World Bank recruits 01 Investment Analyst
Duties and Accountabilities:
- Work across industries and regions with colleagues on all levels to help identify and execute agribusiness investment transactions in the Sub-Saharan Africa region;
- Participate in all aspects of IFC’s investment processing cycle from project development to disbursement;
- Utilize research tools effectively to conduct in-depth benchmarking analysis by sectors, companies and geographies;
- Analyze financial statements and prepare financial models;
- Prepare project-related documents (e.g. investment committee presentation) for internal and external audiences;
- Prepare notes/reports on relevant investment themes, events and breaking news;
- Analyze development impact and ensure IFC could deliver their mission;
- Establish and maintain relationships with existing clients to ensure responsive client service and proactive new business development;
- Undertake portfolio supervision work including periodic reviews of projects.
Selection Criteria
- A bachelor degree or equivalent professional qualification/ experience;
- Prior professional experience (at least 2 years) in corporate or project financing, including investment banking, commercial banking, private equity, equity research or business consulting;
- Excellent Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills to build succinct and convincing analyses and presentations;
- Strong research and quantitative skills, with preference for a background in financial analysis and modeling;
- Strong client service orientation with openness to feedback and new ideas;
- Exceptional attention to detail;
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English. Fluency in other languages (e.g. French, Arabic) is a plus;
- Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to develop effective relationships within and outside IFC;
- Ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments, cope with shifting priorities at short notice, and still deliver top quality work while meeting tight deadlines;
- Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success;
- Experience in emerging market is preferred (experience in Sub-Saharan Africa will be a plus);
- Passion in economic development; and
- Ability to work sensitively and effectively in a multicultural setting
Application deadline: 6/27/2022 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC