Senior Investment Officer

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank AIIB

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyondinfrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 110 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 Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2 (PSC2) is responsible for identifying, originating, preparing, executing, and investing in projects with Public Sector Clients in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, North Africa, and Latin America across the range of AIIB-covered sectors through various financing instruments and solutions. PSC2 leads the coverage of Public Sector Clients, as well as private sector clients with a background of public sector ownership (state-owned enterprises), taking responsibility for project preparation, due diligence, and approval, ensuring key economic, commercial, financial, and legal issues are considered and incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation, and followed through during the implementation phase. 

The Senior Investment Officer is responsible for the origination, structuring, and execution of infrastructure-related Public Sector transactions, with the emphasis on the urban development, water supply and sanitation, and/or water resource management subsectors, contributing towards AIIB's overall lending program by supporting the planning, design, preparation, and implementation of projects/programs that will help meet the rapid growth in the Infrastructure Public Sector in Region 2. The Senior Investment Officer is expected to work closely with other relevant AIIB departments, assist management in preparing and implementing strategies for building the investment pipeline. Training and developing junior team members will be an important responsibility. 

Responsibilities:

- Ensure key economic, financial, technical, legal, environmental, and social issues are considered, and mitigants are incorporated in the financing structure and legal documentation during the project preparation. 
- Participate in overseeing the implementation of AIIB's investment operations with the objective of enhancing quality and accelerating project implementation, with a focus on delivering results. 
- Lead or participate in dialogue with clients, co-financing partners and other stakeholders on strategic issues and the implementation of AIIB's investment. 
- Advise clients on the preparation of technical and feasibility studies and technical design of projects, leading to investment prioritization and cost-effective solutions to investments. 
- Conduct project risk assessment of the projects and programs, and advise project teams on mitigation strategies to manage such risks. 
- Carry out due diligence and institutional assessments on executing agencies, including implementation capacity assessments of project counterparts. 
- Support business development activities in Public Infrastructure sector projects, or Nonsovereign backed Financing (NSBF) lending to state-owned enterprises, by interacting with clients, governments, other institutions (commercial banks, multilateral agencies, NGOs, consulting firms, contractors, intermediaries, etc), gathering information on the ground, and building business relationships. 
- Undertake regular supervision and implementation support missions and site visits, as needed, to ensure that the projects will meet development objectives and to help the borrowing governments and implementing agencies to address any implementation issues they might be facing.  
- Support business development and implementation support activities, as needed, (specifically during mission trips) in close coordination with the sector leads.

Requirements:

- Minimum 8-10 years of relevant working experience in the urban development, Water supply and sanitation, and/or water Resource Management sector. 
- Extensive experience in designing and implementing projects, including the integration of nature-based solutions, with a strong understanding of diverse project modalities to enhance project viability and long-term sustainability.
- Proven experience in structuring and managing climate finance projects for resilient water supply, sanitation (WSS) and water resource management infrastructure projects and programs, in line with multilateral development bank (MDB) common principles for climate mitigation and adaptation finance.
- Extensive international project experience in the sector (particularly in capacity-constrained countries) would be an advantage. 
- Experience working with multilateral development banks or development financing institutions would be highly desirable.
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of investment projects, ensuring alignment with institutional strategic priorities and sectoral policies.
- Conduct economic and financial feasibility analyses, risk assessments, and sector diagnostics to inform project structuring and investment decisions.
- Engage in high-level policy dialogues with government counterparts, development partners, and private sector stakeholders to drive policy reforms and sectoral development.
- Oversee project procurement, financial management, safeguards compliance, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure effective and timely project implementation.
- Mentor and develop junior staff, fostering a high-performance culture within the team.
- Contribute to knowledge generation, lessons learned, and best practices for continuous improvement in project delivery
- Manage multi-disciplinary project teams, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance throughout the project cycle.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate institutional processes and deliver results effectively.
- Proficient oral and written communication skills in English, knowledge of a language(s) of a country in which AIIB invests would be an advantage. 
- A master's degree or equivalent in engineering/science, urban design and planning, environment engineering, disaster risk management, business management or other related fields.
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.

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

Join us and help create a prosperous and sustainable Asia while growing your career in a diverse and innovative environment.

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