Senior Investment Solutions Specialist - Transport (Base in Beijing)
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Asia and beyond - infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to 110 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.
The Sectors, Themes and Finance Solutions (STF) Department drives the development of technical excellence and expansion of financing knowledge across sectors and themes to support AIIBs sovereign and non-sovereign investment operations. It performs a forward-looking role in shaping the direction and impact of AIIB investment operations, initiating and carrying out upstream work to support and incubate new initiatives in frontier technologies, public-private partnership (PPP) advisory, and other productive sectors.
The Senior Investment Solutions Specialist - Transport is expected to support the Manager - Investment Solutions in delivering the unit business plan, as assigned by the Director General, STF.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Manager - Investment Solutions to lead the new business line development with a focus on transport. Identify and help provide justification of new products and new technologies that meet client needs, generate development impact, and align with the Banks mandate.
- Support the Manager - Investment Solutions to lead the development of sector-, client- and project-specific solutions in line with AIIBs mandate.
- Provide on-demand technical and financial expertise to support Project Team Leaders (PTLs) in executing new and existing products in the transport sector.
- Support the Banks cross-border and connectivity projects.
- Support the creation, maintenance, and dissemination of operational knowledge, focusing on lessons learned and emerging best practices from investment operations.
- Participate in dialogue with clients, co-financing partners, and other stakeholders on strategic issues.
- Advise clients on the preparation of transport project feasibility studies.
- Review and analyze clients policy and regulatory frameworks.
- Prepare training manuals and materials in the above areas to enhance the capacity of AIIB staff and clients.
Requirements:
- Masters degree or equivalent in transport engineering, transport economics, transport planning, traffic management, or related fields.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of relevant experience in related fields.
- In-depth understanding of the transport sectors challenges, particularly in developing countries.
- Experience in transport operations or the management of transport/logistic projects.
- Strong technical and analytical skills, with capacity to respond pragmatically to a wide range of transport sector issues.
- Proven track record in high-level policy dialogue and providing policy advice to governments.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
- Experience in planning, programming, and maintaining investment works in the transport sector is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).
AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency, and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences, and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation.
Join in AIIBs mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.
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