Investment Associate - Urban, Health and Climate (5741)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 109 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 1 (PSC1) is responsible for identifying, originating, preparing, executing, and investing in projects with public sector clients in South Asia (except Afghanistan and Pakistan), South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Sub-Saharan Africa across the range of AIIB-covered sectors through various financing instruments and solutions. PSC1 leads the coverage of Public Sector Clients, taking responsibility for project preparation, due diligence, and approval processes of projects, 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. 

AIIB is scaling up its support to sector investment programs in client countries and is looking for an Investment Associate with experience in the Urban, Health, and Climate sectors in developing countries, especially in Asia.
 

Responsibilities:

•    Conduct research on country-specific sectoral, industry and market topics, with a focus on the urban or health sectors, identifying trends and opportunities for investment. 
•    Analyze borrowers’ sector demands through urban, health, or climate strategies, masterplans, and technical/feasibility studies, and support the identification of potential projects;
•    Conduct early screening of potential investment opportunities;
•    Support investment due diligence by ensuring that key economic, financial, technical, environmental, and social, and legal considerations are thoroughly analyzed, particularly in the context of health, urban and climate sectors; 
•    Assess the sustainability of urban and/or health sector projects, ensuring that investments align with the relevant AIIB sector strategy, and the Bank’s approach on capacity building, and the integration of technology and innovation in the projects;
•    Support the preparation of project documents for concept reviews, appraisals, and approvals; ensuring that all relevant sector insights are incorporated to align with investment objectives and strategies; 
•    Support the implementation and monitoring of investments, ensuring that projects adhere to sector-specific goals, and performance indicators.

Requirements:

•    Master’s degree with specialization in urban planning, health, climate change or disaster risk management, public policy, or other related fields. 
•    3-5 years of relevant work experience in the urban, health or climate sectors, ideally within government agencies, professional/engineering/consulting firms, and/or international financial institutions with a proven record in project development and implementation. 
•    Understanding of feasibility studies and economic analysis of infrastructure projects.
•    Technical expertise and knowledge in the urban or health sectors are highly desirable, particularly in areas that intersect with infrastructure development. 
•    Knowledge of cross-cutting topics in the urban or health sector is desirable, such as climate change, smart technology, green infrastructure, gender, and environmental and social considerations. 
•    Strong interpersonal and organizational abilities. 
•    Proficient oral and written communication skills in English; additional language proficiency in a country where AIIB invests would be an advantage. 
 

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.

Join in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

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