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Project Finance Internship

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Jun 22, 2019
Duties

Summary

THIS INTERNSHIP IS CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. This announcement will be updated when Fall Internships are available.
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Responsibilities

The Project Finance Program at OPIC is made up of the Structured Finance (SF) team, located within the Structured Finance and Insurance Department (SFI) and the Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Department (SMEF). Loan officers for both teams support projects located in less developed countries and areas where American investment is involved. The SF Team specializes in infrastructure, energy projects, financial sector, telecommunications, health care and other highly complex transactions. SMEF focuses on energy, housing, Impact Investing and many other industries such as financial services, hotels, and manufacturing. Students interested in Impact Investing finance should apply directly to the Socially Responsible Investing team or the Social Enterprise Finance team.

When working for SF or SMEF, interns get exposure to international project finance and work in collaboration with seasoned financiers in the loan origination process. The life cycle of a loan starts with underwriting and due diligence on the project, its sponsors and other related parties. This is followed by an approval process whereby papers are written for the purpose of obtaining approval from OPIC's Credit Policy team, Investment Committee and, depending on the size of the OPIC support, the Board of Directors. Project teams then negotiate the loan agreement which leads to disbursement of funds to a project. After disbursement, a project is transferred to one of two monitoring groups in DFPM.

Interns on the Structured Finance and Insurance (SFI) teams serve as junior analysts and may be involved in all stages of project approval as part of a project team. Interns typically work on three to six transactions, de-pending on the complexity of the projects and the amount of time an intern is available. Typical duties include:
  • Reviewing applications for financing;
  • Reviewing existing financial statements of the sponsor or of the project;
  • Building, analyzing and running sensitivities of financial models of projected project cash flows;
  • Writing country political and economic summaries and political risk analyses;
  • Preparing portions of loan papers being presented to Credit or Investment Committee;
  • Collaborating with Investment Officers to present the proposed loan to an approval committee;
  • Working with members of other departments to receive required policy clearances; and
  • Working with a project team to assist in the processing of disbursement requests.


Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
None

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • US Citizenship is required
  • Must be currently enrolled at least part-time in an accredited college or university
  • Must be suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation
  • Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt


Qualifications

Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled at least part-time in an accredited college or university in a relevant graduate degree program such as finance, accounting, international affairs/development or economics. Previous business experience is highly desired. Successful completion of a background investigation is also required.

Education

Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled at least part-time in an accredited college or university in a relevant graduate degree program such as finance, accounting, international affairs/development or economics.

Additional information

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applications will be reviewed to ensure eligibility under this program. Applications of eligible students will be forwarded to the Department(s) indicated on the letter of interest. A separate application should be submitted for each internship of interest.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

To apply for this internship, you must submit a complete Application Package to interns@opic.gov with Project Finance in the subject line, which includes:

1. Your Resume
2. Your Unofficial Transcript
3. OPIC Internship Letter of Interest (use the form found on https://www.opic.gov/who-we-are/careers/developmental-opportunities)

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