Job Description

Our mission and objectives

• British International Investment is the UK\'s development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. We invest with the aim of solving the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation.
• We have 75 years of experience successfully supporting the sustainable, long-term growth of businesses in Africa and Asia, and have recently expanded to invest in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean.
• We invest to achieve impact and a financial return which is then reinvested for more impact. Over the past five years, we have committed \xc2\xa37 billion of new investments, with our net assets growing in value to approximately \xc2\xa38.1 billion. We are now invested in 1,400 businesses which directly employ over 950,000 workers and support many more. Over the next five years, we plan to grow further, and aim to commit around \xc2\xa39 billion of new investments over the period.
• Our current five-year strategy responds to the opportunities and challenges facing developing and emerging economies. To ensure our capital is used in the best way possible to meet these opportunities and challenges, it sets out three clear strategic objectives - to invest in productive, sustainable and inclusive development. These objectives mean an increased focus on climate finance, including investing in green infrastructure; on financing digital transformation; and on driving inclusive outcomes, including through gender and diversity finance.
• We changed our name to British International Investment in 2022, to more accurately reflect our central role in the UK Government\'s international financing offer.
• In the last few years, we have expanded our presence in Africa and Asia by opening new offices in Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ghana and Singapore; with further expansion planned.
• We take an entrepreneurial approach to investment. We think innovatively about ways to deploy our capital, attract, and mobilise other investors, and drive transformational impact.
• Deliver impact. We are a team of over 600 and place immense value on diversity within our organisation.
• Read more about us and the strategy at

Purpose

\xc2\xb7 BII recently expanded into the Indo-Pacific region with a specific focus on climate change and opened the office in Singapore in 2022.

\xc2\xb7 We have begun investing in the Indo-Pacific region as part of our sustainable development objective to help economies reduce emissions, protect the environment and adapt to the changing climate. Our remit will be focussed on the larger economies of Philippines, Indonesia and the Mekong region (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos), and we will be particularly focussed on sustainable investment themes. BII expects to invest between \xc2\xa3300 million and \xc2\xa3500 million in the region between 2022 and 2026.

\xc2\xb7 The selected candidate would be a key part of this rollout plan. They will be work on origination and execution of infrastructure transactions in southeast Asia. In addition to this, they will play a central role in helping BII establish its investment footprint in the region.

\xc2\xb7 They will be part of a small team in Singapore and will work closely with senior BII executives across Asia and London for the effective origination, structuring, execution, and monitoring of infrastructure opportunities in Asia that meet BII\xe2\x80\x99s commercial and development impact criteria.

\xc2\xb7 This role will include transaction origination by active coordination with commercial banks, DFIs and MDBs as well as direct sourcing of transactions through coverage of relevant companies engaged in development of sustainable infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

\xc2\xb7 The role is based in BII\xe2\x80\x99s Singapore office and will entail regular travel to Vietnam, Indonesia, The Philippines, India and other countries as required.

Team and role overview

\xc2\xb7 This role is part of the Infrastructure and Climate Group within BII. The group focuses on making investments in sub sectors in infrastructure, such as energy, mobility, transport/logistics, ports, and water across our markets in Africa and Asia.

\xc2\xb7 The group is organised along product lines: Funds, Equity Investments, Project Finance and Energy Access & Efficiency. This role will be working across products in the region.
There are 5 job levels \xe2\x80\x93 Associate, Executive, Manager, Director & Team Head. However, the team is very flat and people at all levels are involved in the real detail, and in representational work, both to Investment Committee and externally. We are hiring for an Executive to join our team in Singapore.

Responsibilities

Business Development

\xc2\xb7 Originate investment opportunities utilising your own and BII\xe2\x80\x99s relationships with clients, MDBs, DFIs and commercial banks in co-operation with BII\xe2\x80\x99s wider teams.

\xc2\xb7 Contribute to market-mapping exercises across the climate finance space.

\xc2\xb7 Assist in developing targeted origination strategies to focus our investment into sectors and geographies where we have natural advantage and where our capital is needed most.

\xc2\xb7 Monitor development in relation to political, regulatory, business, utility finances, etc. that could impact current and future business in southeast Asia.

Support Deal transactions

\xc2\xb7 Assist in delivering a high quality, diversified portfolio of transactions in the region.

\xc2\xb7 Support engaging with the Client/portfolio company and other investors and lenders as required to ensure smooth delivery of transactions.

\xc2\xb7 Support specific due diligence work streams, such as legal, model audit, technical, environmental & social and insurance, working with external lenders advisors.

\xc2\xb7 Assume responsibility for the completing of discrete due diligence tasks such as company, industry and economic analysis.

\xc2\xb7 Assist in leading and co-ordinating the analysis on: market, target/borrower, sponsor(s) and macro-economic variables. Prepare/ review the project financial model.

\xc2\xb7 Identify transaction risks and assist in developing mitigation structures.

\xc2\xb7 Take responsibility for deal completion related work including managing conditions precedents to ensure efficient and timely financial close.

\xc2\xb7 Review and comment on legal documentation together with the internal legal team.

\xc2\xb7 Assist in structuring and negotiation of terms with counterparties appropriate to commercially acceptable standards, ensuring legal documentation that is best in class.

\xc2\xb7 Coordinate and assist in preparing and presenting high-quality investment proposals through BII\'s investment process as well as the preparation and presenting monitoring papers for existing deals.

\xc2\xb7 Inclusively manage the engagement of support teams (Environmental, Social, Business Integrity and Development Impact), ensuring all internal stakeholders can achieve their objectives.

Portfolio Monitoring

\xc2\xb7 Ensure the maintenance of a high-quality portfolio post-disbursement including financials, development impact and environmental, social and business integrity, leveraging internal specialists as needed.

\xc2\xb7 Apply appropriate portfolio monitoring processes that include preparation of periodic monitoring reports for BII\xe2\x80\x99s investment committee, checking for early warning signals, reviewing of waiver requests and amendments, and thereby present recommendations for BII\xe2\x80\x99s investment committee or as required to comply with relevant regulations.

The candidate

Successful candidates will have a proven track record in:

\xc2\xb7 Deep network in Southeast Asia across banks, investors, DFIs and sustainable infrastructure businesses built through previous infrastructure transaction experience in energy, water, ports, or transport, preferably with an international bank, infrastructure fund, Development Financial Institution or Multilateral Development Institution;

\xc2\xb7 Originating, structuring, and closing smaller transactions as deal lead or supporting deal lead on larger scale complex transactions;

\xc2\xb7 Experience of climate related transactions and network in Philippines and Indonesia would be favourably considered

\xc2\xb7 Ability to work on multiple opportunities across sectors while working to deadlines and managing time effectively.

\xc2\xb7 As a member of a small team, a proactive "hands-on" and self-driven approach is important, as well as the ability to mentor junior team members.

\xc2\xb7 MBA or Master\'s degree in a relevant field, is advantageous but not a prerequisite.

We will be considering the following as important:

- Excellent financial analysis and structuring skills;

- Strong understanding of diligence processes, financial terms, legal terms;

- Knowledge of Equity, Funds and Debt investing, including an understanding of market practice in emerging market economies;

- Good business communication skills, written, verbal and presentation;

- Strong negotiator, networker and relationship builder;

- Track record of internal collaboration across the deal team and support teams to achieve multiple goals (ideally experience of working with colleagues across multiple locations)

Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII\xe2\x80\x99s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity.

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

- Impact-led, commercially rigorous

- Tenacious in the face of challenges

- Collaborative and caring

British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

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