IDB Invest – Investment Management Officer/Lead Officer – Financial Institutions Division – Central America and Mexico (2 positions)

Education: You hold an advanced degree (Master’s, MBA, or equivalent) in Finance, Business Administration, International Development, or any other relevant field.

Experience:

• You have at least 5 years of proven experience in investment origination, structuring or portfolio management with a shown track-record in FIs.
• Your experience working with both debt and equity participations would be highly desirable.
• Your understanding client needs and challenges, market idiosyncrasies, and drivers of change in Central America and Mexico is highly valued.
• Strong financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills are a plus.

Language: You are proficient (oral and written) in both English and Spanish.

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Opportunity Summary: 

• Type of contract: Fixed term
• Length of Contract: 3 years 
• Starting date: Upon agreement with the candidate 
• Affinity: Local
• Location: IDB Invest in Central America or Mexico

Nationality: As this is a local position that will be based in one of our offices in Central America or Mexico, it is a required that you are either a national or have a valid work permit for one of these countries.

Our culture: Working with us you will be surrounded by a diverse group of people who have years of experience in all types of development fields, including transportation, health, gender and diversity, communications and much more.

About us: The IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is a multilateral organization based in Washington, D.C., that is committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.

The IDB Invest offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

The IDB Invest is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in employment. We embrace diversity on the basis of gender, age, education, national origin, ethnic origin, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and HIV/AIDs status. We encourage women, Afro-descendants and persons of Indigenous origins to apply.

 Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for our Region, the IDB Group is reviewing its hiring needs and re-prioritizing its areas of talent acquisition. We encourage candidates to continue to apply to the active postings, yet current job openings may be subject to further decisions in terms of timing of the processes, or other actions, in accordance with business needs. Final hiring decisions may also be conditioned to the candidate’s ability to timely relocate to the post of duty at the moment of starting service. In the event, the selected candidate cannot relocate to the post of duty, the start date may have to be postponed or temporary work agreement ratified, ad-hoc, in accordance with business needs and applicable policies, with the view of having the candidate physically present in the post of duty by July 1 at the latest, should travel regulations permit it.