Planning / Cost Engineer إماراتيين (خلاصة القيد)

Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience

Closing Date : Apr 01, 2025

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission isFinancing Infrastructurefor Tomorrowin Asia and beyond—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in 2016 and have since grown to110 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion andAAA-ratedby the major international credit rating agencies. Collaborating with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.

The primary responsibility of the Principal / Senior Officer within the Risk Management Department is to implement AIIB’s credit risk management framework to ensure sound management of credit risk. The candidate is expected to identify, assess, and manage the associated risks with underlying transactions that pertain to debt or equity with a view to safeguarding the Bank’s interests by minimizing potential losses. The candidate will be required to implement the Bank’s investment risk framework and will report to the Head of Credit and Investment Risk.

Responsibilities :

• Lead / Evaluate credit and investment risks of loans, guarantees, and investment activities; identify, measure, and mitigate the risk of new transactions. Make recommendations on deal structures and pricing, focusing primarily on project finance and corporate lending. Knowledge of private equity funds and direct equity investments will be a definite advantage.
• Review proposed credit risk ratings based on the country, sector, market, and counterparty financial analysis provided in the project appraisal documents and recommend appropriate ratings; continuously monitor and recommend changes in counterparties’ credit ratings.
• Assess different counterparties such as stand-alone non-recourse / limited recourse project finance borrowers and corporates and various product offerings made to these counterparties ranging from loans and guarantees to structured financial products and direct equity.
• Identify, formulate, and review financial and credit risk management policies and ensure that appropriate systems, procedures, and guidelines are in line with best banking practices.
• Conduct best practice due diligence and supervision in close collaboration with the Investment Operations departments, ensuring that AIIB’s risk appetite statement is implemented, and a proper risk-reward balance is achieved in all transactions.
• Closely follow the Bank’s lending and investment activities at transaction origination, monitoring, and supervision levels, and advise on possible actions to mitigate the credit and investment risk resulting to the Bank.
• Lead departmental efforts in scaling credit risk assessment and portfolio monitoring activities with respect to IT / MIS requirements.
• Lead in the preparation of regular risk reports, advice on actions with regard to the quality of internal procedures and controls in order to minimize AIIB’s exposure to operational risk.

Requirements :

• Minimum 8-10 years (for a Senior Officer) and minimum 15 years (for a Principal) of relevant professional experience in multilateral development bank(s) or global financial institution(s), ideally on project finance, corporate finance and capital market; risk management familiarity in the economies of AIIB’s client countries would be an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of credit and investment risk-related financial analysis, procedures, and systems in complex global financial services settings.
• Familiarity with credit enhancing mechanism and treatment of collateral with regard to exposures.
• In-depth knowledge of operating procedures and systems, and experience in risk control processes and systems in complex global financial services settings.
• Proven skills and working experience in risk and control function in major industrial sectors with particular emphasis on project lending in developing countries.
• Solid understanding of risk management; strong quantitative analysis skills and detail-oriented.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Master’s degree or higher in risk management, finance, or other related fields preferred.