Senior Investment Officer - Johannesburg, South Africa - World Bank Group

World Bank Group

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job #:

- req26624
Organization:

IFC
Sector:
Infrastructure
Grade:
GG
Term Duration:
3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
International Recruitment
Location:
Johannesburg,South Africa; Maputo,Mozambique
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Portuguese, French
Closing Date:
3/26/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description

Duties and Accountabilities:

Play a senior client leadership role for business development across all infrastructure sectors.
Develop a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities, predominantly in Southern Africa, by anticipating market trends and employing sector/country knowledge.
Work closely with IFC country representatives, World Bank, and MIGA colleagues including on developing client, country, and sector strategies.
Review and analyze business opportunities, and synthesize information into internal reports for decisionmaking purposes.
Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new debt and equity transactions, portfolio restructurings, capital increases, equity sales, etc.
Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions.
Lead negotiation/documentation teams; use strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in straightforward and complex transactions.
Coordinate closely with social, environmental, legal, and technical assistance colleagues in structuring transactions, to add value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to project and sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.
Supervise a commensurate number of existing investments in the Africa region.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop infrastructure sectors and to develop specific investment opportunities.
Lead and manage project teams; coach and mentor junior staff.
Collaborate with the World Bank and MIGA in developing sector and/or regional strategies and support related promotion work, including targeting potential investments and policy advisory work.

Selection Criteria

Master's degree in business, finance or similar education relevant to infrastructure investments.
12+ years of experience with a commercial bank, a financial advisor, a development finance institution, or a private equity firm with tasks related to private sector project development or financing.
Proven track record of sourcing, structuring, and closing private sector investment projects in infrastructure sectors, ideally including investments in the Africa region.
Strong technical and operational skills demonstrated by a track record of structuring and closing investments in infrastructure sectors and portfolio supervision of complex projects.
Knowledge of the various infra core sectors (power, transportation, utilities, telecoms, natural resources); project and/or corporate finance and equity experience.
Prior work experience in Africa and good knowledge of sector issues in the region is a plus.
Ability to interact directly and independently with the senior management of clients, financial and technical partners as well as senior government officials.
Strong track record of portfolio supervision of complex projects
Willingness and ability to travel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; Portuguese and/or French as a plus.
Genuine commitment to sustainable development.

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._
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