Call for CVs - Investment Advisor, DFC

Dexis Professional Services seeks to expand its roster of experienced Investment Advisors for an anticipated award. Interested applicants with a background in supporting the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the former Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are encouraged to apply.

Launched in 2019, DFC continues to strategically grow, including its expanded overseas footprint of U.S. government employees and contracted advisors. DFC focuses on global regions where there is potential to increase private investment by facilitating the establishment, execution, and monitoring of high-quality transactions across DFC priority sectors. The Contractor will be an integral part of DFC's efforts to expand its portfolio of transactions in certain regions and mobilize private capital towards high-quality deals with strong development impact.

The contractor shall provide subject matter expertise, consulting, and professional services as needed. The contractor will work closely with investment teams based in Washington, D.C. as well as other DFC/inter-agency staff in a global region to understand and execute Agency and sector-specific priorities and investment requirements. Assignments could be ad hoc, varying by situational need and project. Directions on which tasks to focus on will come from the supervisor for this role.

• Market Research and Analysis:
  • Leads, organizes, and develops market intelligence and analysis on potential clients and other business development leads in DFC's focus sectors, based on DFC eligibility (e.g., energy and energy security, infrastructure, agriculture, health, and financial services).
  • Identifies sources of potential information and devises methods and strategies to identify opportunities and challenges facing countries under coverage and sectors; develops relationships and manages robust communication networks with potential deal leads and other key stakeholders.
  • Identifies key potential clients or client groups, associations, industry sectors, regions, and/or target markets on which DFC marketing efforts should align with DFC priorities.
• Sourcing and Developing Transactions:
  • Conducts in-depth analyses of new transaction proposals to determine their financial, technical, economic, legal, and political feasibility, and shares recommendations on such analysis with their supervisor on whether the proposals should proceed for additional scrutiny.
  • Works with and modifies sponsor-provided financial projections to assess logical model construction and adequacy of business case assumptions for the proposed DFC financing and/or insurance. As necessary, as part of the due diligence process and when requested by DFC officers, creates financial models and conducts sensitivity analyses to test project assumptions and key economic drivers.
  • Supports DFC negotiations with key interested parties on DFC loan terms, including collateral security and completion support, and policy requirements.
  • Reviews proposals submitted for all DFC programs to determine their suitability.
  • Coordinates with the relevant DFC business lines in Washington, DC, to develop screening memos to present to the appropriate business line.
  • Works with key stakeholders in country to push transactions through screening to commitment, as needed. Supports DFC in the preparation of recommendations and required papers and correspondence. Supports DFC deal team to present loan proposals to the various DFC approval committees. Supports DFC deal teams with reviews and comments on contracts, obtaining appropriate agency clearances and in obtaining investor's signature and fee, where requested.
• Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement:
• • The Contractor may serve as senior point of contact for DFC in the country, when designated.
  • Maintains communication with U.S. and foreign corporations, U.S. and foreign commercial banks, relevant business associations, and development finance institutions as required for research and marketing, as well as due diligence, transaction execution, and post- close monitoring of the regional portfolio.
  • Cooperates and collaborates with other DFC managers of business development programs and other initiatives (e.g., policy coordination group) to help assure their successful operation and implementation.
  • Participates in regional, industry-specific conferences or functional task forces to provide marketing advice as required. Leverages the U.S. inter-agency to support U.S. and international companies investing in eligible countries in the region. Supports visiting DFC executives.

• Master's degree in business studies, international relations, finance, business, economics, political science, or a related field, with an optional CFA.
• 3-5 years of experience working in an investment role (as an originator, analyst, underwriter, etc.).
• Experience with financial modeling and financial statement analysis.
• Local solid networks in DFC's focus regions.
• Expert understanding of emerging market venture, debt, growth capital, private equity markets, political risk insurance, and other investment products.
• Expert skill in analyzing business plans for equity and debt investments in emerging markets and the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of prospective company managers in carrying out the proposed business plan.
• Ability to negotiate and structure complex finance agreements.
• Skilled in working with key internal and external stakeholders in a strategic and discrete manner.
• Broad and comprehensive knowledge of international business practices.
• Working, often independently or with minimal supervision, on simultaneous projects, in a complex environment, and under deadlines.
• Excellent English speaking, reading, and writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to produce written materials that are clear and succinct.
• Delivering customer service and resolving customer queries.
• Must hold or be able to obtain a Public Trust level security clearance.

• Evaluating or responding swiftly to requests for financial support from entrepreneurs, personnel, or businesses.
• Experience evaluating and responding to requests to a development finance institution for financial support.
• Broad and comprehensive understanding of development finance and the work of development finance institutions.
• Experience working with USG or DFC as well as other development finance institutions.
• 6-10 years of experience working in an investment role (as an originator, analyst, underwriter, etc.).

Please note that the purpose of this Call for CVs is to build out a roster of professionals with relevant experience in the following areas for which Dexis frequently recruits. There is no closing date for applications nor a deadline by when candidates will be assessed; new applicants are reviewed by our team on a regular basis and added to prospective candidate pools. When new positions become available relevant to this sector, Dexis will post a complete job description with detailed information on the responsibilities and qualifications. Candidates with relevant experience who have submitted their CV under this announcement may be contacted when new related jobs open up and are invited to apply.