Job: Investment Specialist

Location: Jeddah
Deadline: Saturday, 31 August 2013 

Description

Role Purpose: To contribute and work with the Senior Investment Officers / Lead Investment Officers to process PPP infrastructure projects, Lines of financing, contribute to Division’s works as assigned by Division Manager / Senior members with a view to achieve Department’s objective.

Key Activities:

• Contribute in marketing activities, contribute to development of marketing materials and client communications.
• Provide support to manage client relationships.
• Follow up leads identified.

• Contribute to processing and execution of PPP deals.
• Review of due diligence reports prepared by external consultants, develop risk matrix & mitigation strategies, participate in negotiation, preparation of documentation etc.,
• Review and comment on project documents & contracts, create financial models,
• Prepare documents, presentations, memos for internal and external purposes (for example, Project Concept Document, Mandate Letters, Engagement Letters, RRP, etc.
• Participate in selection of consultants, if needed.
• Contribute to the processing of Lines of Financing.

• Actively manage and monitor the transactions until hand over to project finance monitoring team.
• Prior to handover, monitor adherence of covenants, conditions precedents and other terms & conditions of financing, as well as ensure timely disbursements and receipt of fees.
• Review project information, prepare reports and propose solutions on critical issues for internal discussion.
• Contribute to the management of problem projects, in close coordination with other Departments (e.g Legal, GRMD, FCD etc) of the Bank.

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of economy, business conditions and Islamic financial industry to contribute / participate in preparing country and sector strategy (e.g MCPS).
• Contribute / participate to the development and strategy of the Division and Department. Provide support and assistance to other team members in respect of their work as necessary.
• Contribute and participate to the development and implementation of efficient & effective practices, procedures and systems in order to streamline Division's activities.
• Perform ad-hoc assignments as entrusted by the Division.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A Master degree in related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
• Hands on experience in project finance, corporate finance and related infrastructure experience – ideally gained at a commercial lending institute.
• Knowledge of industry / sector trends, financial markets and Islamic finance.
• Good business development and client relationship skills, ability to focus effectively on clients needs
• Robust analytical and problem solving skills to identify issues and present practical solutions
• Ability to interact with external parties
• Capacity to deal with conflicting priorities and deliver high quality work on schedule; facility to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Genuine commitment to highest ethical standards and to sustainable development

• Ability to work with diverse teams and handle many tasks simultaneously, often with inflexible and tight deadlines
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills
• Good task management and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively in different cultures
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Good computer literacy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with a working knowledge of one of the other two languages (Arabic and/or French)
• Good understanding of development management issues

COMPETENCIES: • Adaptability
• Building Relationships
• Motivation to Learn and Share
• Passion for Excellence
• Analytical Thinking
• Drive for Results
• Knowledge, Learning and Communications
• Communication Effectiveness
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Teamwork
• Bank Knowledge
• Business Prospecting and Origination
• Credit Risk Assessment and Evaluation
• Investment Analysis
• Investment Product Knowledge.
• Project Risk Assessment and Evaluation
• Project, Corporate and Financial Analysis.
• Business Process Knowledge
• Development effectiveness
• IDGB Financing Instruments
• Project Procurement
• Sector/Country Dialogue and Work

Working Environment: Frequent travel to IDB member countries and international institutions on assignment basis

Note: you will be required to attach the following: 1. Resume / CV

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