Overview
Responsible for the origination, structuring, and execution of investments within the financial institutions sector, potentially including portfolio and investment monitoring functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead geographically focused teams or subteams within the financial institutions (FI) business line.
- Lead the origination, structuring, execution, and monitoring of investment projects in relation to FI or financial sponsors.
- Lead project due diligence and approval processes.
- Contribute to establishing, developing, and maintaining strong relationships with multilateral, international, regional, and local FIs.
- Develop and grow a diversified base of new FIs, identify prospective new sources of capital mobilization, and expand relationships with existing clients.
- Establish a strong relationship with syndications to help mobilize B-lenders, parallel lenders, and insurance providers.
- Coordinate with other client departments for the management of key relationships or coordination of the investment program.
- Represent FIF in meetings, and assist in coordination, participation, follow-up, and reporting.
- Participate in the Bank’s internal coordination through information exchanges and teamwork with relevant divisions of the Bank.
- Support the Department’s team and Management in achieving targets and objectives.
Required Experience
- Minimum 10-12 years of relevant work experience in the fields of financial institution finance and project and corporate finance gained in commercial/investment banks, international credit insurance company, and/or international financial institutions.
- Understanding of international capital markets, especially commercial banks, credit guarantees/insurance, and financial products, including loans, swaps, and CDS.
- Experience using available research tools, such as Bloomberg, LSEG/Eikon, Dealogic–Loan Analytics, and market publications.
- Experience in structuring financial solutions across various products using debt and capital market instruments (loans, bonds, AT1, BCT2, or equivalent).
- Proven project leading/management skills, with the ability to identify, engage, and work with different stakeholders across the private and public sectors, such as issuers, institutional investors, regulators, banks, and other intermediaries.
- Strong financial, analytical, and credit skills.
- Good team player with strong interpersonal skills and the commitment to work in a respectful, team-oriented, and multicultural environment.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in business, economics, finance, or science.
- Candidates with a bachelor’s degree will also be considered, provided additional years of relevant experience (or leadership experience) in lieu of a master’s degree.
- Professional qualifications such as CFA, CAIA, or chartered accountancy will be considered an advantage.
- Experience with equity will be a plus.
