IDB Invest - Portfolio Management Lead Officer- Equity Funds- National Position to be based in a Country Office in Latin America & Caribbean (outside Headquarters)

Education: Advanced degree (at least Master’s, MBA, or equivalent) in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or relevant fields. CFA designation is a plus.

Experience: At least 7+ years of relevant investing and/or portfolio management work experience in debt/private equity investment funds, financial/advisory firms or development financial institutions. In-depth understanding of investment funds’ product/business drivers and challenges, as well as deep knowledge of industry market trends and players in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.

Languages: You have excellent written and oral communication skills in your country’s official language(s) and in English. Oral and written proficiency in a second or third Bank language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is preferred.

Core & Technical Competencies:

• Strong ability to assess, understand and provide sound judgment on complex business, financial and legal structures and issues.

• Solid financial analysis and modeling capabilities.

• Outstanding oral/written communication and negotiation skills.

• Aptitude to carry out multiple and detailed tasks and deliver results under tight deadlines.

• Ability to fit in and contribute to multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.

• Takes initiative to assist others and share knowledge and information.

Opportunity summary: 

Type of contract: Fixed-Term

Length of contract: 36 months, that might be extended with both parties’ consent.

Starting date: Upon agreement with you. 

Location: IDB Invest Country Office in Latin America & Caribbean (outside Headquarters)

Requirements: Not have family members currently working at the IDB Group.  

Our company: Working with us you will be surrounded by a diverse group of people who have years of experience in all types of private investment development fields, including infrastructure and energy, corporates, financial institutions, financial and non-financial products and services, gender and diversity, communications and much more.

About us: 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.

IDB Invest offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

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. 

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 a 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.