(Associate) Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, LAC Region
Brazil | Sao Paulo
- Organization: World Bank Group
- Location: Brazil | Sao Paulo
- Grade: 2359
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Occupational Groups:
- Banking and Finance
- Peace and Development
- Impact investing, Social venture capital
- Closing Date: 2025-12-08
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.
Private sector financial development is essential to the promotion of successful and sustainable economies in low and middle-income countries around the world. Sound and efficient financial markets can ensure that resources are allocated where they are most productive, assisting job creation and spurring economic growth. IFC’s goal is to prioritize investment in the financial sector because it promotes development in all other sectors.
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.
The FIG’s Latin America and the Caribbean team (FIG LAC) is based across the LAC region with main hubs and locations in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Panama. The team members work on both new business development and processing, and portfolio management across the region.
The FIG LAC team is seeking to hire an Associate Investment Officer or an Investment Officer based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to help grow and develop business and manage select investment portfolio clients mainly in the respective hub, potentially extending across the LAC region.
The final job title will be defined by the Hiring Manager based on the overall qualification of the selected candidate.
Roles and Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of banking, financial institutions and related industry knowledge.
• Help develop and evaluate a pipeline of good quality investment opportunities. Identify and evaluate opportunities to increase the social development impact of new or portfolio projects.
• Lead transactions and develop appropriate financial structures for straightforward and complex transactions.
• Structure, negotiate and close new transactions, capital increases, equity sales, as necessary, with a strong focus on client and asset quality (includes evaluating new opportunities, processing mandates, due diligence, negotiating term sheets and other documents).
• Participate in negotiations; use negotiation skills to overcome impasses and finalize negotiations in straightforward transactions.
• Take responsibility for the proactive management of multiple portfolio investments
We do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
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.