IDB Invest – Resource Mobilization Associate - Financial Products and Services Division – Washington DC

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
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IDB Invest – Resource Mobilization Associate - Financial Products and Services Division – Washington DC

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 (INO) is in charge of originating, structuring and monitoring IDB Invest’s transactions. The Department is comprised of three divisions responsible for originating and structuring transactions in each of IDB Invest’s priority industries: (i) Infrastructure and Energy, (ii) Corporates and (iii) Financial Intermediaries, and two transversal divisions responsible for (i) Financial Products and Services and (ii) Portfolio Management.

The Financial Products and Services Division works closely with our priority industries’ divisions to provide product-structuring expertise in the following broad range of products and services: blended finance, capital markets solutions, equity and mezzanine, trade and supply chain finance and resource mobilization. The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the Resource Mobilization team.

What you’ll do:

  • In conjunction with the senior officers, closely follow transactions in the loan syndications and capital markets in order to spot trends that could affect those relevant markets in the covered region.
  • Assist in the collection of market data for the preparation of pricing analyses based on comparable transactions in the bank and capital markets.
  • Assist in the performance of market soundings of the investor universe.
  • Support the senior officers in the preparation of presentations on current market conditions and other department promotional material by sourcing data form Bloomberg or other market data platforms.
  • Prepare information memoranda, deal teasers, bank meeting presentations and documentation for allocated transactions.
  • Ensure that the data warehouse for the Resource Mobilization team is up-to-date and respond to data requests in a timely manner.

    Qualifications - External

    What you'll need

    • Education: You hold at least a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, International Development or other relevant field.
    • Experience: At least two (2) years of relevant professional experience at a financial institution, corporation, investment fund, multilateral development bank or other private sector entity is required.
    • 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: All nationalities are welcome to apply. If you are not a citizen of the United States of America, we may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
        • 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.
        • COVID-19 considerations: the health and safety of our employees are our number one priority. As a condition of employment, IDB/IDB Invest requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

          Type of contract and duration:

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