Investment Associate, Infrastructure and Climate

About BII

British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s leading development finance institution, wholly owned by the UK Government. Our primary mission is to address global development challenges through strategic investments that promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

BII focuses on catalysing economic development, creating jobs, and building resilient economies in some of the world's most complex and underserved markets. We invest in businesses and projects that prioritise inclusive development, environmental sustainability, and innovation.

Our approach is characterised by rigorous investment standards, high governance principles, and a commitment to delivering measurable development impact. Our team consists of highly skilled and passionate professionals dedicated to making a tangible difference globally.

We foster a collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment that values curiosity, innovation, and professional growth. Our culture balances high performance with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, ensuring our employees can achieve their full potential while contributing to our mission.

BII at a glance:

Over 75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

More than £9.9 billion in net assets

1,600+ businesses invested in

950,000+ workers in the businesses we support

650+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

Team and role overview

BII’s Asia Infrastructure – British Climate Partners is part of the Infrastructure & Climate Group. The Group focuses on making equity and mezzanine in sub sectors in infrastructure such as renewable energy, power transmission and distribution and EV mobility across India and South-East Asia.

There are 5 job levels – Associate, Executive, Manager, Director & Team Head. However, the team is very flat and people at all levels are involved in the real detail, and in representational work, both to Investment Committee and externally.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of new investment proposals:
• Assessing investment proposals for deals that fit within BII’s developmental and investment mandate.
• Analysing financial information relating to specific companies.
• Building or analysing financial models and conducting sensitivity analysis.
• Assisting with reports to be presented to investment committee for approval and participating in the meetings.
• Conducting detailed valuations on companies using various methods.
• Assisting with the due diligence on a specific company, sector, and country.
  

Portfolio Monitoring:

• Preparing periodic reports and working with the deal teams to help in the monitoring of investees financial and strategic performance

Research:

• Undertaking research into regions, countries, and specific sectors on an ad-hoc basis. This will include providing support to sector mapping exercises.
• Undertaking research relating to specific businesses or projects including traveling to meet management teams and advisers.
• Keeping up to date with market developments and monitoring factors that can affect the markets and considering how these might affect the pipeline and portfolio companies.
• Monitoring the financial news and updating the team of material information in the target countries, sector and companies.
  

The Candidate

Background

• Successful candidates will have relevant prior foundational work experience such as graduate programme within investment banking, consulting, private equity or credit funds in the infrastructure space, and strong solid grounding in fundamental financial modelling, excel, analytical and research skills and experience in valuation.
• Exposure to emerging market finance, especially in India is a plus
• Financial analysis skills and ability to analyse a company’s financial statements and make commercial assessments;
• Ability to work on multiple projects across products and sectors while working to deadlines and managing time effectively;
• Good business communication and presentation skills;
• Evidence of relationship building and ability to develop a network of relevant external contacts, as well as internally across different teams;
• As a member of a small team, a flexible and “hands on” approach is a prerequisite;
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII’s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity.

Our cultural values 

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.