Ref. Number 24181
Minimum 8-10 years of experience
Department/Division Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2
Job Type Global Recruitment
Location Beijing
Posting Date Jul 30, 2024
Closing Date Aug 20, 2024
ABOUT
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 109 approved Members worldwide. We are capitalized up to USD100 billion and Triple-A-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Working with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.
The Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2 (PSC2) is responsible for identifying, originating, preparing, executing, and investing in projects with Public Sector Clients in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the Americas across the range of AIIB-covered sectors through various financing instruments and solutions. PSC2 leads the coverage of Public Sector Clients, including state-owned enterprises; taking responsibility for project preparation, due diligence, and approval processes of projects; ensuring key economic, commercial, financial, and legal issues are considered and incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation, and followed through during the implementation phase.
ROLE OVERVIEW
1. The Senior Investment Officer is responsible for the origination, structuring, and execution of infrastructure-related public sector transactions, with emphasis on the Urban Development, Water Supply and Sanitation, and/or Water Resource Management subsectors contributing towards AIIB’s overall lending program by supporting the planning, design, preparation, and implementation of projects/programs that will help meet the rapid growth in the Infrastructure Public Sector in Region 2.
2. The Senior Investment Officer is expected to work closely with other relevant AIIB departments, assist Management in preparing strategies for building the investment pipeline and implementing these strategies. Training and developing junior team members will be an important responsibility.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Ensure key economic, financial, technical, legal, environmental, and social issues are considered, and mitigants are incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation during the project preparation.
2. Participate in overseeing the implementation of AIIB’s investment operations with the objective of enhancing quality and accelerating project implementation, with a focus on delivering results.
3. Lead or participate in dialogue with clients, co-financing partners and other stakeholders on strategic issues and the implementation of AIIB’s investment.
4. Advise clients on the preparation of technical and feasibility studies and technical design of projects, leading to investment prioritization and cost-effective solutions to investments.
5. Conduct project risk assessment of the projects and programs, and advise project teams on mitigation strategies to manage such risks.
6. Carry out due diligence and institutional assessments on executing agencies, including implementation capacity assessments of project counterparts.
7. Support business development activities in public infrastructure sector projects, or Nonsovereign-Backed Financing (NSBF) lending to state-owned enterprises by interacting with clients, governments, other institutions (commercial banks, multilateral agencies, NGOs, consulting firms, contractors, intermediaries, etc), gathering information on the ground, and building business relationships.
8. Undertake regular supervision and implementation support missions and site visits, as needed, to ensure that the projects will meet development objectives and to help the borrowing governments and implementing agencies to address any implementation issues they might be facing.
9. Support business development and implementation support activities, as needed, (specifically during mission trips) in close coordination with the sector leads.
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1. Minimum 8-10 years of relevant working experience in the urban sector.
2. Advanced project and technical experience in applying nature as infrastructure principles, as well as concessional, impact and blended finance principles.
3. Advanced project and technical experience in climate finance for resilient WSS and water resource management infrastructure, applying MDB common principles for mitigation and adaptation finance.
4. Extensive international project experience in the urban sector (particularly in capacity-constrained countries) would be an advantage.
5. Experience working with multilateral development banks or development financing institutions would be desirable.
6. Experience working on or leading teams and/or demonstrated potential qualities for leadership.
7. Strong organizational and project management skills to conduct day-to-day management of a large and complex project portfolio.
8. Proficient oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of a language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage.
9. Master's degree or equivalent in engineering/science, urban design and planning, environment engineering, disaster risk management, business management or other related fields.
AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB Members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation.
Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment.
Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.
* Closing Date: All opportunities close at 11:59 p.m. (GMT+8) on the dates listed.
** Job Type: Recruitment of staff is conducted through a merit-based competitive selection process. AIIB shall strive to provide employment opportunities open to all suitably qualified applicants, regardless of religion, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation or nationality.
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