Investment Analyst

Investment Analyst

Job #:

req21711

Organization:

World Bank

Sector:

Treasury

Grade:

GE

Term Duration:

3 years 0 months

Recruitment Type:

Local Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC,United States

Required Language(s):

English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date:

3/29/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org

The World Bank Treasury

Are you inspired by a global mission to end poverty? Do you want to build a career in finance with a global impact? The World Bank Treasury is one of the few places where you can be on the leading edge of finance as it sits at the only nexus of finance, innovation, and international development. We manage the institution's finances to enable all World Bank operations and lending. Each year, we issue over $50 billion in bonds, prudently manage over $180 billion in assets, and process over $7 trillion in transactions.

Departments & Teams

Treasury has three departments and a compliance and controls team. Learn more about our organization: https://treasury.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/treasury/about/what-we-do.

With us, you won't just work in financial markets: you'll help create new ones.

The World Bank Treasury launched a global recruitment campaign to attract the best and brightest talent in the world. We encourage you to learn more about Treasury, organization, people and careers at https://treasury.worldbank.org/careers.

Poverty has no borders, and neither does excellence.

With employees based in Washington, Chennai, and Tokyo, the World Bank Treasury represents over 50 nationalities, and our leadership team hails from all regions of the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer. We have a dedicated and committed workforce and do not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Learn more about Treasury's greatest strength: its diverse and dedicated staff.

Duties and Accountabilities:

The Investment Analyst will be part of the US Fixed Income (USFI) team and will report to the head of the USFI team located in Washington DC. The USFI team is part of the global asset management operations managed by the Manager of TREAM in Washington DC.

The USFI Team manages numerous client portfolios against various US Treasury benchmarks. An integral part of the work of the USFI team consists of capacity transfer to our client institutions, including regular analytical reporting, on-site training, market update presentations and participation in workshops.

The Investment Analyst will be expected to undertake the following roles in addition to contributing to other Treasury initiatives as needed.

1.Support the execution of the investment policy and portfolio construction for various fixed-income portfolios managed by Treasury focusing on US Treasury and high-grade SSA markets, based on applicable investment objectives and risk tolerance considerations within an asset and/or asset-liability management framework;

2.Execute trades in US high grade fixed income, money and foreign exchange markets within defined investment objectives and guidelines;

3.Support the development and implementation of new trading techniques and quantitative models/tools for the investment portfolios;

4.Keep abreast of market developments affecting different asset classes within and outside of the fixed income sector with a view to identifying investment opportunities and implications for existing portfolios under management;

5.Support the periodic review of investment portfolios under management, including preparation of materials to obtain management and investment committee approval of the investment policy and asset allocation recommendations, performance reviews of client portfolios;

6.Assist in client portfolio mandate implementations and portfolio adjustments with TRE business partners;

7.Participate in professional collaboration, technical advisory engagements and workshops with official sector asset managers and other official sector institutions;

8.Contributing to additional projects as needed within the department.

Selection Criteria

1.Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field with at least 4 years of relevant experience in asset management and/or portfolio management. Progress towards or completion of CFA is a plus.

2.Fundamental knowledge of fixed income markets, macroeconomics, and credit risk analysis. Understanding of other asset classes is desirable.

3.Familiarity with fixed income models and demonstrated experience implementing them.

4.Experience with systems supporting trading activities including processes and controls surrounding the asset management business, desirable.

5.Strong analytical programming skills in Python, R or Julia, and previous experience working with Git.

6.Ability to work with relational and non-relational databases, and experience with visualization software (Power BI, Tableau).

7.Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written. Experience giving presentations and communicating and interacting with a broad range of audiences is highly desirable.

8.Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in order to foster strategic business partnerships.

9.Proven capacity to multi-task, deliver results and respond quickly and effectively to requests.

10.A quick learning ability with strong initiative and drive, as well as attention to detail.

11.Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, and commitment to work in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment with the highest ethical standards.

12.Familiarity with other languages is a plus.

13.A high degree of self-motivation and drive to high performance.

This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.