Investment Analyst
Bangkok, Thailand
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Description
IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2022, we invested $32.8 billion in private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
IFC embarked on an ambitious growth strategy (IFC 3.0) to stimulate more investment activity, especially in Low Income Countries (LICs) and Fragile and Conflict affected Situations (FCS). This strategy calls for generating our own opportunities by proactively working “Upstream” to create, deepen, and expand markets and to imagine, design and implement investment projects. It requires taking a systematic approach to understanding the regulatory and sector bottlenecks that prevent the flow of private capital into productive investment in our member countries, and addressing these bottlenecks through World Bank Group engagement on policy reforms and programmatic interventions at the country and sector level. It also requires capacity to leverage WBG programs and projects to develop our own proactive sector interventions and to imagine and design projects even in the absence of reforms.
Infrastructure is one of IFC’s key strategic priorities. The Infrastructure and Natural Resources (INR) business line provides financing solutions to clients focused on the power, transport, and municipal and environmental infrastructure sectors. A strategic focus for the INR department in Asia is to ramp up activities in the cities space, including advisory programs and engagements. Cities are large contributors to economic development and quality of life. IFC is looking to support this municipal infrastructure development, engaging upstream with strong private, and subnational partners to support the development, financing and implementation of pipeline of bankable, impactful and sustainable deals. IFC mobilizes commercial financing for priority projects, connects cities with capital markets and helps diversify their investor base. This is done through an integrated approach, combining advisory and investment work, covering all urban infrastructure and services, either through PPP solutions, direct financing to cities or subnational or financing to private sector.
To support the growth of its INR Upstream and Advisory business IFC seeks a dynamic and committed Investment/ Operations Analyst (Analyst) to join its INR Upstream and Advisory team.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Analyst will have a wide range of evolving responsibilities. Anticipated scope of duties and responsibilities during the next two years includes the following:
Content & product development for IFC’s Infrastructure Upstream and Advisory Activities in Asia:
• Provide research and analysis on relevant sectors, including market assessments, industry mapping, company surveys, benchmarking analyses, and sector and company financial projections/models.
• Analyze historical and projected financial statements of companies within the sector.
• Conduct strategic research and participate in working groups to advance IFC’s thematic focus areas in INR.
• Develop knowledge products including presentations, case studies, Lessons Learned, training material, etc.
• Facilitate knowledge management and continuous exchange with other teams and relevant experts within IFC and the World Bank Group and cultivate relationships between different stakeholders
Donor Reporting & Platform Management:
• Draft concept notes and implementation plans and periodic donor and project supervision reports.
• Collect and aggregate pipelines and budgets for sharing with broader team.
• Ad hoc support to the INR Upstream and Advisory Asia Team as required.
Event Management & Business Development Support:
• Help keep track of relevant internal and external industry events.
• Back-up support to study tours, and event briefings for management participating in external forums and client meetings.
• Help prepare high-quality presentations, briefings and other outreach material for different audiences, including clients, development partners and internal stakeholders.
• General research support, including sector, country and subnational mapping to support business development, sector deep dives and strategy formulation, as requested.
Selection Criteria
• A Bachelor’s in Business, Finance, Economics or Public Policy or a closely related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in infrastructure-related projects.
• Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries and time zones.
• Proactive, initiative taker with strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage and complete multiple projects/tasks simultaneously and to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Enthusiasm for emerging markets and commitment to supporting sustainable development.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills including corporate/project finance, data analysis, market assessment, industry and regulatory analysis.
• Strong problem-solving skills as well as sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions
• Ability to develop and review financial models.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and database skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are a must. Fluency in Thai is preferred and fluency in other languages is a plus.
World Bank Group Core Competencies
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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