(Associate) Investment Officer

(Associate) Investment Officer Job #: req34487 Organization: IFC Sector: Investment Grade: GF Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Suva,Fiji Required Language(s): English Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 10/27/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
The Financial Institution Group (FIG) is one of IFC’s key Departments responsible for a significant portion of IFC’s business volume, profitability, and development reach, approximately 40%. FIG engages in a wide range of sub-sectors including Microfinance, SME, Gender, Climate, Insurance, Capital Markets, Housing, Distressed Assets, and other areas, with both investment and advisory services delivered globally to IFC’s clients through IFC’s global network.  FIG has three main objectives: 1) financial inclusion 2) servicing the real economy and 3) mobilizing third-party resources.    FIG’s East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) team is based across the region. The team members work on both new business development (including transaction processing) and portfolio supervision/client relationship management across the region. Both new business and portfolio supervision activity of the FIG team entails engagement with all types of Financial Intermediaries (e.g. commercial banks, microfinance companies, insurance companies, NBFIs, etc.) across multiple products ranging from senior debt to straight equity investments. 
The Pacific region presents unique challenges and opportunities for private sector development. With IFC’s growing presence and strategic focus in the Pacific, the FIG team is expanding its footprint to better support financial sector development. FIG is recruiting a F1 / F2-level Investment Officer to join its investment team that originates, manages and monitors IFC's financial sector investments in the Pacific with the objective to strengthen IFC’s engagement across the Pacific Islands. This role is designed to ensure strong integration across Investment Services (IS), Upstream Advisory Services (UP/AS), and other Industries’ Investment and Upstream Advisory activities, with a particular focus on collaboration and operational efficiency under the leadership of the FIG Pacific Country Anchor. The (Associate) Investment Officer will be based in Suva, Fiji and will report to FIG South East Asia and Pacific Manager.
Roles and Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:  New Investment Business Processing:•   Work independently and with Country Anchor and Senior Investment Officer(s)  to develop a strong pipeline of quality investment opportunities in the Pacific region and collaborate closely with UP-AS, regional / country and other industry teams to ensure alignment of strategic objectives and seamless transition from upstream and advisory work to investment.•   Assess and articulate the development impact of complex transactions at the sector or subsector level.•   Analyze operational and financial performance as well as credit and integrity risks of potential clients and projects. Coordinate with internal stakeholders (legal, ES&G, economists, and sector specialists) to identify ways to strengthen development impact and financial sustainability of projects.•   Build complex financial models, perform due diligence and financial analysis, and/or provide quality control over financial analysis and projections developed by an analyst to evaluate benefits and risks of straightforward transactions.•   Prepare investment committee materials focusing on financial and non-financial risk assessment and deal structuring.•   Coordinate closely with credit, legal, treasury, blended finance, climate business department, and other internal support units to find solutions to investment challenges and enhance development impact.•   Coordinate/collaborate in the development of a client engagement strategy for existing and new clients.
Investment Portfolio Supervision and Monitoring:•   Monitor macroeconomic indicators of sector and country market conditions as well as social and political information that are relevant to assigned portfolio.•   Responsible for doing rating reviews of loan loss reserve on a quarterly basis for the overall assigned portfolio. Run models for equity valuations to determine the need to modify exit strategy.•   Perform credit and risk assessments, financial projections, covenant compliance reviews (debt), and monitor changes to flag risks in the portfolio•   Draft memos and concept notes for repeat business. Independently handle waivers, amendments, and ESAM for straightforward portfolio projects (in coordination with relevant departments) under the general supervision of senior investment officer.
IS-UP/AS Collaboration, Business Development, and support to Country Manager: •   Collaborate with UP-AS, regional / country and other industry teams in developing long-term strategic partnership frameworks, client strategies and engagement plans and pitchbooks.•   Collect financial and operational information from clients, research pricing information, research policies, and procedures.•   Engage with clients’ working / mid-level management teams of straightforward projects to understand their business directions and challenges that may lead to new opportunities, and support design of client engagement plans, as applicable.•   Establish and maintain relationships with clients’ working / mid-level management and other stakeholders (government, development partners, WBG) to explore straightforward business opportunities.•   Participate in the development and assessment of UP/AS projects and support the UP/AS requirements, participations and/or contributions straightforward transactions, ensuring a strengthen investment’s line of sights, thesis and transaction quality.•   Manage and develop relationships with key clients at the highest level of seniority, and position IFC as the partner of choice to support high development impact projects in the country and the Region. •   Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders (i.e. relevant regulators, institutional investors, businesses, NGOs, PE Funds, etc.).•   Represent IFC in events and conferences in the FIG space, and beyond, as required.•   Support the country manager in IFC-related activities and responsibilities in the country.•   Support the IDD process for local clients.•   Contribute on behalf of IFC to the development of country strategies and documents in collaboration with WBG colleagues. 

Selection Criteria

•   Master's degree in a related field and at least 6–8 years of relevant experience. Related fields of education include business, finance, or economics or an area of expertise specific to a sector, subject matter, or industry specialty. Relevant experience could include a proven track record in business consulting or investment banking, or operational experience in the sector or technical or professional field.•   Capacity to identify barriers for market creation opportunities in a targeted country by tapping into relevant internal expertise and synthesizing information on local regulatory and economic contexts, industry and sector structure and landscape, and constraints clients are facing to grow their business.•   Ability to interact effectively with clients and stakeholders by acting professionally, responding to their requests and inquiries, delivering what is promised, and meeting deadlines.•   Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills to effectively influence the perception and support of clients/stakeholders.•   Ability to draft documents and reports that are concise, well-organized, and appropriately focused on most critical points that are relevant to the target audience.•   Utilize charts, graphs, and other presentation techniques to simply communicate complex data and concepts.•   Able to share valid opinions and new observations relevant to project outcomes with project leaders in a manner that is concise, cohesive, and focused.•   Proven analytical, financial analysis, equity valuation, and financial modeling skills to analyze and form conclusions on company financial information or projects and industry indicators. Able to oversee and provide quality control feedback on financial models prepared by analysts.•   English fluency, both verbal and written.•   Capacity to consider transactional aspects of the opportunities being created through Upstream initiatives.•   Demonstrate strong integrative thinking and ability to support project teams in developing an integrated viewpoint that connects projects, programs, and initiatives around a development challenge.

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