Investment Associate (5989)

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 110 approved Members worldwide. We are capitalized up to USD100 billion and rated AAA 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 Project and Corporate Finance Clients Department, Global (PCF) is responsible for expanding AIIB client relationships amongst private sector clients and sponsors in the infrastructure sector at the senior management and shareholder levels. The PCF focuses on origination and execution of Nonsovereign-Backed Financing (NSBF) transactions across the range of AIIB-covered sectors, geographies, client types and products. The Department drives the ongoing expansion of AIIB NSBF volumes, targeting lead-role assignments with the objective of positioning AIIB as a “go to” bank for private sector infrastructure finance.

The Investment Associate PCF, who reports to Manager PCF, is expected to strongly support investment projects.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on projects and clients;
• Support project due diligence and approval processes, with emphasis on ensuring that key economic, commercial, financial, technical, legal, integrity, environmental and social issues are adequately addressed and mitigants are incorporated in the financing structure;
• Analyze financial statements and assist project team leaders in structuring transactions;
• Prepare/review project and corporate financial models;
• Support the project team leader, in compliance with Bank’s procedures, with monitoring/implementation of approved projects and subsequent handover to relevant division of the Bank.
• Arrange and prepare field missions and background documents for said missions, including presentations, memos, and reports; coordinate and participate in external and internal meetings, and conduct follow up and reporting;
• Support internal coordination through information exchanges and work with relevant divisions of the Bank;
• Support the team and Management in achieving targets and objectives; and
• Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by the senior management of the team.
   

Requirements:

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience in the field of corporate/project finance gained at commercial/investment banks and/or international financial institutions.
• Experience in structuring comprehensive solutions across financial products using debt, private equity and funds, and/or capital market instruments.
• Financial, analytical and modeling skills, and credit skills will be an advantage.
• Effective interpersonal and organizational abilities.
• Full professional proficient oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of a language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage, particularly Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and/or Mandarin. 
• Bachelor’s degree with specialization in banking or finance, or related fields. Master's degree is an advantage.

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.

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.

Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment.