Associate Financial Officer at World Bank Group

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Structure, price and execute fixed income transactions for IFC’s clients including debt capital markets, structured products (including securitizations, covered bonds, structured debt funds, credit guarantees, risk sharing facilities and other instruments), as well as interest rate and currency derivatives.
• Build and maintain relationship with key partners, including international investment banks, local banks, capital market firms, investors, and regulators.
• Contribute to business development and market treasury products to internal and external clients.
• Conduct market intelligence of local and international debt capital markets.
• Coordinate the preparation and execution of IFC’s local currency bond issuances in domestic and international markets.
• Design, maintain, and improve financial models to structure, evaluate, and price innovative transactions; and
• Provide training and knowledge management services to colleagues and external clients.

Selection Criteria

• MBA/Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Statistics, or related area.
• Between 4 and 8 years of relevant work experience in finance, preferable in fixed income and/or structured products within an investment bank, rating agency, or capital markets related institution.
• Solid theoretical and practical knowledge of fixed income markets including interest rate and cross currency derivatives and/or structured products.
• Highly motivated, results-oriented team player with an ability to multi-task and thrive in a transaction-driven environment and to pay attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong data analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Good business judgment and good track record in transaction execution in an investment environment; and
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Closing: 31st August 2022