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The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA),member of the World Bank Group, announces a job vacancy for: Extended Term Consultant

Job available in these locations: Vienna, Austria or Paris, France

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member of the World Bank Group with a mission to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. MIGA houses the World Bank Group (WBG) guarantee platform which brings together products and experts from the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and MIGA for simplicity, efficiency, and speed. MIGA serves as a one-stop shop for all WBG guarantee business, providing the best guarantee solutions for clients to meet project needs and development priorities. The platform provides three types of coverages: credit guarantees for loans to the public or private sector; trade finance guarantees for trade finance projects involving public entities; and political risk insurance against non-commercial risks for private sector projects or public-private partnerships. For more information, visit www.miga.org

MIGA’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Regional Hub is currently recruiting an Operations Analyst on Extended Term Consultancy contract, to support MIGA activities in ECA including business development, relationship management with key clients and partners, and coordination of relationships with MIGA stakeholders including shareholders, development partner agencies, development financial institutions, and private sector players in Eastern Europe. The position will be based in Vienna, Austria or Paris, France and, supervised by the Eastern Europe Regional Head.

Duties and Accountabilities

Business development:

• Perform independent research on various topics across different sectors and regions, including preparation of briefing notes for senior management; background information and financial analysis of specific companies; trends in foreign direct investment (FDI); identification of business opportunities across sectors and regions
• Conduct mapping of potential clients and partners for MIGA, including coordination with country and sector specific business development strategies
• Collect data, analyze, and synthesize data from public and WBG sources for business development and project assessment
• Research and identify investor/sector conferences relevant for sectors and regions
• Prepare reports, presentations, talking points and minutes for the team and other groups in MIGA
• Support relationship activities with clients and partners: use the client management system and provide reports as requested; prepare client pitch books and other marketing presentations; support client meetings and necessary follow-ups
• Develop and maintain data base and tracking systems related to special sector initiatives.

Execution:

• Assist in underwriting of political risk insurance (PRI) and credit enhancement guarantees in various sectors and support team members on complex transactions with an emphasis on financial modeling and credit analysis
• Prepare sections of relevant reports (sector updates, sub-sector information, strategy documents, briefing notes, underwriting papers, etc.) and contribute to the formulation of conclusions and recommendations
• Liaise with counterparties to ascertain data quality in MIGA databases
• Coordinate follow- up as required with sponsors, financiers, and public sector counterparties involved in project specification, definition, bidding preparation, negotiation, awarding of contract and project implementation and monitoring
• Track status of projects at various stages in MIGA systems and provide regular updates as agreed with country representative or another designated person
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the manager.

Note: This position will be based either in Vienna, Austria or Paris, France.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree (e.g., in international business administration, finance or related field) plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience (e.g., in project / export finance, investment banking, corporate finance and/or credit analysis work for a major bank/financial institution, management consulting firm, or trading company) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions
• Strong credit analysis and modeling skills
• Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries
• Demonstrated teamwork skills
• Strong client service orientation with an openness to feedback and new ideas
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (oral and written)
• Language requirements: English and Russian (required).

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World Bank Group Core Competencies

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.