(Senior) Investment Officer, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) Europe

At the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. In fiscal year 2026, IFC committed a record $105.6 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries. For more information, visit www.ifc.org . The Manufacturing, Agribusiness Services (MAS) Industry Group plays an important role in supporting IFC’s strategic priorities, covering investments in the global manufacturing and services, agribusiness, health and education sectors. MAS’ sectors play a critical role in providing goods and services to consumers, addressing core needs, creating jobs, contributing to government revenues and stimulating growth. In IFC’s client countries, these sectors can account for as much as 80% of overall economic activity and can account for up to 90% of employment activity, particularly in the poorest countries. MAS Europe seeks to recruit a (Senior) Investment Officer to be based in Belgrade, Serbia or Warsaw, Poland. The selected candidate will serve as a key member of the MAS Europe Leadership Team and will play a leading role in delivering MAS Europe's ambitious investment, mobilization, portfolio and outcomes agenda. The position combines strategic business development, management of key client relationships, transaction leadership, portfolio oversight, country platform leadership, and team development responsibilities Duties and accountabilities: • Work closely with the region, including relevant country managers and country officers and other groups such as Financial Institutions Group and Infrastructure, where applicable, to develop client engagement strategies and sector development strategies in the identified countries. • Develop a strong pipeline of good quality investment opportunities in MAS sectors that fit with the Country Partnership Frameworks of the countries by anticipating market trends, client needs and employing sector/country knowledge. • Shape business leads into actionable concepts ready for mandate by identifying and screening potential investment opportunities, preparing the investment thesis, and leading the structuring of those opportunities that strike a balance between client’s expectations and protecting IFC’s and other investors’ rights. • Bring lessons learned from previous transactions and portfolio management and evaluations of development impact into discussions on the design and structuring of new transactions in order to build a profitable and impactful portfolio. • Use networks to keep project moving and collaborate with key internal stakeholders to obtain buy-in on deals and negotiate risk and mitigation strategies. Ensure seamless communication flow and cooperation among all IFC team members and external stakeholders. • Perform complex, credit risk rating assessments, covenant compliance reviews, and development impact assessment. Oversee the portfolio management work of analysts and investment officers for assigned portfolio to identify gaps and create a macro view of the financial, compliance, and risk status of the portfolio, anticipating emerging risks. • Develop assigned staff and members of the broader team through mentoring, coaching, and providing on-the-job learning opportunities, as well as oversee or supervise assigned staff and consultants and ensure quality control of work products.