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 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. For more information visit .
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.
IFCs transaction advisory services department (CTA) is housed in the World Bank Groups Clients and Products Vice Presidency (CCPVP) and consists of two business lines:
PPP Transaction Advisory (C3P) offering 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 IFCs 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 a Senior Investment Officer with strong M&A experience to help support the execution of our business strategy in the Asia Region. The position will be based in Singapore and will report to the Global Manager CFS.
The Senior Investment Officer will support the CFS regional teams with global capacity with the objective of facilitating business development and executing transactions.
Duties and Accountabilities
Strategy: Helping to design and implement CFSs strategy working closely with the regional WBG teams with a focus on WBGs strategic priorities in the Asia region.
EMP/ M&A Advisory: Collaborating with regional leads to drive the origination and execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory; restructuring advisory; and EMP services mandates in the Asia region.
Pre-IPO Advisory: Leading origination and execution of strategic pre-IPO advisory mandates in the region. Execution will include supporting teams in advising clients on listing processes appropriateness timing regulations and relevant key issues; reviewing and advising on current corporate structure balance sheet structure valuation and business planning; preparing detailed timetables for listing broker selection and prospectus review; preparing management and the board for listing; and corporate governance group advisory services.
Relationship Management: Maintaining strong relationships with internal regional and industry counterparts in the Asia regions with the objective of identifying collaboration opportunities that enhance business development and delivery that are aligned with IFC corporate objectives.
Client Management: Working closely with regional clients and with relevant internal resources to help clients to develop a transaction strategy and to undertake bankability assessment funding feasibility financial modelling business planning/restructuring.
Processing: Providing overview on the drafting key transaction reports and project documentation (Marketing documents for each transaction Information memoranda due diligence and transaction structuring reports and transaction contracts and agreements etc.).
Mentorship: Mentoring junior colleagues and helping them to achieve business targets
Corporate Initiative: Supporting IFCs brand in the CFS space building on IFCs regional brand and overall communications strategy.