WBG Pioneer - Research and Data Analysis Intern

WBG Pioneer 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. Private sector financial development is essential to the promotion of successful and sustainable economies in low and middle-income countries around the world. Sound and efficient financial markets can ensure that resources are allocated where they are most productive, assisting job creation and spurring economic growth. IFC’s goal is to prioritize investment in the financial sector because it promotes development in all other sectors. The Financial Institution Group (FIG) is one of IFC’s key Departments responsible for a significant portion of IFC’s business volume, profitability, and development reach, approximately 40%. FIG engages in a wide range of sub-sectors including Banking, Microfinance, SME, Gender, Climate, Insurance, Capital Markets, Housing, Distressed Assets, and other areas. The FIG’s MCA team is looking to hire an intern to work with the teams throughout FIG Central Asia. Intern work closely with IFC’s investment officers who are responsible for the design, negotiation, structuring, and subsequent supervision of the Corporation’s investment projects. Interns help assist investment officers in research and data analysis. They are expected to provide support with Strategy presentations and project documentation. Duties and Responsibilities The intern will be integrated into a team that develops new businesses, completes transactions, and supervises a portfolio of loans, structured finance, quasi-equity, and equity investments in FIG’s Centra Asia sub-region. The candidate is required to know and effectively use fundamental business concepts and practices and to provide analytical, market research and other professional support to professional level Investment Officers. The work program is varied and may be somewhat complex requiring evaluation, original thinking, and various written outputs.