Investment Officer - Debt Funds and Portfolio Structuring

Description

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA or Agency) is a member of the World Bank Group, and our mission is to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. We do that through the provision of political risk insurance and public sector credit guarantees to investors and lenders against losses caused by noncommercial risks. For more information, visit www.miga.org.

In July 2024, the World Bank Group launched the WBG Guarantee Platform (WB GP) a major upgrade to its guarantees business, that will deliver improved guarantee access through a unified team at MIGA as well as innovative new guarantee solutions. These new reforms will help position MIGA to achieve the goal of tripling annual guarantee issuance to $20 billion by 2030.

To meet this goal and maximize its development mandate, MIGA must stay focused on supporting the needs of WBG’s developing member countries, while complementing the activities of other public and private insurers.   To further develop the Agency’s business and foster innovation in the WB Guarantee Platform across the World Bank Group Institutions in these core areas and to meet the evolving needs of investors in developing and emerging markets, MIGA’s FIG  ( Financial Institutions Group )  Operations Department (MIGOP) seeks an Investment Officer with extensive sector experience in the financial sector who will identify new business opportunities for the WB’s GP focusing in finding joint solutions for the WBG clients leveraging in the guarantee products of IFC, MIGA and IBRD/IDA.  

This position will be based in Washington D.C. The selected candidate will report to MIGA’s Financial Institutions Group Manager based in Washington D.C.

Duties and Accountabilities:

The Investment Officer is expected to:
•  Bring in practical experience in structuring and advising on debt funds, especially in working on JVs in with infrastructure teams within IFC to develop infrastructure debt funds intended to mobilize private capital
•  Identify new business opportunities for MIGA and WB GP using Blended Finance modalities at MIGA’s disposal, among other business development tools;
•  Within MIGA, ensure close collaboration on current initiatives with colleagues based in the regions and sectors, especially with MIGA’s innovation team;
•  Collaborate with other units within MIGA, IFC, and the WBG to deliver high level business results, with a particular focus on innovation and financial sector solutions;
•  Liaise with MIGA’s and the WBG Guarantee Platform’s clients, particularly with global banks and institutional investors to explore new structures, understand regulatory constraints and bankability issues;
•  Help in the development and implementation of internal requirements, which includes liaising with other departments within MIGA, associated with a growing business line of sophisticated financial instruments;
•  Meeting with prospective clients to market MIGA's guarantee products as well as with MIGA partners to better understand the market for political risk insurance and public sector credit risk guarantee solutions in priority areas and to identify new market opportunities for MIGA and the WB GP;

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s degree in a related field and at least 5-8 years of relevant experience.  
•  Demonstrated knowledge of structuring debt funds and/or guarantees intended share risks on portfolios of asset classes; 
•  Have an in-depth understanding of IFC’s structured debt fund investments, securitization products and portfolio guarantees such as risk sharing facilities;
•  Proactive self-starter, creative and skilled individual with attention to detail; ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment;
•  Be able to work collaboratively with the IFC, World Bank, MIGA colleagues, other DFIs, and other industry stakeholders.
•  Strong business development and client relationship skills, demonstrated network relevant for the team’s business, track record, and ability to focus on clients’ needs effectively; strong sense of service to clients and demonstrated business development aptitude; proven success in developing client relationships.
•  Ability to develop innovative solutions and challenge the status quo to build the business
•  Highest standards of ethical integrity, and transparency.
•  Excellent writing and research skills.

Note: This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.
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