Principal Investment Officer, Infrastructure

Principal Investment Officer, Infrastructure - Mexico Job # : req Organization : IFC Sector : Investment Grade : GH Term Duration : 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type : International Recruitment Location Mexico Required Language(s) : Preferred Language(s) : Closing Date : 1 / 23 / 2025 (MM / DD / YYYY) at 11 : 59pm UTC Description 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. Our mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. Infrastructure is one of IFC's strategic priorities. IFC's Infrastructure department supports the World Bank Group's aim of improving access to efficient, reliable and affordable infrastructure for the poor in emerging markets. IFC's LAC Infrastructure unit is an open and dynamic team that delivers financial and technical support to clients in the power, transport, telecoms, municipal & environmental infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, from IFC's own Balance Sheet and through mobilization of other capital. The department also seeks to maintain IFC, as part of the World Bank Group, at the cutting edge of helping member countries find solutions to new and emerging infrastructure and natural resources issues. The Latin America Infrastructure department is looking to recruit a Principal Investment Officer with considerable experience to lead business development efforts in the infrastructure space in Mexico. The position will be based in Mexico City, reporting to the LAC1 Infrastructure Manager. Additionally, the Principal Investment Officer will be Hub lead" for Mexico, working closely with the Mexico Country Manager and INR colleagues, ensuring coordination across sub sectors, providing key inputs on the Mexico strategy for INR sub sectors, as well as supporting business development, transaction execution, portfolio supervision and client relationship management as needed. Duties and Accountabilities include, but are not limited to : Develop and lead the implementation of the strategy for infrastructure in Mexico in coordination with the sector leads, coordinate business development efforts across Mexico, focusing on developing a strong business pipeline, generating leads and mandates. Proactively identify potential investment partners and opportunities based on industry experience, reputation, market potential, financial capability, and strategic fit. Build and manage relationships with strategic and potential top tier clients, and stakeholders in Mexico (government, technical partners, other multilateral institutions and commercial banks working in the region, WBG, etc.) with the objective of developing business opportunities. Analyze operational and financial performance of potential client companies; review investment proposals, evaluate the benefits and risks of new transactions, conduct project discussions with clients and assure quality follow-up within IFC as well as with external counterparts. Assess the attractiveness of specific investment opportunities with a strong focus on credit quality and development impact and make recommendations to IFC's management to build an overall strong portfolio. Lead and manage a team of 10 infrastructure investment professionals in the Mexico office, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance management to ensure alignment with organizational goals and delivery of high-quality investment outcomes. Lead and organize periodic knowledge management sessions to develop team capacity in assessing opportunities. Lead the execution of transactions across various infrastructure subsectors and provide expert advice to investment teams. Work with portfolio managers and special operations (CSO) to address emerging risks in the Mexican portfolio and to capture learning that can translate into improved structuring of future sector business. Identify, communicate internally and as appropriate, act on trends and developments that affect clients, companies and the industries in which they operate. Lead efforts and coordinate closely with advisory and environmental & social teams to add value to our client's businesses, find pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact. Together with the upstream (pre-investment) unit, work on identifying and prioritizing upstream leads in Mexico. Participate in the design of approaches and interventions to create upstream markets and provide substantive input to key components of Country Private Sector Diagnostics. Attend and participate as speaker in industry conferences and other corporate initiatives. Selection Criteria Master degree, preferably in finance, business administration, management, economics, or a similar field. At least 12 to 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr