Investment Officer- Public Private Partnership Transaction Advisory

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in over 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities.

Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.

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IFC's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Transaction Advisory Services provides sell-side financial advisory services and acts as Lead Transaction Advisor to governments to structure and implement PPP and privatization transactions, primarily for provision of public services.

This aims to increase access to basic infrastructure (electricity, water, transportation, and telecommunications) and social services (health and education), as well as facilitate private investments.

In addition to these activities, IFC Transaction Advisory Services also provides Corporate Finance Services, which includes M&A (buy-side / sell-side transactions), debt advisory and restructuring work, as well as advice on equity transactions (e.g., pre-IPO advisory services), and capital raising services to address a financing gap that may exist post-IFC investment.

The CTAPP department is looking to recruit an Associate Investment Officer (AIO) for its West Africa team who will support the regional team and management with the whole PPP transaction process of IFC acting as Lead Transaction Advisor.

The AIO will work under the supervision of the WA Hub Lead, with a focus on the WA sub-region and beyond depending on needs in the Africa region.

1. Contribute to origination and marketing activities across the West and Central Africa region (WA), managing marketing activity in assigned countries/strategic areas, including collaborating with other WBG teams to identify opportunities based on country strategies and market creation potential.
2. Understand the legal and regulatory impediments for private sector participation in WA and work closely with the other parts of the WBG to overcome these.
3. Perform financial analysis and modeling.
4. Undertake project scoping to assess feasibility of potential projects, and lead the origination and marketing activities, e.g., supervision of proposal preparation, mandate negotiation with clients, etc.
5. Support the Transaction Leads (TLs) on the day-to-day management of project teams working on sell-side PPP mandates, including review of legal and technical outputs, documentation, and financial models.
6. Prepare/review memos and documentation for internal approval and consultant procurement processes, as well as managing project budget.
7. Manage different types of consultants, e.g., legal and technical, and review their outputs, documentation, and financial models.
8. Develop transaction structure options for PPP projects, provide innovative solutions, and present recommendations to management and clients.
9. Participate in meetings with government clients and investors.
10. Organize and manage the tendering process of projects, including marketing of projects, prequalification, requests for qualification, project award, and the final negotiation of project agreements leading to commercial close.
11. Develop, coach, motivate, and manage junior members of the team.
12. Actively participate in the development and implementation of upstream activities in line with IFC 3.0 to create, deepen, and expand markets with the regional and global team from across IFC and the WBG.
13. Potential support/intervention on Corporate Finance-related mandates, both in terms of origination as well as execution.
14. Coordinate with different WBG groups, particularly on the Cascade agenda, to assess opportunities for PPPs in the WBG operations, where possible, and to provide bespoke solutions to our clients to achieve sustainable development impact.
15. Assist in other project or strategy-related activities as the need may arise.

• MBA or equivalent Post Graduate degree in business, finance, or economics.
• Solid and relevant experience of at least 5 years gained either in project finance, corporate finance, M&A, and privatizations, or private equity funds in infrastructure.
• Minimum 1-2 (AIO) / 3-4 (IO) years of experience of sell-side PPP advisory is considered a plus.
• Knowledge of overall industry sector trends and experience in infrastructure transactions/PPPs preferably in Africa, with a proven track record.