Regional Industry Manager, FIG, Asia and the Pacific

Overview

IFC is seeking a Regional Industry Manager for its Financial Institutions Group (FIG) investment activities in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The role is responsible for leading business development, transaction processing, and portfolio management for FIG investment activities in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the strategy for IFC’s FIG in the region.
• Coordinate with Upstream and Advisory services teams in implementing the FIG strategy.
• Build and maintain high-level relationships with clients in the region.
• Lead FIG business development efforts in the sub-region.
• Actively manage profitability for the FIG business in the sub-region.
• Assume the Transaction Manager role and provide operational guidance to teams.
• Work with Regional Industry Managers in other departments to explore joint ventures.
• Foster relationships with WBG counterparts to identify collaboration opportunities.
• Ensure portfolio experience and perspective is fed into strategy development and business decision making.
• Report on the profitability and development impact of the portfolio.
• Monitor the overall risk of the debt portfolio.
• Actively manage the entire equity portfolio.
• Regularly review valuations, write-downs, exit strategies of the equity book.
• Provide early warning for assets at risk and actively communicate with relevant colleagues.
• Supervise compliance with IFC financial, environmental, legal, and other requirements.
• Lead and manage the unit and ensure the team is high-performing.
• Be part of, and actively contribute to, the regional leadership team and the WBG Knowledge Bank FSS teams.
• Mentor and develop FIG staff in the sub-region.
• Provide the full range of administrative and HR Management oversight.

Required Experience

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in the financial sector.
• Proven experience sourcing and structuring complex investment transactions.
• Sound knowledge of portfolio/asset management and experience in portfolio supervision of loans, equities and guarantees, and restructurings and recovery of impaired assets.
• Proven experience in managing and developing teams.

Qualifications

Master's degree in business, finance or equivalent qualification.

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