Investment Analyst - Digital Access and Affordability

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  "externalDescription": " Build a career with impact. Working at the World Bank Group (WBG) provides a unique opportunity to help countries solve their greatest development challenges. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, the WBG is a unique partnership of five global institutions dedicated to ending poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, the WBG works 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. The Knowledge Bank is the World Bank Group’s platform for generating, curating, and applying global knowledge to support development impact at scale. It connects operational experience, analytical work, data, and global expertise to inform policy dialogue, country programs, and investments across the World Bank Group. The WBG’s Digital and AI Vice Presidency, which houses the Digital AI industry expertise across the WBG, works to connect operational teams across the WBG and clients with effective public‑ and private‑sector solutions to address barriers to expanded internet access and usage in emerging markets. Its mandate is to deliver knowledge and solutions that enable the WBG to advance its mission. Within this structure, the Digital Access Solutions Impact Department (WKDAX) focuses on building the foundations of digital economies by advancing quality, affordable, and safe digital infrastructure access and data AI solutions, with the aim of delivering scalable development impact and creating more and better jobs. WKDAX team leads work on digital infrastructure and affordability, with a focus on knowledge generation, solution design, and the scaling of proven approaches across regions and country programs. The WKDAX group is looking for an Investment Analyst to support the implementation of the Digital Access and Affordability sector’s investments and solutions work. The Investment Analyst will help to: (i) develop new business, execute transactions, and support portfolio investments across the globe; (ii) manage key global client relationships; (iii) prepare sector mappings, strategies, and management briefings; and (iv) further WBG’s expertise through benchmarking, analyzing industry trends, and tracking lessons learned and disseminating the same across the organization. The Investment Analyst will work closely with sector and team leads, industry specialists, regional teams, and partners to support industry and market research The position will be based in Washington, DC. Some travel may be required. Duties and Accountabilities: The responsibilities of the Investment Analyst will include but are not limited to: • Innovation Structuring: o Assisting in the design and implementation of innovative, replicable, and scalable investment, guarantee, and other solutions, deploying the WBG product suite to address barriers to expanded internet access and usage in emerging markets, in collaboration and coordination with other WBG teams and external partners. o Assisting the identification of new approaches from partners, business models and financing structures, that can accelerate private sector participation and development impact. • Investment Analysis Execution: o Assisting in screening and analyzing new business opportunities, including building, and reviewing financial models to assess investment projects' viability and employing other valuations methodologies to support investment analysis. o Preparing investment proposal documents for senior management and credit, covering detailed assessment of risks and returns of the proposed investment. • Market Research Strategy: o Conducting industry and market research including sector mappings, industry trends, financial and non-financial sector KPIs, and benchmarking performance of WBG’s Digital AI investments. o Contributing to the development and reporting of WBG’s Digital Access Affordability sector strategy to WBG’s senior management and the board (including drafting PowerPoint presentations, reports, and participating in working groups). • Business Development Portfolio Support: o Supporting team's internal analysis, marketing, and business development efforts, including preparing pitch books and presentations for clients and internal stakeholders. o Monitoring Digital AI portfolio performance to gauge profitability and impact for WBG in the sector by supporting client’s credit and integrity risk rating assessments per WBG’s standards and requirements. • Knowledge Sharing Collaboration: o Organize webinars and conferences (including preparing presentations, marketing materials, etc.) and disseminate lessons learned. o Work with WBG teams across regions and departments to support the design and implementation of innovative, replicable, and scalable investment, guarantee, and other solutions. 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  "postingEffectiveDate": "6/4/2026",
  "postingExpirationDate": "6/19/2026"
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