About the Position

The Project Finance Associate Director supports a U.S. Government Agency in executing complex international finance transactions. This role operates within a dynamic investment team focused on advancing strategic projects in emerging markets. 

The Associate Director plays a key role in supporting transaction execution across the full project lifecycle, including due diligence, financial analysis, and coordination of internal and external stakeholders. The position requires strong analytical capabilities and the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced environment. 

This position is based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities

• Conducts in-depth analyses of new loan proposals to determine their financial, technical, economic, legal, marketing, and political feasibility. Performs in depth analysis of the nature of the proposed business ventures; country related macroeconomic and microeconomic risks; risks related to project contractual obligations; the eligibility, financial standing and business background of the sponsor; and other related factors. 
• Independently conducts in-depth financial analyses of new loan proposals to determine a proposed project's ability to maintain debt service and fully repay a loan based on a review of the documentation provided. 
• Performs analyses utilizing available financial data including the financial statements provided by the project sponsors. Creates or modifies sponsor-provided financial projections to assess logical model construction and adequacy of business case assumptions for the proposed financing. Conducts sensitivity analyses to test project assumptions and key economic drivers. 
• Summarizes clearly and concisely due diligence finding as part of credit packages and other documents and memoranda required in the Agency's approval process and presents loan credit proposals to committees to obtain approvals. 
• Serves as point of contact for day-to-day advancement of transactions, including scheduling and attending calls; project management and planning; coordinating among the client, internal parties, external advisors and financing partners; and generally managing the multifaceted workstreams required to advance transactions to commitment, financial close and disbursement. 
• Oversees ancillary workstreams related to transactions including liaising with client, intradepartmental tasks and external consultants. Work with clients to complete forms, liaising with environmental and social teams, reviewing know-your-customer diligence results, and similar routine tasks that must be completed on all transactions. 
• Responds to communications in a timely manner and conducts duties with professionalism. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• Minimum of a master’s degree in international business/studies, international relations, finance, business, economics, political science, or a related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in international finance, corporate finance or project finance, and investments within the last 7 years. 
• Experience analyzing and structuring complex international finance capital market transactions. 
• Experience creating, analyzing, auditing, and running sensitivities on financial models for debt finance in the project finance manner for projects located in developing markets 
• Experience in investments and strategic engagement in developing countries. 
• Experience working on international investments or international financial transactions in a commercial bank, investment bank, international financial institution, or multilateral organization. 
• Experience conducting and reviewing project finance loan origination including financial analysis, economic or political risk analysis, and detailed credit analysis. 
• Broad and comprehensive knowledge of international business practices. 
• Working 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 be a U.S. Citizen or Foreign National with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher-level clearance.