Role purpose

The position of Investment Officer is assigned to the Portfolio Management Division (PSPM) within the Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD). You will report to PSPM designated Technical International Staff and senior Technical Local Staff with secondary reporting arrangements to the Country Director, PRCM.

As an Investment Officer, you will be responsible for all risk and client relationship aspects of assigned transactions, from first disbursement to final repayment. You will work with clients in infrastructure, agribusiness, and social sectors, across a range of countries.

Please note that this position is a portfolio management role, with no aspect of origination.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Credit Monitoring

• Prepare periodic credit monitoring reports.

• Analyze client financial data, problems and remedial actions.

• Work with senior staff on warning signals or potential problems in transactions; and design and coordinate remedial action.

• Participate in missions related to transaction monitoring.

Project Monitoring

• Ensure client adherence to their obligations to submit periodic reports.

• Coordinate covenant breaches or unexpected developments in projects internally.

• Work with stakeholders to design and implement remedial measures.

• Monitor development effectiveness, and environmental and social management compliance.

• Support client-relationship management and participate in meetings and business trips.

Disbursements

• Process disbursement requests, review withdrawal applications, verify compliance with disbursement conditions and loan covenants; follow up on submission, completeness and validity of required documents.

Database Maintenance

• Ensure completeness and maintenance of databases for legal, financing and security documents.

Project Reviews and Project Completion Reports

• Assess financial and developmental performance of transactions, including visiting sites and conducting interviews, coordinating with stakeholders.

Administrative and Planning Support

• Contribute to different projects to facilitate interaction with stakeholders.

• Contribute to planning and budget exercises.

• Participate in special projects.

• Support knowledge-sharing and strategy-related programs.

Education, Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business or related fields; preferably with advance training.

• At least 8 years of work experience, in the field of corporate finance, project finance, or infrastructure finance, with an international financial institution, infrastructure fund, developer, or consultancy firm.

• Understanding of finance and business principles, and skills in client management.

• Skills to collect and organize information for analysis and organization; conduct research of complex tasks, and prepare notes, papers and detailed reports.

• Skills and confidence to conduct discussions and negotiations with clients.

• Skills to work with teams in a multicultural setting collaboratively.

• Excellent oral and written skills in English and Mandarin.

Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local Staff (TL5).

Terms of Appointment

This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew for an initial period of three (3) years following Section 3.1 (b) of Administrative Order No. 2.01 ('Recruitment and Appointment'). This appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment. At the end of the initial period, this appointment may be renewed for a period of up to three years, or not renewed. There is no limit on the number of renewals. This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

This opening is a local staff position. It is open only to nationals and residents of People's Republic of China.

Role Location

People's Republic of China Resident Mission in Beijing, PRC.

Note

If you have already applied through the ADB Career and Employment System (ACES) you may not apply through the SRI Executive process.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please ensure you complete the Application Form provided below by 23 March 2025 (23:59 hrs, GMT +8). It is essential that you submit your CV in English, specifically in Microsoft Word format (.doc/.docx), not exceeding 10MB.

Applications in other languages or formats will not be considered.

Rest assured, all information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.

SRI Executive is exclusively retained by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to undertake this assignment.