Infrastructure Finance Specialist

The Infrastructure Finance Specialist will provide financial solutions and expertise in support of infrastructure investments across all sectors and regions. The role involves developing, structuring, and implementing project pipelines and transactions, creating financial and risk analysis, and employing credit enhancement and risk mitigation solutions to mobilize private capital on competitive terms for government clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients internally and externally (governments), on the development and effective implementation of private investments for sustainable development in infrastructure with a specific focus on private sector financing and climate transitions
• Support the expansion of project pipeline, especially in infrastructure that are being targeted to mobilize private sector financing, including identification of opportunities and candidate projects, and relationship building and management with both clients (banks, institutional investors, credit analysts)
• Support Senior and Lead Infrastructure Finance specialists during preparation, structuring, negotiation, closing, and monitoring of transactions of investment and policy operations, with a focus on development and effective implementation of mobilizing commercial capital for sustainable development
• Work with World Bank Task Teams as an integral part of the project team, to conduct due diligence for infrastructure finance operations with a special focus on financial analysis and structuring financial solutions for raising commercial financing
• Develop and lead conceptualization of MIGIG marketing materials and documentation as well as knowledge products (including webinars, dissemination brochures, country case studies and lessons learned from operations)
• Be an integral part of project teams focusing on risk assessment and risk allocation, financial structuring and analysis, transaction design, structuring and transaction processing, assessment of readiness of infrastructure projects to be taken to financial markets for long term funding, and project implementation and monitoring

Requirements

• Master’s degree (e.g., in finance, international business, public policy or related field) and a minimum of five years of professional relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• A background in investment and development banking with demonstrated experience in working with private sector projects and governments
• Strong understanding of infrastructure policies, strategies and institutions, and how they are best designed to deliver services in a sustainable manner
• A full understanding of financial modeling, project finance, structured finance, capital markets, reinsurance market, ESG linked finance, green bonds and loans, sustainability-linked debt instruments and other labelled instruments
• Familiarity with commercial banks, bond investors and institutional investors and the key motives and constraints driving their lending or investment
• An understanding of market trends and innovative financial developments across sectors and regions and an ability to translate such trends and developments to potential opportunities that could expand the World Bank’s project pipeline that is targeted to mobilize private sector financing
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to lead and contribute to high-quality analytical and advisory services tasks (and sub-tasks) related to infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships, and/or related topics
• Excellent written and spoken English essential; fluency in a second language, especially French and Spanish, is a plus
• Proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior staff and clients
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly on a range of assignments, and prioritize a variety of complex evolving tasks
• Ability to deal sensitively in a multicultural environment and build effective work relations with clients and colleagues
• Willingness and ability to travel

Skills

• Investment Banking
• Development Banking
• Infrastructure Policy Development
• Financial Modeling
• Project Financing
• Structured Finance
• Capital Markets
• Reinsurance Market
• ESG Linked Finance
• Green Bonds
• Sustainability-Linked Debt
• Commercial Banking
• Bond Investors
• Institutional Investors
• Market Trend Analysis
• Financial Advisory
• Public Private Partnerships
• Risk Mitigation
• Credit Enhancement
• Financial Analysis

Languages

English