Investment Analyst – Markets, Caucasus and Central Asia

About the Job
Who we are looking for
An experienced Investment Analyst covering the countries in South Caucasus and Central Asia. Part of Yerevan-based team, you will have the responsibility for managing client relationship with financial institutions, producing and reviewing due diligence material, and monitoring the investees.

Job Description

The Analyst responsibilities include:

Develop and maintain networks of contacts in countries of the allocated portfolio, participate to the regional and country strategy

Be the main point of contact for each investee in the allocated markets, prospect new investment targets

Plan, prepare and conduct due diligence visits of investees in portfolio

Produce due diligence material (Desk Review, Credit Rating, ESG rating)

Supervision of due diligence reporting, including review of reports and scoring

Elaborate proactively funding demand of investees and prospects in countries in portfolio

Publish special country analysis reports, follow up reports needed for deal origination and ongoing monitoring

Perform research and monitoring on local legal frameworks relevant to the company investments in the banking, MSME and impact investing sector in general

Depending on the transaction type, prepare specific reports (Stress Test, special memos)

Supervision of investees monitoring

Supervise and validate AML/KYC reports and exchange with Risk and Compliance units

Participate to specific work-out cases if requested

Your Qualification
We are looking for a dynamic person who is self-motivated, results oriented, with strong teamwork skills, and able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment. More specifically, we have the following requirements:

At least 5 years of experience in financial due diligence (investment, audit, internal control)

At least 3 years of experience in development finance and/or impact investing industry

Relevant working experience in South Caucasus and Central Asia, or other emerging countries

Willingness to travel in the region (up to 35%)

Fluent in English (at least C1 level) and Russian, both written and spoken

Good writing and editing skills

Right to work in Republic of Armenia

Job Offer

The chance to contribute to improving the lives of people in emerging and frontier countries, to work towards supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A flexible work environment with colleagues from 41 countries

The opportunity to become part of a growing business that pushes you to excel every day while having a positive impact on others