Duties and Accountabilities:
- Develop, structure, price and execute
fixed income transactions for IFC’s clients involving structured products,
capital markets instruments, local currency financing, and fixed-income
derivatives;
- Co-lead complex client projects and
programs for selected products and markets;
- Help expand IFC’s range of suitable
solutions, including innovative structured products and local currency
financing, in frontier markets;
- Identify business opportunities and
contribute to business development and innovation together with relevant
teams (including investment departments, credit, legal, blended finance,
upstream, and other relevant functions);
- Build and maintain relationships with key
stakeholders including regulators, government entities, investors, global
and regional bank counterparts, and capital market firms;
- Provide product expertise, advice and
training, and help others learn and deliver;
- Co-lead relevant initiatives and
contribute to the development of relevant policies, frameworks, processes
and methodologies, and inform corporate decision-making within areas of
responsibility;
- Assume responsibility for business
delivery, managing risks, and ensuring that outcomes are aligned with
IFC‘s strategy; and
- Represent the department in relevant
internal and external working groups and conferences.
Qualifications
- MBA or Master’s degree in Finance,
Financial Engineering, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Statistics or
related area;
- At least 7 years of relevant work
experience in fixed income with a focus on emerging markets, including
recent market experience in structured finance and/or debt capital markets
transaction execution;
- Deep theoretical and practical
understanding of fixed income derivatives including relevant regulations,
and experience with structured products (e.g. securitizations, capital
relief, portfolio guarantees etc.);
- Well-rounded business judgment, strong
negotiation, structuring, and problem-solving skills, and solid track
record in closing structured finance and other fixed income transactions;
- Proven ability to provide technical
leadership to cross-functional teams;
- Highly motivated, results-oriented team
player with an enthusiasm to work on complex products, a “can do” attitude
and ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries;
- Proven ability to foster open discussions
across boundaries, encouraging a learning culture and provide a safe
environment for the exchange of ideas;
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills and strong ability to describe complex concepts,
approaches, and lessons learned in a manner that is relevant and
understandable for clients and stakeholders; and
- Flexibility and willingness to work in
different time zones as required in a global team.
How To Apply