Senior Investment Director

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled individual to join our team as a Senior Investment Officer.

As a key member of our infrastructure investment team, you will be responsible for sourcing, structuring, and executing equity and structured mezzanine transactions across the Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Afghanistan, and Pakistan regions.

You will work closely with our global equity team and regional management team to develop investment strategies, engage in business development, structure and execute transactions, manage assets from origination to exit, and lead knowledge management on equity and mezzanine investing.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop equity strategies and investment themes to target and grow the equity & structured mezzanine business in the MCT region.
2. Lead equity & structured mezzanine business development activities in the MCT region.
3. Lead and/or provide expertise and guidance to teams executing equity and structured mezzanine investments.
4. Reinforce quality standards, structure robust equity / quasi-equity investments, and set return targets for equity/ quasi-equity transactions.
5. Take leadership and responsibility for high-value/complex equity and structured mezzanine debt portfolio, including exits strategy formulation.
6. Ensure IFC delivers value creation at investee companies.
7. Provide expertise and guidance to teams managing smaller equity investments.
8. Support deal teams and MCT INR Management to devise and execute equity sales, ensuring consistency with portfolio strategies.
9. Work with deal teams and MCT INR Management to identify, appoint, and support IFC's nominee directors to the boards of IFC investee companies.

Requirements:

1. A Master's degree in finance or business.
2. Minimum 12 years of investment experience.
3. Minimum 5 years of active principal investment experience at a private equity fund set up, in-house private equity team of a reputable asset manager, or principal investment teams of sovereign wealth funds.
4. Solid Russian, Turkish, or Arabic speaking skills are a plus.
5. Proven track record in sourcing, leading, negotiating, executing, and exiting private equity and structured mezzanine investments.
6. A strong network of contacts among reputable M&A firms, companies in the INR sectors, private equity firms, and institutional investors.
7. Ability to develop innovative solutions and challenge the status quo to build the business.
8. Ability to deliver high-quality work within deadlines and to meet team objectives.
9. Sound investment judgment, demonstrated ability to deliver results under time pressure.
10. Excellent interpersonal skills and openness to feedback.
11. Recognized as a team player, strategic thinker, and thought leader.
12. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
13. Ability to collaborate closely with other development finance institutions, strategic investors, commercial, financial institutions, and institutional investors.
14. Ability to develop and manage relationships with C-Suite, board, and shareholders of investee companies.
15. Willingness and flexibility to travel and work across time zones.

What We Offer:

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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