Investment Officer, Project & Corporate Finance (Based in Beijing, China)

Job Description

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 111 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled, and promotes regional connectivity.

The Project and Corporate Finance Clients Department, Global (PCF) is responsible for expanding AIIB client relationships among private-sector clients and sponsors in the infrastructure sector at the senior management and shareholder levels. PCF focuses on the origination and execution of nonsovereign-backed financing (NSBF) transactions across the range of AIIB-covered sectors, geographies, client types, and products. The department drives the ongoing expansion of AIIB NSBF volumes, including private capital mobilization, targeting lead-role assignments with the objective of positioning AIIB as a “go-to” bank for private-sector infrastructure finance.

The Investment Officer will report to the Generalist Pool Coordinator and is expected to lead and/or closely support investment projects and client relationship management for NSBF operations globally. The role will require close interdepartmental cooperation and collaboration. The candidate must have strong technical expertise and sound coordination skills and be adaptable, ready to learn, and support the success of financial transactions involving many parties.

• Conduct research on projects and clients.
• Support the origination and be the main driver of the execution of investment projects.
• Identify, assess, and structure investment opportunities, and support the maintenance of a strong project pipeline for relevant sectors and geographies.
• Under supervision of the Project Team Leader (PTL), lead project teams consisting of legal, technical, and safeguard specialists conducting due diligence and managing the approval processes, with an emphasis on ensuring that key economic, commercial, financial, technical, legal, integrity, environmental, and social issues are adequately addressed and mitigants are incorporated in the structure and included in the project documents used for approval.
• Lead project and/or corporate financial modeling efforts, including analyses of financial statements.
• Arrange and prepare client meetings together with the PTL(s)/Management, including the preparation of presentations, memos, reports, and other documentation.
• Manage key internal stakeholders in executing, implementing, and monitoring the investments (as applicable) and in the subsequent transfer to the relevant portfolio monitoring department, while ensuring that projects comply with AIIB’s policies and strategies.
• Work as a team player and support the department in achieving its targets and objectives.
• Perform ad hoc tasks assigned by the department’s management, including supporting internal Bank coordination through information exchanges and working with relevant Bank departments.

• Minimum 5-8 years of directly relevant work experience gained at commercial/investment banks and/or international financial institutions.
• Bachelor’s degree, with a master’s degree being an advantage. 
• Experience in structuring comprehensive solutions across financial products using debt, private equity and funds, and/or capital market instruments.
• Strong financial, analytical, and modeling skills, including the generation of interlinked operating and financial models with varying scenarios, capital structure modeling, credit analysis and ratios, and Discounted Cash Flow.
• Proven ability to work with private-sector clients in an effective and professional manner in both formal and informal settings.
• Experience of working in countries in which AIIB invests.
• Effective interpersonal and organizational abilities.  
• Ability to collaborate with others in the organization as well as proven ability to function in teams and contribute positively and productively to other team members and to the team’s work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in English, with demonstrable ability to think strategically and synthesize complex issues (translated into effective oral and written brief and ability to comprehend and review complex legal documents). Knowledge of a language(s) in countries in which AIIB invests would be an advantage, particularly Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Mandarin. 

AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency, and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences, and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation. 

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

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.

About the Organization

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 111 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.