and Syndication, and (iv) Private Equity.
The Senior Investment Officer/Investment Officer is expected to work with other team members in the origination and execution of debt market investments (such as loans and guarantees), equity market investments (such as indirect equity investments via private equity funds as well as direct equity investments both in corporate platforms and in specific projects), and/or capital market investments (such as corporate bonds, green bonds, project bonds and other asset-backed securities). The Senior Investment Officer/Investment Officer is expected to work closely with other relevant AIIB departments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Origination and execution of investment projects in the relevant mandated areas;
- Conduct research on projects and clients;
- Arrange and prepare field missions and documents for said missions, including presentations, memos and reports, etc.; coordinate and participate in internal meetings, and conduct follow up and reporting;
- Lead project due diligence and approval processes, with emphasis on ensuring that key economic, financial, technical, and legal issues are considered and mitigants are incorporated in the financing structure;
- Analyze financial statements and assist project team leaders in structuring transactions; prepare project and corporate financial models;
- Support internal coordination through information exchanges and teamwork with relevant divisions of the Bank; support the team and management in achieving their targets and objectives; and
- Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by senior management.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum 5-10 years of relevant work experience in the field of corporate/project finance gained at commercial/investment banks and/or international financial institutions;
- A Bachelor's degree (Master's degree or equivalent preferred) from a top globally competitive university, preferably in business administration or finance;
- Experience in structuring comprehensive solutions across financial products using debt, private equity and funds, and/or capital market instruments;
- Experience in working on investment projects through an established approval process;
- Strong project lead/management skills; able to identify, engage and work with different stakeholders across private and public sectors, such as issuers, institutional investors, regulators, banks and other intermediaries;
- Strong financial, analytical and modeling skills;
- Strong credit skills would be an advantage;
- Strong interpersonal and organizational abilities, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills; and
- Fluency in English is a must, knowledge of a regional language would be an advantage.
Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.
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