IDB Invest Financial Analyst Consultant
Location: Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama or Dominican Republic
Post of Duty: Country Office LAC
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position:
The Investment Operations Department is responsible for generating a portfolio of high quality, creditworthy, and environmentally and socially sound projects that result in significant development impact. The business cycle goes from the identification, selection, origination, and execution of transactions to their monitoring. The Department follows a matrix model, with three segment divisions covering Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Institutions and Corporates, and two transversal divisions covering Financial Products and Services and Portfolio Management.
The Financial Institutions Division (INO/FLI) supports a broad range of financial institutions (โFIsโ) such as banks, mutual banks, credit cooperatives, financial and insurance companies, funds, and microfinance institutions, among others, through debt and equity financing, guarantees and knowledge to promote economic development, job creation and the adoption of sustainable environmental, social, and corporate governance principles.
What youโll do:
Your scope of activities shall include, but not be limited to:
- Support Team Leaders and project teams in the origination, structuring, negotiation and closing of high development impact transactions with banks, microfinance and other non-bank financial institutions that are consistent with IDB Investโs operations policies and in the relationship management of potential clients.
- Support project teams throughout the transaction approval process by various levels of IDB Invest management and its Board of Directors, in accordance with established procedures, including coordination with the credit risk management, environmental and social safeguards, legal, mobilization and other internal units.
- Contribute to the financial and risk analysis of potential clients; and advise on the financial viability of projects.
- Participate with project teams in due diligences and carry out industry research on financial intermediaries.
- Participate in the negotiation of transaction contracts and related legal documents in coordination with project teams.
- Prepare, in coordination with project teams, project-related presentations, reports, spreadsheets, memos, among others, as needed.
What youโll need
- Education: You hold a bachelorโs degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related fields.
- Experience: You have at least 3 years of relevant employment experience as a financial analyst/associate or equivalent position at a financial institution or a consultancy firm.
- Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.
Key skills
- Learn continuously.
- Collaborate and share knowledge.
- Focus on clients.
- Communicate and influence.
- Innovate and try new things.
Requirements
- Citizenship: You are citizen or have legal permit to work from your place of residency.
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Type of contract and duration
- Type of contract: National Consultant Full-Time.
- Length of contract: 36 months.
- Work Location: On site.
What we offer
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employeeโs life. These benefits include:
A competitive compensation package.
- Leave and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: โโโโโโโThe IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
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