Career Opportunities

Private Sector Investment Operations Specialist / Senior Specialist

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate and develop potential investment opportunities. Maintain a strong project pipeline for the relevant sectors and geographies to be assigned by interacting with clients, governments and other financing institutions, such as commercial banks, international financial institutions, private equity funds, export credit agencies and intermediaries.
• Manage and provide leadership throughout AIIB’s project due diligence and approval process until financial close or early implementation. Ensure that key economic, financial, technical, insurance, legal, market, environmental, and social issues are considered and mitigants incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation.
• Effectively lead or co-lead the project team for overall delivery, ensuring proper documentation, record keeping, and approvals are secured in a timely manner and to a high standard of quality.
• Undertake other responsibilities and assignments related to the Bank’s investment operations activity, as directed by the department’s management.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant experience (5-8 years for Officer, 8-10 years for Senior Officer) in the field of infrastructure finance gained at a commercial bank, investment bank, international financial institution, infrastructure equity fund, or top-tier consultancy.
• For the Senior Officer, evidence of track record of transactions closed as project lead, experience managing key client relationships, and evidence of effective team management will be required.
• For the Senior Officer, must have worked in at least three countries outside their own home country. Work experience in developing countries would be an advantage.
• Extensive experience in structuring and executing comprehensive corporate and project finance solutions across products using debt, mezzanine, guarantees, etc. Experience in structuring and executing equity investments would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, credit and financial modelling skills.
• Experience in Asian markets (including the Middle East and Central Asia) is strongly desired. Experience in nonregional markets of interest to AIIB (e.g. Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America) would be an advantage.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of other language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics related fields or equivalent. Relevant professional qualifications could be a plus.

AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.

Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment.