Jobs at International Finance Corporation (IFC)

IFC recruits investment analysts globally on two-year term contracts extendable to a maximum of four years. Upon completion of their contracts, investment analysts typically leave to pursue a graduate degree or additional work experience.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Fully understands the financial aspects of investment or advisory transactions, including how to conduct market analysis and determine financial soundness of company or project opportunity.
• Demonstrated skill in financial statement analysis, accounting, finance, financial modeling, DCF, and comparable company analysis to support informed decision making.
• Ability to conduct market and industry research and analysis.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, thoughtful scenario analysis, and diligence in the quality of one’s own work.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize debt pricing benchmarks and equity trading comparable.
• Basic understanding of how specific investments or advisory transactions in different industries and sectors impact economic, market, and social development, and how to use mapping methodology to assess market conditions, gaps, and business opportunities.
• Identify data collection needs to support the assessment of financial, operational, development impact, and market information as well as relevant ES&G matters. Coordinate with the client to obtain needed information.
• Support the team to help identify new investment and advisory opportunities including preparation of pitchbooks, mapping of sectors, project review and attending industry events. 
• Demonstrates active listening skills by being attentive and listening to others to identify client and stakeholder needs.
• Able to distill and summarize large amounts of information from various sources to prepare business documents and presentations.
• Able to write in a logical and comprehensive, yet concise manner.
• Able to utilize graphics and tables to effectively and creatively present data.
• Extract lessons of IFC’s earlier investments or advisory mandates and other evaluative work as relevant to provide input to the structuring of straight forward transactions.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree.
• Up to 3 years work experience in a financial institution, particularly in investment projects.
• Ability to develop complex financial models.
• Keen interest in development finance and multicultural environments.
• Highly motivated, committed to highest ethical standard, ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills including corporate/project finance.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Fluency in English required, proficiency in French is preferred.

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IFC is recruiting a Senior Investment Officer to be based in either  Dakar, Senegal, or Lagos Nigeria or Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire, as part of its Regional Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) team in Africa. The selected candidate will provide expertise in the Services sectors (including tourism, retail, property, health, and education) to the IFC MAS regional industry (investment) teams in Africa.  This role requires strong and demonstrated technical skills in sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and executing transactions and in portfolio management. The Senior Investment Officer will also have a significant role in setting strategies to grow IFC’s Africa Services business, as well as day-to-day responsibilities leading transactions, and portfolio management. 

She/he will report to IFC Regional Industry Manager, Services, for West, Central, North Africa, and Horn of Africa.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Develop a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge. 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional clients, businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities. 
• As project team leader and sector investment expert, evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, portfolio restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales, as necessary.
• Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions.
• Lead term sheet negotiation/legal documentation process; use strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in straightforward and complex transactions.
• Mentor and develop junior staff.
• Assist in the formulation, monitoring and updating of IFC’s strategy in the Services sectors in Africa region, working with IFC’s industry and regional departments and in close coordination with the World Bank.
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, governance, and technical assistance colleagues in order to add value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.
• Support in providing thought leadership within the team, specifically on the Services sectors- tourism, retail, property (commercial and residential), health, and education.

Selection Criteria

• MBA or equivalent qualification. 
• At least 12 years of experience in corporate and/or project finance with a proven track record of sourcing, structuring, and closing investments. 
• Excellent financial, credit and equity skills; demonstrated ability to creatively structure a variety of complex debt, mezzanine, and equity instruments.
• Expertise in consumer services sectors i.e., tourism, retail, commercial and residential property, health and education sectors   
• Proactiveness, strong business development/origination and client relationship skills, and ability to focus on client needs effectively. 
• Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of potential clients, financial and technical partners, as well as senior government officials.
• Sound business judgment in identifying potential business partners and investment opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.
• Ability to speak French is a plus but not mandatory.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Team player.  Ability to work sensitively and effectively in a multicultural setting.
• 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.
• Willing to travel (or live) in various regions in Africa (as long as safety standards are met based on the World Bank Group standards).
• Strong passion in sustainable economic development.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong research, financial analysis, and quantitative skills.
• Strong Computer skills to develop user-friendly/punchy analyses/presentations (word, excel, and PowerPoint).