Principal Banker

Our client, an established international development bank is hiring for an experienced finance professional. The Principal Banker, in their role as an operation leader, is expected to take responsibility for effective leadership of their project team/s, supervision of junior banking staff, while contributing to their coaching, providing mentoring assistance, business/pipeline development, client management and policy dialogue.

Job responsibilities:

• Structuring and Execution: Work as a senior project team member with more experienced operation leaders on complex transactions, contributing to all aspects of project structuring and execution, including supporting the operation leader with the management of the project team
• As an operation leader: Lead structuring, negotiation (including review of legal documentation) and the execution of transactions, working with clients, authorities, consultants and internal units
• Portfolio Monitoring, Value Creation and Reporting: As a senior project team member perform all such tasks as may be assigned by the operation leader and provide constructive portfolio monitoring advice, guidance and supervision to more junior members of the project team.
• Policy Dialogue: In cooperation with relevant units within the Bank (e.g., Policy VP, OCE) and Banking country teams (if applicable), contribute to policy dialogue, in a leading role (project level initiatives) or supporting function (national level initiatives)
• Business Development: Assist with marketing and business development efforts in the relevant sector and countries to build reputable market contacts in order to develop a broad deal flow and cross selling of the Bank’s competencies
• Staff Management: Assist in recruiting, training, coaching and mentoring junior bankers, in coordination with the team Director and Associate Directors, Senior Bankers, involving them in all aspects of the project cycle (appraisal, execution, implementation, monitoring and business development), ensuring adequate quality of project work and appropriate work load distribution amongst the project team members; contribute to their professional and competency development

Candidate requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise
• Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA, or CIMA desirable
• Significant relevant financial industry experience from a development finance institution, an investment or commercial bank, private equity firm, asset management firm, or international auditing/financial consulting firm
• Strong quantitative/numerical skills are critical with the ability to interpret financial information and to design and use financial models
• Practical experience of participating in and leading complex transactions through the full project life cycle
• Credit analysis skills, with the ability to interpret accounts, understanding local and international accounting principles and practice of credit analysis
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French