Overview
The Investment Officer is responsible for originating, structuring, and executing investment projects within the financial institutions business line, and may also be involved in portfolio and investment monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead or co-lead the origination, structuring, execution, and monitoring of investment projects within the financial institutions business line.
- Lead or co-lead project due diligence and approval processes.
- Contribute to establishing, developing, and maintaining strong relationships with financial institutions in the assigned region.
- Develop and grow a diversified base of new financial institutions in the assigned region.
- 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.
- Support the department and management in achieving targets and objectives.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5-8 years of relevant work experience in the field of financial institutions finance and/or 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 equivalents).
- Experience with equity will be a plus.
- 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.
