World Bank

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 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. 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 team is based across the region with main hubs and offices in Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Beijing and Hanoi. The team members work on both new business development and portfolio management across the region. With a diverse network of markets, the pipeline of new transactions ranges from investing fresh equity in banks to structured finance products which help develop local capital markets. 

FIG East Asia Regional Industry Team is seeking a Senior Investment Officer with local market and industry experience to help grow and develop its business in Indonesia and Timor Leste, and more broadly across South East Asia. The Senior Investment Officer will be based in Jakarta. 

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Develop long-term relationships with key clients and other stakeholders (e.g., government officials, regulators) at the working level to identify and act on opportunities for repeat business and engage effectively with other syndicate lenders at the working level.
• Work with clients to identify how IFC can add more value to their company and improve the quality of IFC’s investment.
• Supervise the gathering of lessons learned on important topics across the portfolio, connect trends from different areas of the portfolio, and make recommendations on how these could improve business development and transaction structuring.
• Help shape upstream market creation approaches or interventions for a sector, product, or region and engage with senior officials across the WBG and government offices to identify viable market and regulatory reforms that may involve IDA or FCS countries, and influence outcomes of the Country Private Sector Diagnostics.
• Lead formulation and coordinate implementation of a business development strategy.
• Lead quarterly assessments of ratings, loan loss reserves, or valuations for country, region, or sector portfolio; and conduct quality control over work performed by analysts and more junior investment officers.
• Analyze strategically important portfolio trends to identify where they are most concentrated and the contributing factors. Take a leadership role in discussing findings and their implications at quarterly review meetings.
• Lead teams in structuring deals that strike a balance between client’s expectations and protecting IFC’s and other lenders’ rights.
• Look at projects across region to draw comparisons and determine fit with the current portfolio. Conduct quality control to ensure accuracy and adequacy of analytical work performed by junior staff to assess transaction.
• Assess and articulate the development impact of more complex transactions at the sector or subsector level.
• Maintain high-level relationships (CEO and other C-suite levels) with clients in a region or large country to understand industry trends and create new short-term and future business opportunities.
• Oversee or supervise assigned staff and consultants.
• Develop assigned staff and members of the broader team through mentoring, coaching, and providing on-the-job learning opportunities.
• Ensure quality control of work products.
• Ensure efficient/effective use of resources.
• Oversee or supervise assigned staff and consultants.
• Develop assigned staff and members of the broader team through mentoring, coaching, and providing on-the-job learning opportunities.
• Perform complex, credit risk rating assessments, covenant compliance reviews, and development impact assessment. Review the quality of portfolio review work performed by more junior staff.
• Oversee the portfolio management work of analysts and investment officers for assigned portfolio to identify gaps and create a macro view of the financial, compliance, and risk status of the portfolio, anticipating emerging risks.
• Prepare investment committee materials focusing on financial and nonfinancial risk assessment and deal structuring.
• Use networks to keep project moving and collaborate with key internal stakeholders to obtain buy-in on deals and negotiate risk and mitigation strategies. Ensure seamless communication flow and cooperation among all IFC team members and external stakeholders.
• Shape business leads into actionable concepts ready for mandate by identifying and screening potential investment opportunities, preparing the investment thesis, and leading the pre-CRM structuring of those opportunities.