Overview
The Operations Analyst will support MIGA activities in Eastern Europe, focusing on business development, client relationship management, and stakeholder coordination.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform independent research on various topics across different sectors and regions, including preparation of briefing notes for senior management; background information and financial analysis of specific companies; trends in foreign direct investment (FDI); identification of business opportunities across sectors and regions
- Conduct mapping of potential clients and partners for MIGA, including coordination with country and sector specific business development strategies
- Collect data, analyze, and synthesize data from public and WBG sources for business development and project assessment
- Research and identify investor/sector conferences relevant for sectors and regions
- Prepare reports, presentations, talking points and minutes for the team and other groups in MIGA
- Support relationship activities with clients and partners: use the client management system and provide reports as requested; prepare client pitch books and other marketing presentations; support client meetings and necessary follow-ups
- Develop and maintain database and tracking systems related to special sector initiatives
- Assist in underwriting political risk insurance (PRI) and credit enhancement guarantees in various sectors and support team members on complex transactions with an emphasis on financial modeling and credit analysis
- Prepare sections of relevant reports (sector updates, sub-sector information, strategy documents, briefing notes, underwriting papers, etc.) and contribute to the formulation of conclusions and recommendations
- Liaise with counterparties to ascertain data quality in MIGA databases
- Coordinate follow- up as required with sponsors, financiers, and public sector counterparties involved in project specification, definition, bidding preparation, negotiation, awarding of contract and project implementation and monitoring
- Track status of projects at various stages in MIGA systems and provide regular updates as agreed with country representative or another designated person
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by the manager
Required Experience
A minimum of 2 years’ experience (e.g., in project / export finance, investment banking, corporate finance and/or credit analysis work for a major bank/financial institution, management consulting firm, or trading company)
Qualifications
Master’s degree (e.g., in international business administration, finance or related field)
