Investment Analyst – PPP Transaction Advisory Services

Investment Analyst – PPP Transaction Advisory Services

Job #: req37165 Organization: IFC Sector: Investment Grade: GE Term Duration: 3 years 0 months Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment Location: Kyiv,Ukraine Required Language(s): English, Ukrainian Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 6/26/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

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 International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions, and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit: https://www.ifc.org.
IFC’s Transaction Advisory Services department provides financial advisory services to client governments and private companies with the purpose to increase access to basic infrastructure and social services by facilitating private investments in various sectors.
Specifically, the PPP team acts as transaction advisor to governments to structure and implement the following types of public-private partnership (PPP) projects:
• BOT type concessions
• Management and lease contracts
• Restructuring and privatization of state-owned enterprises
By structuring successful PPPs, infrastructure and public services may be expanded and improved in a cost-effective manner, benefiting from private sector’s expertise, management, and finance. The PPP team has an active global portfolio of over 100 PPP projects covering different sectors, of which power, transport, water, affordable housing and health are strategic priorities.
IFC’s Transaction Advisory Services department also acts as transaction adviser to private companies to help them with various types of merger and acquisition type of transactions. The Corporate Finance Services (CFS) team has an active portfolio of transactions in various sectors, of which renewable energy and privatization are strategic priorities.
CTA’s Europe PPP team covers the unit’s operations across the Europe Region. The team’s 11 staff are located across 6 different European offices, including in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The department is looking to recruit an Investment Analyst (IA) to work with the PPP team in the Europe region. The IA will be based in Kyiv, Ukraine reporting to the Regional Manager and Head for PPP Transaction Advisory Services in Europe. The IA will support the development and implementation of various PPP and CFS projects in Ukraine and the broader Europe region in infrastructure sectors as described above.
The selected candidate will be expected to perform as a core team member under the supervision of the Hub-Leader for Ukraine and Moldova and will assist the project team leaders in the origination and execution of IFC’s advisory mandates in PPPs, privatizations and private M&A transactions.
Duties and Accountabilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
1. Proactively contribute to business development activities, including:
• Participate in origination and marketing activities, e.g. undertake project scoping to assess feasibility of potential projects, preparation of pitchbooks and proposals and support with IFC internal governance processes.
• Prepare notes and documentation for internal approval processes and procurement of consultants.
• Participate in meetings with government and private clients to discuss and assess their needs and ideas to improve access to infrastructure and delivery of public services and to identify potential PPP and CFS projects for IFC transaction advisory assistance.
• Understand World Bank Group’s (WBG) strategy for assigned countries and work with them to engage with clients to implement them in a coordinated manner.
2. Assist with day-to-day management of project execution to contribute to the structuring of innovative PPP and CFS projects and to the development of recommendations to clients, including:
• Assist with due diligence management, data collection, review of legal, commercial and technical outputs, project structure design, and drafting of project contractual documentation.
• Prepare complex financial models and perform financial analysis.
• Assist with managing project marketing to potential investors, roadshows, preparing marketing documents (teaser, information memorandum), conducting prequalification and tendering (including negotiation of project agreements with bidders) up to award and commercial/financial close.
• Assist with coordinating with other parts of IFC and WBG including environmental and social, legal, other advisory and investment departments as well as IBRD colleagues.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Management, Accounting or a related specialty from a top reputed university.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience gained with a leading financial institution.
• Relevant experience with PPP transaction advisory, M&A or privatization advisory on buy and/or sell side, project finance, private equity, preferably with focus on infrastructure (including social infrastructure) sectors.
• Strong analytical and up-to-date financial modeling/structuring skills with ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently.
• Experience in infrastructure sectors (including power, transport, social infrastructure sectors), with some knowledge of sector trends, legal and regulatory requirements, and stakeholders (project developers, investors, technical and legal consultants) and with proven track record of infrastructure/PPP transactions.
• Ability to operate in large, culturally diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high quality work within deadlines to meet team objectives.
• Willingness and ability to travel on short notice and frequently, as required.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Ukrainian are essential.
• Experience with sell-side/government PPP transaction advisory is considered a plus.
• Experience in development institutions is considered a plus.

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1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

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