Overview
IFC is seeking a Regional Industry Manager for its infrastructure, energy, mining, municipal, water and digital investment activities in the Andean region. The role involves leading business development, transaction processing, and portfolio management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage direct reports and collectively co-manage the entire LAC INR team.
- Mentor and develop INR staff in the region and provide HR administrative and management oversight.
- Develop the strategy for IFC’s INR investment activities in the Andean region.
- Coordinate and support IFC’s Upstream and Advisory services.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients in the region and lead teams to turn leads into transactions.
- Lead INR business development efforts in the Andean region and manage client relationships.
- Actively manage profitability for the INR business in the region.
- Assume the transaction manager role and provide credit and investment guidance.
- Work with other IFC Departments to explore areas of collaboration.
- Foster relationships with WBG counterparts.
- Ensure portfolio experience and perspective are fed into strategy development.
- Report on the profitability and development impact of the portfolio.
- Monitor the overall risk of the debt portfolio.
- Actively manage the equity portfolio.
- Provide early warning for assets at risk.
- Supervise compliance with IFC financial, environmental, social, legal, and other requirements.
- Contribute to the regional leadership team and global sector management teams.
Required Experience
- Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in financing/investing in the real sector (INR and/or MAS sectors).
- Proven experience sourcing and structuring complex investment transactions.
- Strong track record in developing client relationships and processing quality investments.
- Demonstrated business development aptitude.
- Proven success in developing client relationships and executing quality investments.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, develop innovative solutions, challenge the status quo, and make sound decisions.
- Sound knowledge of portfolio/asset management and experience in portfolio supervision of loans, equities, and guarantees, and restructurings and recovery of impaired assets.
- Ability to work in the matrix.
- Proven experience in managing and developing teams.
Qualifications
• Master's degree in business, finance, or equivalent qualification.
