Ref. Number 24219
Minimum 5-8 years of experience
Department/Division Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2
Job Type Global Recruitment
Location Beijing
Posting Date Sep 18, 2024
Closing Date Oct 09, 2024
ABOUT
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 109 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating 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, overseeing 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 Investment Officer within PSC2 is responsible for contributing to AIIB’s lending program in Region 2 by supporting the planning, design, preparation and implementation of projects/programs across different sectors.
2. The specific responsibilities of this position cover all aspects of origination, execution, and client relationship management in relation to the products being offered. As a result, the Officer will need to work closely with other departments in AIIB.
3. Strong preference would be given to candidates with relevant experience in the public sector of developing countries, especially in developing and implementing low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects, infrastructure policy reform programs, result-based financing programs, and economic evaluation of infrastructure investments as well as policy reform measures.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Lead, co-lead, or assist other senior Project Team Leaders (PTL’s) in the preparation, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of high-quality investment operations in an efficient and timely manner.
2. Lead, co-lead some investment projects, or assist other senior PTLs in a complex set of projects under the guidance of Senior Investment Officers through assessing the economywide structural policies of the relevant infrastructure sectors that may impact the infrastructure service provision and the achievement of the country’s National Determined Contributions in the sectors and identifying potential reform measures as well as monitoring and evaluation framework.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Participate in dialogue with clients, co-financing partners and other stakeholders on strategic issues and the implementation of AIIB’s investment program.
6. 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.
7. Conduct project risk assessment of the projects and programs and advise project teams on mitigation strategies to manage such risks.
8. Carry out due diligence and institutional assessments on executing agencies, including implementation capacity assessments of project counterparts.
9. Support business development activities in Public Infrastructure sector projects 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.
10. 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.
11. 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 5-8 years of relevant working experience in infrastructure sectors gained in a multilateral development bank or bilateral donor/financing agencies. Sector experience should be in energy/power, transport, water, ICT and/or urban development.
2. Well-developed quantitative skills and experience in economic analysis, cost-benefit analysis, or working with sectoral data and analytical tools and models to derive information on economic impact and sustainability of infrastructure investment operations.
3. Extensive experience working with infrastructure operations combined with an understanding of clear linkages between project inputs and activities, economic impact, outputs and outcomes in infrastructure.
4. Solid understanding of economics and broad knowledge and familiarity with issues in development finance, and an understanding of an economy’s overall performance and how macroeconomic factors may affect performance of infrastructure projects.
5. Strong knowledge of and experience in the infrastructure sector would be an advantage.
6. Preference will be given to candidates with insights on MDB common principles in alignment with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement as well as tracking of mitigation and adaptation finance.
7. Previous exposure with practical experience in developing policy-based and result-based financing programs are preferred.
8. Master’s degree in economics, public policy or a sector specialization (water, transport, energy, urban development) preferred
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 in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.
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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