Investment Officer

**Investment Officer**

Job #:
req31956
Organization:
IFC
Sector:
Investment
Grade:
GF
Term Duration:
3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment

**Location**:
Vienna,Austria
Required Language(s):
English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date:
3/6/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

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. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.

Private sector financial development is essential to the promotion of successful and sustainable economies in low
- and middle-income countries around the world. Sound and efficient financial markets can ensure that resources are allocated where they are most productive, assisting job creation and spurring economic growth. IFC's goal is to prioritize investment in the financial sector because it promotes development in all other sectors.

The Financial Institution Group (FIG) is one of IFC's key Departments responsible for a significant portion of IFC's business volume, profitability, and development reach, approximately 40%. FIG engages in a wide range of sub-sectors including Microfinance, SME, Gender, Climate, Insurance, Capital Markets, Housing, Distressed Assets, and other areas, with both investment and advisory services delivered globally to IFC's clients through IFC's global network. FIG has three main objectives: 1) financial inclusion 2) servicing the real economy and 3) mobilizing third-party resources.
FIG's Europe team is based across the region with main hubs and offices in Vienna, Bucharest, Warsaw and Belgrade. The team members work on both new business development and portfolio management across the region. With a diverse network of markets, the pipeline of new transactions ranges from investing fresh equity in banks to structured finance products which help develop local capital markets.

FIG Europe Regional Industry Team is seeking Investment Officer to be based in Vienna with good regional market and industry experience, with a focus on structured finance projects portfolio supervision. It is also expected that the Investment Officer will help grow and develop projects across the region.

**Duties and Accountabilities**:
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Lead the portfolio supervision of multiple portfolio projects which may involve restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales, etc.
- Perform credit and risk assessments, financial projections, covenant compliance reviews, and monitor changes to risk flags to determine the performance of the assigned portfolio.
- Support FIG Europe management in supervision of portfolio of structured finance transactions such as risk-sharing facilities (RSF) and significant risk transfers (SRT).
- Supervise and ensure the quality of portfolio reporting information prepared by junior staff, providing broader industry, sub-sector and country perspective into project risks and issues.
- Lead the execution of investment projects as appropriate, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, overseeing the technical as well as strategic aspects of the project.
- Use financial competencies and personal influencing skills to overcome impasses and lead negotiations to a successful outcome.
- Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for straightforward transactions and more complex ones, as required.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities.
- Support FIG Europe strategy development and implementation.
- Coordinate closely with credit, legal, treasury, and other internal support units to find solutions to the specific investment or client challenges.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to increase the social development impact of new or portfolio projects.
- Mentor more junior staff on all aspects of IO work.

Selection Criteria
- MBA or other equivalent Master's degree in finance or management.
- At least 7 years of experience in finance with a proven track-record of sourcing, structuring and closing investments, as well as active portfolio management of debt and equity investments.
- Demonstrated knowledge of industries, industry trends and opportunities in the sub-region countries, and understanding of local issues.
- Strong financial and credit skills; demonstrated ability to structure a variety of financial instruments (debt and equity).
- Proven analytical experience on structured products including on RSFs and SRTs. Ability to perform regular monitoring of these portfolios and identify risks.
- Good understanding of IFC's financial instruments incl