Portfolio Officer - Middle Office(Based in Beijing)

Description

The Portfolio Management Department (PMD) is responsible for monitoring the implementation of AIIB-funded projects, providing administration, risk management, and quality assurance of the Bank’s existing and fast-growing portfolio, comprising both sovereign-backed financing and nonsovereign-backed financing projects, and managing and refining the investment process (including portfolio management processes and methodologies) in line with international best practices, with the goal of ensuring timely implementation of Bank-financed projects with high-quality standards, in compliance with Bank policies, and on track to achieve the Bank’s strategic goals.

Join in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

The Portfolio Officer – Middle Office will report to the Senior Portfolio Officer and the Head of PMD’s Middle Office (MO) and will play an important role in PMD’s MO team, providing administrative, technical, and paralegal support to client-facing portfolio officers (POs) in PMD’s Project and Asset Management team while simultaneously providing outstanding service delivery to the Bank's clients.

• Support the Head of MO in carrying out various initiatives designed to facilitate PMD’s interaction with other units and in the development of systems and procedures to facilitate the credit administration process.
• Support the Head of MO in liaising with other Bank departments as necessary.
• Support client-facing POs and the Project and Asset Management team in assessing investment performance, reviewing compliance, processing payments and repayments, mitigating risks, recovering project-related expenses, and identifying opportunities to enhance portfolio efficiencies and impact.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the database of project-related data and documentation for management information.
• Support the Head of MO to establish, maintain, and innovate MO operating and reporting systems and processes, technical guidance, and operational procedures, among others, to enhance service standards, create efficiencies, and reduce operational risks.
• Ensure clients' adherence to contractual obligations under the finance documents, particularly the timely submission of reportorial requirements.
• Coordinate the documentation of lessons learned and operational insights as well as feedback to investment-operation teams and portfolio-management teams to continuously improve the Bank’s operations and systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrated track record of successfully resolving operational issues.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in English, with demonstrated ability to synthesize complex issues in a concise, effective way.
• Adequate understanding of the role of the middle office in portfolio management and the ways it adds value to internal and external clients.
• Experience in Asia would be a plus (including Middle East and Central Asia).
• Master's degree (such as in economics, finance, business administration, international relations, or similar field relevant to the AIIB’s operations) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-8 years of relevant working experience in monitoring of project implementation for infrastructure investment operations.
• Proficiency in managing financial models and running sensitivities. Experience in building and auditing financial models would be a plus.
• Prior experience in deal origination, project structuring, and negotiation would be an asset.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance