Senior Investment Officer, Loan Syndication(Based in Beijing)

Description

The Senior Investment Officer, Loan Syndication will be responsible for the origination, structuring, and execution of investments within the designated client coverage and/or product remit, in accordance with the Bank’s operational policies and sound banking principles, including the assessment of commercial and financial viability, structuring according to international best practices, appropriate risk allocation and mitigation, and a market rate of return reflecting the risks of the investment. This role may also include portfolio and investment monitoring functions for certain projects overseen by FIF during their implementation.

Senior Investment Officers work closely with Managers, Leads, Principals, and other Senior Investment Officers in FIF, as well as with other relevant AIIB departments; assist Senior Management in preparing strategies and work plans for building the investment pipeline; and assume responsibility for their implementation.

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

• Develop and grow a diversified base of new investors, identify prospective new sources of capital mobilization, and expand relationships with existing client segment.
• Represent FIF in meetings, and assist in coordination, participation, follow-up, and reporting.
• Contribute to establishing, developing, and maintaining strong relationships with international, regional, and local counterparties across the designated FIF client segment or as assigned by the DG, with the aim of developing the business pipeline and promoting AIIB’s investment mandate.
• Support the department’s team and Management in achieving targets and objectives.
• Participate in the Bank’s internal coordination through information exchanges and teamwork with relevant divisions of the Bank.
• Lead origination, structuring, execution, and monitoring of investment projects within the designated FIF business line or as tasked by the DG.
• Lead project due diligence and approval processes, with an emphasis on ensuring key economic, financial, technical, and legal issues are considered and mitigants incorporated in the financing structure and legal documents.
• Lead teams or subteams within designated business lines, as assigned by the DG.
• If applicable, develop and grow a diversified base of new investors, identify prospective new sources of capital mobilization, and expand relationships with existing client segment. Establish a strong relationship with established B-lenders, parallel lenders and insurance providers to respond to the needs of other client departments (PCF, PSC1, PSC2) and deliver direct private capital mobilization.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills to promote and strengthen teamwork.
• Demonstrated ability in working with diverse teams and stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Minimum 10-15 years of relevant professional experience in other MDBs or top-tier global financial institutions.
• Strong credit and process managing skills.
• Sound knowledge and experience of products applicable to MDBs' syndication business. Sound knowledge of international project finance or corporate finance would be a plus.
• Proven relationship with financial institutions in key geographical areas covered by AIIB. The successful candidate would have substantial working experience in at least one region of AIIB’s global coverage or strong relationship with at least one group of potential cofinancing partners.
• Flexibility to work in AIIB’s Operational Hubs in due course after posting in the headquarters.
• High proficiency and command of English, both in succinct writing and oral presentation skills. Knowledge of other languages of key markets of FIF, e.g., Arabic, Bahasa, Chinese, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish would be a plus.
• Proven track record of origination, structuring, and execution of successful infrastructure transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, business, and/or related fields is preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance