Senior Strategy Advisor (Transport Infrastructure)

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation invites a Senior Strategy Advisor (Transport Infrastructure) to set strategy, monitor U.S. policy priorities, and shape the sector pipeline.

You will support transactions across transport infrastructure with policy expertise and coordinate with managing directors and overseas offices. The role requires drafting policy papers, briefings, and other documents for senior leadership, while monitoring global events and aligning objectives with U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing thorough, written documents for principal briefings and communicating with high-level officials.
• Experience monitoring and analyzing sectoral, political, and economic events related to the Transport Infrastructure sector.
• Experience conducting international business development and determining whether complex projects/investments in Transport Infrastructure are financeable and durable.

Responsibilities

• Drive sector strategy aligned with U.S. government foreign policy objectives and identify priority infrastructure nodes and corridors.
• Convert strategy into strategic deals engaging developers, operators, and government counterparts; originate opportunities across ports, airports, and rail systems.
• Support transactions with sector expertise: evaluate fit to policy objectives, assess sponsors and project economics, and shape policy terms in project structures.
• Draft and clear policy papers, briefing memos, press guidance, and correspondence for senior offices; accompany principals in meetings as subject matter expert.
• Monitor sectoral, political, and economic events relevant to DFC's transport infrastructure work and brief senior leadership on trends.
• Advance interagency national security and foreign policy initiatives to align with legislation and policy goals.

Skills

Policy briefing

Sector analysis

Project finance

Infrastructure investments

Job description

As the sector policy lead, you'll be responsible for setting strategy, monitoring U.S. government policy priorities & positions, generating & shaping the sector pipeline, & supporting transactions across your specific sector. You'll also undertake special projects at the request of the Managing Director and Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy; and assist with formulation & implementation of major DFC policies, activities, & objectives, drawing on U.S. foreign policy objectives & priorities.

Duties

As the Senior Strategy Advisor (Transport Infrastructure), you will:

• Drive sector strategy building on U.S. government foreign policy objectives that identifies priority infrastructure nodes and strategic corridors; define investment priorities across regions and asset classes; and maintains a current view of global transport and logistics systems.
• In close coordination with DFC's origination and investment teams, convert strategy into highly strategic deals that engage developers, operators, and government counterparts; originate opportunities across ports, airports, and rail systems; builds pipeline of investable, large-scale infrastructure projects in coordination with the Office of Global Business Development and DFC's Overseas Offices.
• Support transactions with sector expertise as part of the deal investment teams: evaluate fit to U.S. foreign policy objectives and DFC strategy; support assessment of sponsors, structures, and project economics; help shape and ensure inclusion of policy terms and conditions, technical design, and partnerships in the project structure to align with U.S. foreign policy objectives; assess risks to execution and long-term viability to identify policy mitigants; and contribute to timeliness of deal execution in accordance with DFC's Investment Program Policy.
• Draft and clear policy papers, briefing memos, press guidance, correspondence, and other documents for use by Office of the Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Policy Officer, or other Principal-level staff in meetings, public events, Congressional briefings, etc. Coordinate, participate in, and/or accompany Principal in meetings as subject matter expert.
• Monitor and analyze important sectoral, political, and economic events relevant to DFC's work in the transport infrastructure sector, keeping senior leadership and regional working group informed of significant trends affecting U.S. national interests and DFC equities.
• Advance and coordinate interagency national security and foreign policy initiatives and strategic goals, in line with U.S. legislation, foreign policy, and security policy to ensure alignment in approach.

Conditions of employment

• This is a full-time position in the excepted service under the DFC Excepted Service Hiring Authority. Positions under this authority are considered at-will employment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Within 30 days of your start date, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret/SCI security clearance
• This position will require foreign travel to developing countries
• Must submit resume and supporting documents

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, the ideal applicant will have:

• Experience preparing thorough, written documents for principal briefings and communicating and interacting with high-level officials;
• Experience monitoring and analyzing important sectoral, political, and/or economic events related to the Transport Infrastructure sector;
• Experience conducting international business development and determining whether complex projects/investments Transport Infrastructure sector are financeable, executable, and durable; and
• Experience supporting projects/investments in one or more transport infrastructure sector areas

NOTE: Please provide specific details in your resume as to how your work experience meets the qualifications for this position.

Additional information

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/verify/).

Telework Suitability: The duties of this position are suitable for telework. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval and if they meet the eligibility criterion in the 2010 Telework Act.

Work Schedule: This position allows for a flexible work schedule.

Miscellaneous: DFC uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit https://www.dfc.gov/who-we-are/careers/fairchanceact for more information.