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, IFC committed a record $32.8 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

IFC has embarked on an ambitious new 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 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.

IFC is seeking Investment Analyst to support Upstream work in the Asia and Pacific region for Financial Institutions Group with a focus on the following sectors: Banking, NBFIs, Microfinance, Housing Finance, Insurance, Capital Market development & Sustainable Capital Market Products,  Digital Finance, Fintech and e-Commerce, embedded finance, distressed assets, as well as thematic areas of development finance catering for sustainable development goals, environmental, social and governance aspects, Financial Inclusion, Climate Finance, Responsible Finance and so forth. Knowledge of other sectors such as Transport, Telecommunications, Media, Technology, Water and Wastewater, Urban Development and Municipal Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, Health, Education, Tourism, Retail and Property will be a plus. The Upstream Analyst will support the development of high-quality Upstream pipeline through research, analytical and operational work.

•  Supporting ideation and concept development on upstream topics along with implementation and execution of projects.

•  Provide research and analysis on relevant sectors, markets and companies, including market mapping, comparator analysis, and sector and company financial projections/models.

•  Analyze historical and projected financial statements of companies within the sector.

•  Extract data from internal and external databases, manipulate and present data for various audiences and update/maintain information in relevant databases.

•  Review, screen and prepare relevant documents, and reports and presentations.

•  Support the Upstream team with overall project management, planning and monitoring of deliverables to ensure timely and quality delivery of the work program.

•  Prepare documentation for IFC internal processes and reporting requirements and follow up on operational procedures.

•  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, Engineering, or other relevant field with strong research skills. MBA or Masters degree preferred.

•  Up to at least 3 years work experience in banking, consulting or another fast-paced, knowledge-based work environment and being familiar with data sources and research methodologies.

•  Being familiar with financial sector, regulatory environment, major financial institutions and institutional investors will be a plus.

•  Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission, strategy and values.

•  Strong analytical and conceptual skills including FIs/corporate/project finance.

•  Ability to develop and audit complex financial models.

•  Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and database skills.

•  Excellent attention to detail and quality.

•  Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced. environment under tight deadlines, while working on multiple projects.

•  Excellent teamwork skills, ability to take initiative and work across organizational boundaries.

•  Strong written and verbal communications skills in English.