World Bank Group Hiring for Investment Analyst at New Delhi Full Time

The Analyst will have a wide range of evolving responsibilities. There are open positions in 3 industries – Financial Institution group, Infrastructure and Manufacturing and Agri services. Relevant experience in each of these industries would be required.

Anticipated scope of duties and responsibilities during the next two years includes the following:

• Provide research and analysis on relevant sectors, including market assessments, industry mapping, company surveys, benchmarking analyses, and sector and company financial projections/models.
• Analyze historical and projected financial statements of companies within the sector.
• Conduct strategic research and participate in working groups to advance IFC’s thematic focus areas in Infrastructure, Financial Institutions Group and MAS
• Develop knowledge products including presentations, case studies, Lessons Learned, training material, etc.
• Facilitate knowledge management and continuous exchange with other teams and relevant experts within IFC and the World Bank Group and cultivate relationships between different stakeholders
• Donor Reporting & Platform Management
• Draft concept notes and implementation plans and periodic donor and project supervision reports.
• Back-up support to study tours, and event briefings for management participating in external fora and client meetings.
• Help prepare high-quality presentations, briefings and other outreach material for different audiences, including clients, development partners and internal stakeholders.
• Research prospective client companies or governments for alignment with IFC strategic, financial and integrity criteria.
• Identify data collection needs to support the assessment of financial, operational, development impact, and market information as well as relevant E&S matters. Coordinate with client to obtain necessary information.
• Analyze financial statements/projections, build financial models and run sensitivities, with accountability for its factual accuracy.
• Gather and summarize project/sector/country benchmarking information to be used to capture lessons learned, with accountability for factual accuracy.
• Extract lessons of IFC’s earlier investment or advisory mandates and other evaluative work as relevant to provide input to the structuring of straightforward transactions.
• Perform analytical work (due diligence, financial modelling, prepare pricing comparability data) as input to designing and considering structuring options.
• Prepare investment or advisory committee materials, with supervision.
• Leverage basic knowledge of IFC’s policies and procedures, to ensure approval system workflow and document requirements are met.
• Perform credit and integrity risk rating assessments, covenant compliance reviews, and valuations and monitor changes to risk flags to determine performance assigned portfolio, with supervision.
• Compile, ensure integrity and quality of, and analyze portfolio data to assess IRP and loan loss reserves for primary investment officer.
• Prepare routine portfolio monitoring reports and generate needed data from multiple resources..
• Look at prior transactions and track record with specific clients to develop input to future business possibilities
• Draft memos and process simple waivers, amendments, and ESAMs based on guidance from a more senior investment officer.
• Perform analytical work (due diligence, financial modeling, preparation of pricing comparability data) as input to designing and considering restructuring options.

Investment Analyst assists Investment Officers in all aspects of their work including but not limited to:

• Conducting industry and market research and assisting IFC’s business development and portfolio management efforts in the manufacturing, agribusiness and services sectors in Bangladesh.
• Participating in all phases of an investment project life cycle, including structuring, negotiation, internal approval and closing
• Creating financial models, analyzing historical and projected financial statements.
• Reviewing company information and preparing reports on periodic financial statements, project progress reports and other information submitted by clients.
• Tracking operational and financial performance of IFC’s portfolio clients, including compliance with IFC’s agreements
• Performing credit reviews and valuations of equity investments and loan instruments.