Associate Investment Officer-infrastructure

**Job #**:

- req29239**Organization**:

- IFC**Sector**:

- Investment**Grade**:

- GF**Term Duration**:

- 3 years 0 months**Recruitment Type**:

- Local Recruitment**Location**:

- Buenos Aires,Argentina**Required Language(s)**:

- English, Spanish**Preferred Language(s)**:

- Portuguese**Closing Date**:

- 9/20/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC**Description**

**ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES**:

- Support transaction teams during investment due diligence and execution. Prepare investment committee materials, evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions.
- Draft and present memos of relevant early-stage investment opportunities for discussion with management.
- Actively manage and/or support portfolio investments, including credit risk assessment, financial analysis, processing waivers, disbursements, etc.
- Assist in mapping and screening business opportunities in infrastructure sectors; undertaking market research and performing corresponding integrity checks.
- Build complex financial models from scratch, perform financial analysis, and/or provide quality control over financial analysis and projections developed by an analyst to evaluate the benefits and risks of investments.
- Produce country and sector analysis, marketing materials, and pitch books.
- Support the development of a strong pipeline of investment opportunities by anticipating market trends and employing sector/country knowledge.
- Coordinate closely with social, environmental, legal, and technical specialists to add value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.
- Support teams managing relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners, and government officials to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities.

**Selection Criteria**
- A master's degree in a related field of education, including business, finance, or economics, or an area of expertise specific to a sector or industry specialty.
- Ability to conduct business and communicate in English and Spanish, both verbally and in writing.
- 4-8 years of relevant experience. Relevant experience could include project finance, private equity, or investment and commercial banking.
- Strong knowledge of Excel and financial modeling, and ability to analyze and form conclusions on company financial information.
- Experience in infrastructure transactions in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in Argentina and the Southern Cone.
- Genuine interest in, and knowledge of relevant infrastructure and regional sector trends.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively and independently with clients and colleagues from various cultural backgrounds.
- Highly motivated, and committed to the highest ethical standards.
- Genuine commitment to sustainable development.
- Interest in working in a multicultural work environment.
- Proactivity to lead and take accountability for specific workstreams in the transaction processing.

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