The Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) sector team is recruiting Investment Analysts for their team to work closely with IFC’s Investment Officers, who are responsible for the origination, structuring, negotiation, and subsequent supervision of the Corporation’s investment projects. Investment Analysts help identify new projects and assist Investment Officers in originating and executing transactions and portfolio monitoring/asset management.
Duties and Accountabilities:
Support IFC’s business development efforts in the MCT region, including conducting industry and market research
Prepare presentations and other documentation as contributions to IFC’s internal reporting and external communication, marketing and outreach
Build and maintain quality internal and external client relationships with a high level of responsiveness (including client coordination to ensure IFC receipt of needed information)
Create and maintain financial models and ensure consistency with financing agreements and relevant project documents.
Analyze historical financial statements and prepare reports on the financial health and viability of a given company of project
Analyze financial projections and report on viability
Monitor and analyze IFC portfolio companies and prepare regular portfolio reports
Conduct mapping to assess business opportunities for IFC
Identify data collection needs to support the assessment of a given investment in all areas including not only financial and market information but also development impact and relevant ES&G matters.
Work closely with IFC environment and social, insurance, technical, legal and treasury staff and external advisors to evaluate and process investment projects
Extract lessons of IFC’s earlier investments or advisory mandates and other evaluative work as relevant to provide input to the structuring of new transactions or monitoring of existing transactions
Participate in negotiations as needed
Selection Criteria:
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or economics or relevant field
At least 2 years work experience in a financial institution, particularly in investment projects, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to develop complex financial models
Ability to conduct company financial statement analysis
Proven aptitude in the following areas: accounting, finance, financial modeling, DCF, scenario analysis, and comparable company analysis
Ability to conduct market and industry research and analysis including market conditions and gaps
Ability to write and speak clearly in a logical, comprehensive yet concise manner
Proven attention to detail
Ability to analyze, distill and summarize large amounts of information and then synthesize, including in areas such as debt pricing benchmarks and equity trading comparables
Ability to actively listen as proven by being attentive and listening to others in order to identify client and stakeholder needs.
Ability to utilize graphics and tables to effectively and creatively present data.
Understanding of financial markets
Understanding of corporate and project finance.
Ability to manage and complete multiple projects/tasks simultaneously and to meet deadlines under pressure
Basic understanding of how specific investments in different MAS industries impact economic, market, and social development
Highly motivated, committed to highest ethical standard, ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries
Keen interest in development finance and multicultural environments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is required; fluency in Arabic or Turkish is preferred; fluency in other MCT languages is a plus.
