Job: Investment Officer/ Senior Investment Officer

Location: Karachi or Islamabad, Pakistan
Deadline: Monday, 18 November 2013

Background / General description

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is a global investor and advisor committed to promoting the private sector in emerging markets. As part of its mandate, IFC acts as the lead financial advisor to national and sub national governments for designing and implementing the following types of transactions:

• Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs);
• Management and lease contracts; and
• Privatization and restructuring of state-owned enterprises. The PPP team is looking to hire an Investment Officer/Senior Investment Officer to be based in Pakistan and to be responsible for leading new business origination and execution across all sectors (with a focus on power, utilities and telecoms) in Pakistan,. The position will report to the Regional Manager for PPP Transaction Advisory Services in Dubai. **The location to be either in Karachi or Islamabad, Pakistan**

Duties and Accountabilities

The primary responsibility of the selected candidate will be to lead the origination and execution of PPP transactions in Pakistan. He/she will also be required to work across the broader MENA region as needed and will work in coordination with colleagues across the region and in Washington DC. The role requires significant travel. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Proactively assist in business development by instigating and managing marketing activity in order to originate new lead advisory projects in Pakistan;
• Present new proposals and business concepts to senior management and obtain stakeholder buy-in;
• Analyze structure and develop innovative PPP projects and present recommendations to clients. Manage client expectations and provide honest feedback as necessary;
• Undertake the day to day management of sell-side transactions, including early stage marketing of project concepts to bidders, completing road-shows, prequalification, tendering and award, and the final negotiation of project agreements;
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, and technical assistance colleagues in order to add value to our clients, find pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact; and
• Develop, coach, motivate and manage junior members of the team

Selection Criteria

• A Master's Degree in Finance or Business or equivalent professional qualification and a minimum of 8 years of professional, relevant experience, ideally in an international investment bank, private equity or financial advisory firm within an infrastructure practice;
• Significant transaction experience in infrastructure, with proven success in developing client relationships as well as structuring and developing projects.
• Specific experience in privatizations and sub-sectors (such as power, utilities or telecoms) would be a plus;
• Sound experience in understanding the legal, regulatory frameworks and project finance/concession documentation;
• Significant experience in emerging markets and strong relationships with both the public and private sector clients as well as financial institutions in Pakistan;
• Strong inter-personal skills, ability to interact effectively with senior minister-level clients and colleagues from various cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Urdu; fluency in other languages (Arabic, French) a plus.

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