Duties

Summary

MTU's client base, market focus, and strategy cover a broad range of high-impact sectors (agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, financial services, water and sanitation) with a core focus on innovative and inclusive financial services. The MTU team provides investments and technical assistance to financial intermediaries (including funds, investment companies, and commercial lenders) and directly to private sector companies.
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Responsibilities

Interns serve as junior financial analysts and may be involved in all stages of project development and relationship management as part of a project team. Interns also work on tasks in any stage of the origination, relationship management, and compliance process for three to six transactions, depending on the number of transactions that a project team is involved in. Additional duties include:

• Reviewing applications for financing and financial statements;
• Building or analyzing models of projected project cash flows;
• Researching various policy issues;
• Preparing country economic and political risk analyses;
• Preparing credit reviews of outstanding loans;
• 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 construct term sheets, participate in negotiations on loan agreement terms, or 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 or have been accepted for enrollment (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. The ideal candidate should have a graduate-level academic concentration in business, international affairs/development, economics, statistics, or finance. Previous emerging markets investing and/or international development experience is highly desired. Exposure to and experience in excel and financial modeling, as well as excellent research and communication skills required. Foreign language skills in Spanish, French, and/or Russian is a plus.

Education

Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled at least part-time in an accredited college or university in a relevant graduate degree program. The ideal candidate should have a graduate level academic concentration in business, international affairs/development, economics, or finance.

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 for consideration. A separate application should be submitted for each internship of interest.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing

Required Documents

To apply for this internship, you must submit a complete, which includes:

1. Your Resume
2. Your Unofficial Transcript