The World Bank Group is pleased to announce an exciting job opening for an Investment Officer focused on Blended Finance for 2025. This role is essential in driving innovative financial strategies that leverage public and private resources to support sustainable development initiatives worldwide.
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As an Investment Officer, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing blended finance solutions that mobilize private sector investments for projects with significant social impact. You will work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including governments, investors, and development partners, to create financial structures that enhance project viability and scalability. If you are passionate about finance, have a strategic mindset, and are committed to fostering economic growth and reducing poverty, we invite you to apply and contribute to our mission of making a lasting difference in the lives of people around the globe.
Program Management
• Work closely with IFC Industry, Regional, Legal and CSO teams for BF portfolio supervision of various CCW, FOF and PSW projects including portfolio actions such as subsequent disbursements, waivers, restructuring, write-offs etc.
• Contribute to knowledge management activities for CCW, FOF and PSW including proactively creating and regularly disseminating – internally and externally as appropriate – case studies and other materials on emerging lessons with respect to the design, operationalization, structuring & usage of concessional finance under CCW, FOF and PSW.
• Work closely with the BF Portfolio team as well as IDA’s DFI team (where relevant) on the preparation and presentation of periodic reports on CCW, FOF and IDA PSW to IFC & IDA Management, IFC Board and IDA Deputies as well as to FOF external donors.
Selection Criteria
• MBA or Master’s degree, specialization in finance/investment strongly preferred.
• 8+ years relevant experience in working on cross-border emerging market investments with a track-record of structuring / executing investment transactions.
• Solid understanding of IFC investment practices with knowledge of current issues, challenges and opportunities in implementing BF co-investments.
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• High level of familiarity with application of the DFI Enhanced Blended Finance Principles to BF co-investments alongside investment on commercial terms from DFIs.
• Experience with IFC’s investment and portfolio management processes, IFC’s loan and investment documentation, accounting and financial statement analysis is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of IFC products, operations and IFC’s loan pricing model, preferably also, its approach to blending concessional finance alongside IFC’s investments for its own account.
• Experience of dealing with donors and/or in managing a donor funded facility/ Trust Fund is a plus.
• Ability to grasp details, problem solve, identify key issues for action and manage/incorporate stakeholder interests, and explain issues clearly and confidently.
• Clarity in the presentation and delivery of information, ability to manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines under pressure, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Fluency in other languages, such as French, Portuguese would be a plus.
• Experience in low-income countries or frontier markets and/or significant experience developing frontier market projects is a plus.
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