Associate Investment Officer - Corporate Finance Services (CFS) – Asia

Associate Investment Officer - Corporate Finance Services (CFS) – Asia

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.

Private sector financial development is essential to the promotion of successful and sustainable economies in low- and middle-income countries around the world. Infrastructure plays a key role in sustained economic growth by providing critical public services to the citizens in a country as well as a platform for efficient operation of businesses that create jobs. The private sector plays an increasingly important role in the financing and delivery of infrastructure and public services, including through Corporate Finance Services.

IFC's transaction advisory services department (CTA) is housed in the World Bank Group's Client's and Products Vice Presidency (CCPVP) and consists of two business lines:

• PPP Transaction Advisory (C3P) offers transaction advisory services to governments design, structure PPP transactions in infrastructure to help client governments partner with the private sector to deliver affordable and high-quality infrastructure.
• Corporate Finance Services (CFS) has three key product offerings: (1) M&A Advisory: supporting investment departments in business development and creating investment opportunities; (2) Equity Mobilization Program (EMP): supporting third party equity mobilization alongside IFC investment; (3) Asset monetization involving listed or listing public entities.

CTA has mobilized $6.6B for FY25 which translates into around 17% of IFC's total core mobilization, of which CFS mobilized over $1.5B of this amount. The department is expected to continue playing a leading role in mobilizing private capital for the WBG.

CFS is seeking an Associate Investment Officer with strong M&A experience to help support the execution of our business strategy in the East, South and Central Asia Region. The position will be based in Singapore and will report to the Global Manager, CFS.

The Associate Investment Officer will support the CFS regional teams with global capacity, with the objective of facilitating business development and executing transactions.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Supporting the execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory; restructuring advisory; and EMP services mandates across Continental Asia.
• Undertaking industry and market research to identify trends, risks and opportunities that will support advisory to clients, including on IPO listing process, appropriateness, timing, regulations, and relevant key issues.
• Reviewing corporate structure, balance sheet structure, business plan, IPO prospectus to support clients, including on IPO transactions.
• Creating valuation models, and supporting bankability assessment, evaluation of funding feasibility, review of business plans.
• Supporting the design of investment thesis and communication of investment value propositions to prospective investors.
• Drafting marketing documents for transactions (e.g., pitch, teaser etc.), information memoranda, due-diligence, and transaction structuring reports, and transaction contracts and agreements, etc.
• Supporting IFC's "brand" in the CFS space, building on IFC's regional brand and overall communications strategy.
• Supporting knowledge management by helping to disseminate CFS's knowledge and experience in Continental Asia to the CFS team globally.

Selection Criteria:

In addition to meeting WBG managerial competencies, the successful candidate must possess:

• Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification in finance, business, law, consulting with at least 6 years relevant experience. A background which combines one or more of these areas of experience is also acceptable.
• Transaction advisory experience in buy side mandates, sell side mandates, restructuring mandates.
• Experience in transactions that involves taking companies public on major international stock exchanges such as the New York stock exchange, London Stock exchange etc. is desirable.
• Experience in financial statement analysis, forecasting and multiple scenario creation and analysis, capital structure modeling, LBO and M&A modeling, etc., intrinsic valuation and Discounted Cash Flow analysis.
• Commitment to development and alignment with the World Bank Group and IFC's mission, strategy, and values.
• Excellent team player and ability to work effectively with a dispersed team in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. If the selected candidate is a current World Bank Group Staff Member with a Term appointment that expires later than the end date of this appointment, s/he will retain the duration of his/her current Term appointment.

WBG Culture Attributes:

• Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
• Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

Poverty has no borders. Neither does excellence. This is why we continually search for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds from around the globe. 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.