Senior Investment Solutions Specialist

Job Title: Senior Investment Solutions Specialist - Transport

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Investment Solutions Specialist - Transport to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting 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, identifying and justifying new products and technologies that meet client needs and align with the Bank's mandate.
• Develop sector-, client-, and project-specific solutions in line with AIIB's mandate, demonstrating the Bank's ability to provide value-addition, emergency response solutions, blended finance structures, and project development facilities.
• Provide technical and financial expertise to support Project Team Leaders (PTLs) in executing new and existing products in the transport sector, focusing on emerging technologies, innovative financing, and new modalities.
• Support the Bank's cross-border and connectivity projects, helping CDs identify key connectivity and regional cooperation elements to be integrated into eligible financing projects.
• Contribute to 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, gathering on-the-ground information to identify business opportunities in the transport sector.
• Advise clients on the preparation of transport project feasibility studies and sector and thematic studies to support loan processing by investment CDs.
• Review and analyze clients' policy and regulatory frameworks, identifying gaps and constraints in current policies, processes, and procedures, and formulating time-bound policy actions to be included in climate-focused policy-based financing for government consideration.
• Prepare training manuals and materials in the above areas to enhance the capacity of AIIB staff and clients, facilitating effective project execution and management.

Requirements:

• Master's 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 sector's challenges, particularly in developing countries, with specialized knowledge in at least one subsector (e.g., road, railway, port, aviation, urban transport, etc.).
• Experience in transport operations or the management of transport/logistic projects in middle-income and/or developed countries and the introduction of state-of-the-art technology/expertise to developing countries.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, with capacity to respond pragmatically and swiftly 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 as a constructive team member in a multicultural environment.
• Experience in planning, programming, and maintaining investment works in the transport sector, along with institutional reforms, is highly desirable.
• Experience working with development institutions and experience in processing and implementing multilateral development banks' policy-based loans is advantageous.
• 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.