Investment Solutions Associate (5770)

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 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 Sectors, Themes and Finance Solutions (STF) Department drives the development of technical excellence and expansion of financing knowledge across sectors and themes to support AIIB's sovereign and nonsovereign investment operations. It performs a forward-looking role in shaping the direction and impact of AIIB investment operations, initiating and carrying out upstream work to support and incubate new initiatives, in frontier technologies, public-private partnership (PPP) advisory, and other productive sectors. STF focuses on ensuring that the investment operations fully align with the Bank’s Corporate Strategy and support the Client Departments (CDs) in implementing relevant sectoral strategies and thematic priorities to maximize development impact. It plays a leading role in introducing and operationalizing new products and financing modalities before they are mainstreamed by the CDs. STF represents the Bank in international fora to discuss sectoral, thematic, and financing issues, establishing and branding AIIB as a premier development institution by actively networking with other development partners and contributing to the global development agenda. STF contributes to cross-bank roles including reporting, branding, and upstream engagement.

The Investment Solutions Associate is expected to support the Manager - Investment Operations Solutions in delivering the business plan, as assigned by the Director General, STF.
 

Responsibilities:

•    Identifying sources and conducting literature reviews and acquiring, compiling, organizing and managing qualitative and quantitative data on key infrastructure sectors in a systematic manner; assisting in the preparation and updating of sector knowledge.
•    Analyzing relevant materials and providing timely, high-quality and fit-for-purpose information, statistics and reports on key issues in infrastructure sectors to support the development and update of operational guidelines or instrumental documents.
•    Identifying, records-keeping, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders relevant to strategy development.
•    Planning and organizing seminars, conferences, meetings, work plans and travel relevant to emerging business development.
•    Supporting the recruitment and monitoring of consultants and their travels and meetings.
•    Conducting any other work as required.
 

Requirements:

•    Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, planning, management, or related fields. 
•    Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in related fields. 
•    Experience in operations or the management of projects.
•    Strong technical and analytical skills.
•    Ability to work collaboratively as a constructive team member in a multicultural environment.
•    Experience in planning, programming, and maintaining investment works.
•    Experience working with development institutions and experience in multilateral development bank is advantageous.

•    Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).

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.