Investment Officer - FIG
| Job #: | req34670 |
| Organization: | IFC |
| Sector: | Investment |
| Grade: | GF |
| Term Duration: | 3 years 0 months |
| Recruitment Type: | Local Recruitment |
| Location: | Mumbai,India |
| Required Language(s): | English |
| Preferred Language(s): | |
| Closing Date: | 11/7/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
Description
Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.The International Finance Corporation (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 in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.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 the following main objectives 1) financing climate risk mitigation and adaptation 2) advancing financial inclusion 3) promoting gender equality 4) servicing the real economy and 5) mobilizing third-party resources. FIG South Asia Regional Industry Team is seeking an Investment Officer to be based in Mumbai, to help grow and develop investment business and support investment portfolio in India and across the region. The pipeline of new investment opportunities includes bilateral and syndicated debt, publicly and privately issued bonds, fresh equity investments, Tier-2 capital, and structured finance products. Roles and Responsibilities • Contribute to drafting strategies for sectors, countries, or regions for business development; and develop and execute strategies for more complex client engagements with the objective of building a robust investment or advisory pipeline. • Develop long-term relationships and engagement plans with key local clients to identify and act on opportunities for repeat business. • Draw comparisons with other industry projects across the region to determine fit with current portfolio and conduct quality control to ensure accuracy and adequacy of analytical work completed by junior staff. • Assess and articulate the development impact and IFC additionality of moderately complex transactions at the sector or subsector level. Engage with IFC economics team to build IFC development impact story. • Gather market intelligence to stay informed of emerging trends in sectors and the country that could have broad impact on a country or subsector portfolio. • Support structuring of moderately complex investment or advisory transactions incorporating lessons of project evaluations, insights from other Investment Officers, other project structuring and portfolio management experience. Ensure timely processing, thorough due diligence, and client satisfaction. • Thoroughly review work provided by clients and prepared by team members to ensure solid structure and consistency of legal documents with agreed-upon terms. • Maintain relationships with clients and other stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG). • Negotiate moderately complex waivers, amendments, and rescheduling, and help prepare official restructuring memos for approval. • Participate in the design of approaches and interventions to create upstream markets and provide substantive input to key components of Country Private Sector Diagnostics. • Perform complex, credit risk rating assessments, covenant compliance reviews, loan loss reserves, valuations for country, region, or sector portfolio and development impact assessment. Review the quality of portfolio review work performed by more junior staff. • Prepare investment or advisory committee materials focusing on financial and nonfinancial risk assessments and deal structuring in moderately complex transactions, applying knowledge of policy and procedures and assessing exceptions where relevant. • Use networks to keep projects moving and collaborate with key internal stakeholders to obtain buy-in on deals and negotiate risk mitigation strategies.
Selection Criteria
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, business, accounting or related fields.• Minimum 8 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, development finance, consulting, or senior operating roles within the sector.• Identify and enable market-creation opportunities across multiple countries through a long-term perspective, open-mindedness, persistence, innovation, and appropriate de-risking instruments; demonstrate clear understanding of IFC/WBG roles and value in nascent markets.• Cultivate and sustain long-term client relationships by evidencing deep knowledge of their business, sector, and culture; maintain continuous dialogue on needs, operations, strategy, and strategically aligned transaction opportunities.• Preserve client engagement throughout the portfolio lifecycle to identify growth prospects, remediate emerging issues, advance sustainability, and ensure attainment of development-impact objectives.• Establish and maintain extensive sectoral, country, and regional networks to originate engagements and business opportunities.• Communicate complex issues, approaches, and lessons clearly and persuasively in both written and oral form, tailored to client and stakeholder audiences.• Provide rigorous review and drafting support for business-specific documents; ensure final deliverables align with audience needs and institutional standards.• Articulate IFC’s requirements, value add, associated financial and nonfinancial risks, and development impact and sustainability measurement in a manner comprehensible and relevant to clients and stakeholders.• Present and defend transaction rationale authoritatively; lead and oversee preparation of investment review memoranda, board papers, and complex portfolio documentation.• Supervise and develop staff engaged in business development, processing, portfolio management, or specialist areas by providing technical guidance, delegating appropriately, and optimizing team capability and workload balance.• Maintain a broad understanding of macroeconomic conditions, sector fundamentals, industry benchmarks, emerging trends, and regulatory frameworks that affect investment and business growth.• Synthesize divergent perspectives from internal and external stakeholders into coherent projects, programmers, or strategies.• Proactively solicit input from peers and senior leadership to achieve objectives and remove executional impediments.• Demonstrated ability to influence and advance integrated solutions to concept-review stage amid competing interests and significant challenges.• Fluency in English, both written and oral.
WBG Culture Attributes:
1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.
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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
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