Infrastructure Investment Professional

**Job Description**

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Investment Professional to join our business development team. The selected candidate will be based in Almaty, Kazakhstan and will work across the business cycle (business development, upstream, new investments and portfolio) with a focus on leading and/or supporting business development, processing and managing IFC's investments throughout their life.

**Key Responsibilities:**

• Lead and/or coordinate mapping and screening business opportunities in infrastructure sectors; undertake market research and perform corresponding integrity checks.
• Collaborate in developing client strategies and engagement plans and pitchbooks for various sectors and countries, and conduct sector analysis to be used as input to sector strategies.
• Support the development of a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities by anticipating market trends and employing sector/country knowledge.
• Draft and present concept review notes for discussion with management of relevant business opportunities.
• Support transaction teams during investment due diligence. Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions from the mandate stage.
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, legal and technical specialists in order to add value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.
• Support negotiation/documentation stages of transactions; use strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in straightforward and complex transactions.
• Actively manage and/or support portfolio investments, including potentially restructurings, rescheduling, processing waivers, disbursements, capital increases, equity sales etc.
• Support teams managing relationships with clients, global and regional private businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities.
• Gather market intelligence, analyze strategically important portfolio trends, and emerging risks and opportunities.
• Perform credit and risk assessments, financial projections, covenant compliance reviews (debt), and monitor changes to risk flags for determining performance assigned to a portfolio, with limited supervision.

**Selection Criteria:**

• Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business, Finance, Economics, or other relevant field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in infrastructure project investment and financing activities with a proven track-record in areas of sourcing, structuring and closing investments and/or supervising loan and equity exposures including working on restructurings, modifications and negotiated exits.
• Strong financial and credit skills; demonstrated ability to structure a variety of financial instruments including project finance, corporate debt, and equity as a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of infrastructure sectors, such as power, transportation, utilities, natural resources, telecoms, technology; industry trends and opportunities in sub-region countries, and understanding of local issues.
• Prior investment experience in oil and gas industry and climate finance will be a plus.
• Prior experience in IFC/World Bank operational countries in the MCT Region (Middle-East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Afghanistan and Pakistan) is a plus.
• Ability to interact directly with potential clients, and financial and technical partners;
• Genuine commitment to development and to the World Bank Group and IFC's mission, strategy and values.
• Excellent people skills, openness to feedback, new ideas, and ability to guide, and motivate others.
• Strong inter-personal skills, ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues from various cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are required; fluency in Russian is a plus.

**Benefits:**

• A comprehensive benefits package including medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.