Overview
The role serves as the focal investment specialist for the waste sector, providing guidance on business development, project structuring, execution, and portfolio management. It also plays a key role in thought leadership, knowledge sharing, and developing scalable solutions and advisory products.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Knowledge Bank’s and IFC’s global business strategy development and implementation in the waste sector.
- Act as the client relationship manager for select international clients.
- Develop replicable and scalable high-impact innovative solutions and projects across WBG.
- Contribute to thought leadership, knowledge sharing and dissemination.
- Monitor industry and market trends, participate in industry functions, and build sector relationships globally.
- Lead a dedicated team and be responsible for their deliverables, mentoring, coaching and career development.
Required Experience
- At least 15 years of experience in project, public and/or corporate finance analysis.
- Experience in capital market transactions/sustainability finance would be a plus.
- Significant investment and sector experience in municipal/environmental infrastructure and circular solutions.
- Proven understanding of the public sector and private sector side of the waste business and an integrated vision to develop the sector in Emerging Markets.
- Proven ability and interest in synthesizing municipal & environmental infrastructure sector dynamics, challenges, opportunities and active engagement in knowledge creation and dissemination.
- Strong transaction experience in project development, origination, structuring, and portfolio management of infrastructure transactions in Emerging Markets.
- Familiarity with multiple financial products ranging from project finance and corporate finance to quasi-equity and equity.
- Willingness to engage on the environment and social aspects of waste sector projects.
- Established industry networks and ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, government authorities, industry groups and experts.
- Proven strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound business judgment.
- Capacity to deal with conflicting, unpredictable priorities in highly responsive manner and deliver high quality work.
- Collaborative work style.
- Experience of working in Emerging Markets.
Qualifications
• MBA or master’s degree in finance, economics, or relevant educational qualifications
