Associate Investment Officer – Waste Sector

World Bank Group • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.
The WBG is renewing its approach to knowledge as the Knowledge Bank, ensuring that the best global knowledge drives development, scales impactful solutions, and shapes global conversations. Part of the push to become a better Bank involves improving how we collect, store, and share knowledge to help countries stay on track with their development goals. The vision of the Knowledge Bank focuses on four key areas: (i) new and updated knowledge products, (ii) strategic partnerships, (iii) enhanced learning opportunities, and (iv) cutting-edge systems. The Knowledge Bank’s Urban, Subnational & Land Solutions and Impact team is responsible for ensuring that the right mix of best-practice investment and advisory solutions is made available to public- and private-sector clients and WBG operational teams in the urban and land sectors.
The team is looking to recruit an Associate Investment Officer (AIO) covering the waste sector. The AIO will be part of a team leading business development, project structuring and execution in the sector as part of the Knowledge Bank. In addition, the AIO will play a key role in knowledge sharing and dissemination across the WBG, with an emphasis on curated knowledge to support market creation, innovation, and risk management. The AIO will take responsibility for ensuring best practices from regional operations are shared and, where possible, replicated in other regions. The AIO will also support relationship management for select global clients and will contribute to the development of scalable solutions and advisory products that will help teams on the ground with business development, client capacity building, and client relationship management.
The selected candidate will be based in Washington, DC and will report to the Manager for Urban, Subnational & Land Solutions and Impact. The position will have a global focus and involve regular travel commitments.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MBA, Master's, or equivalent) in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in finance in the infrastructure sectors—gained at an investment bank, private equity firm, institutional investor, consulting firm, or international financial institution.
• Proven transaction experience across the full deal lifecycle: origination, structuring, negotiating, and portfolio management of infrastructure investments in emerging markets. Experience in capital markets, quasi-equity/equity transactions, and in municipal and waste sector transactions is a plus.
• Demonstrated business development capability, including a track record of building and managing client relationships, ability to engage directly and independently with clients, and financial and technical partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound business judgment, capacity to innovate, and ability to develop practical, creative solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work well under time pressure with minimal instruction or supervision, manage competing priorities responsively, independently deliver high-quality work, and collaborate effectively across regional and industry boundaries, as well as with public sector colleagues in the Knowledge Bank.
• Committed to the highest ethical standards and aligned with the World Bank Group and IFC's mission, values, and development mandate.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and a constructive, solutions-oriented work style.

Responsibilities

• Work with the IFC Waste & Circularity team, and global sector lead to support the development and execution of IFC's global waste sector strategy.
• Work with regional colleagues to build pipeline, conduct sector mappings, originate, structure, negotiate, and close transactions across the capital structure — equity, mezzanine, and debt, including restructurings, capital increases, and exits.
• Support project teams on due diligence, transaction structuring, risk mitigation and financial analysis. Drive creative solutions to overcome impasses in complex deals. Contribute to portfolio management.
• Contribute to the WBG Knowledge Bank by supporting development of knowledge products and solutions that leverage public and private to develop replicable and scalable solutions in the waste sector
• Manage the Circularity Plus platform and support related advisory or “upstream” work with private and public sector clients.
• Stay current on key sector trends in circular economy, waste-to-energy, treatment infrastructure, and climate finance.
• Analyze sector developments and apply lessons from past deals to generate new business and improve portfolio performance.
• Create and disseminate waste and circularity sector knowledge across IFC and the WBG.
• Capture best practices from one region and, where possible, drive replication across others.

Benefits

• The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees