Investment Officer- Services and Manufacturing Sectors
Rabat
- Organization: World Bank Group
- Location: Rabat
- Grade:
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Occupational Groups:
- Banking and Finance
- Impact investing, Social venture capital
- Closing Date:
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. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
IFC is recruiting an Investment Officer to be based in Rabat, Morocco, as part of the Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) team in Africa. The selected candidate will provide expertise in the Services (tourism, retail, property, health, and education) and manufacturing sectors to the IFC MAS regional industry (investment) teams in Africa. This role requires strong and demonstrated technical skills in sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and executing transactions and in portfolio management. The Investment Officer will also have a significant role in setting strategies to grow IFC’s Africa Services business, as well as day-to-day responsibilities leading transactions, and portfolio management.
She/he will report to IFC Regional Industry Manager, Services, for West, Central, North Africa, and Horn of Africa.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The Investment Officer will work closely with colleagues in the Africa region and in Washington, DC, on business development, investment transaction execution, portfolio supervision, and client relationship management in Consumer Services (Tourism, Retail, Property, Health and Education) and Manufacturing Sectors. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Develop a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities through proactive origination/business development and developing and employing sector/country knowledge.
• Lead transactions and/or teams to evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, portfolio restructurings, rescheduling, capital increases, equity sales, as necessary.
• Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions for debt, equity and mezzanine investments and hands-on implementation of these structures.
• Clearly and succinctly communicate/present (verbal and written) credit analysis and investment proposals.
• Lead term sheet negotiation/legal documentation process; use strong negotiation skills to develop solutions and overcome impasses in straightforward and complex transactions.
• Provide high quality client service throughout the project cycle from transaction sourcing and processing to supervision. High quality work and quality control.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional clients, businesses, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to further develop the sector and to develop specific investment opportunities.
• Mentor and develop junior staff.
• Assist in the formulation, monitoring and updating of IFC’s strategy in the Services sectors in Africa region, working with IFC’s industry and regional departments and in close coordination with the World Bank.
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, governance, and technical assistance colleagues to add value to our clients' businesses, find pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact.
• Support in providing thought leadership within the team, specifically on the Services sectors- tourism, retail, property, health, and education.
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.