Investment Professional - Project Finance - Washington, DC

CrossBoundary Advisory

Location: Washington, DC

About the Firm

Founded in 2011, CrossBoundary is a mission-driven investment firm committed to unlocking the power of capital to make a substantial return while creating a lasting difference in frontier markets. CrossBoundary provides investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in fragile and frontier markets. Our advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.

Job Description

CrossBoundary Advisory is recruiting a full-time Senior Investment Professional to join our team in Washington, DC. The Professional will be embedded on-site with a public-sector client and will support complex limited-recourse project finance transactions in developing markets. The role spans screening and origination, underwriting and due diligence, financial modeling and sensitivities, drafting credit-quality materials, and coordinating multifaceted workstreams through commitment, closing, and disbursement.

Who We Are

The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Primary Responsibilities

Origination & Screening: Assess new project finance proposals for financial, technical, economic, legal, market, ESG, and political feasibility in developing countries.

Financial Modeling: Build, refine, and audit limited-recourse project finance models (debt sizing, coverage ratios, sensitivities, scenarios, covenant testing).

Underwriting & Due Diligence: Lead comprehensive diligence across sponsors, contractual frameworks, market analysis, and country risk; synthesize findings into clear recommendations.

Investment Materials: Draft concise, high-quality sections of term sheets, legal documents, credit papers, and briefing materials for internal approval processes and committees.

Stakeholder Coordination: Orchestrate calls and workstreams among clients, internal teams (including E&S and KYC), external advisors, and financing partners to advance transactions to commitment, closing, and disbursement.

Pipeline Discipline: Maintain accurate status, timing, and key details in deal-tracking systems; meet responsiveness standards (reply within two business days).

Other: Perform related tasks supporting precedent-setting transactions in emerging markets.

Sectors of Focus

Energy & Power: Renewable generation (solar, wind, hydro), transmission & distribution grids, storage, energy efficiency.

Transport & Logistics: Ports, airports, roads, rail, urban mobility, and logistics corridors.

Digital Connectivity & DPI: Fiber, towers, data centers, subsea cables; digital public rails (ID, payments, data-sharing).

Water & Sanitation (WASH): Bulk water, treatment, networks, wastewater management.

Urban & Municipal Services: Solid waste/circularity, district energy, resilience and city infrastructure programs.

Selective Social Infrastructure: Health and education facilities via PPPs or blended finance.

Who You Are

A project finance practitioner who thrives on complexity and autonomy, with sound judgment in novel situations.

A clear writer and communicator who translates technical diligence into crisp investment narratives for committee audiences.

A collaborative orchestrator who keeps multifaceted workstreams moving across internal and external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in finance, economics, business, international relations, or a related field.

At least 3 years (within the last 7 years) in international/corporate/project finance, including hands-on project finance modeling and sensitivity analysis.

Demonstrated experience analyzing and structuring limited-recourse transactions in developing markets.

Experience preparing credit-quality documents and advancing transactions through internal approvals.

Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC and travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

5-10 years in infrastructure/project finance (e.g., power, transport, social infrastructure, digital) with committee-facing experience.

Prior work in investment banks, commercial banks, DFIs/MDBs, or infrastructure developers/advisors.

Familiarity with environmental & social diligence and KYC/AML processes.

Advanced modeling skills (Excel; VBA/Python a plus).

Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply when they meet ~60% of criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, apply-we want to hear from you.

Location

Candidates will join our team on-site in Washington, D.C..

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to recruiting@crossboundary.com.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter highlighting relevant project finance transactions, modeling responsibilities, and committee-facing experience. Include your location, citizenship/work authorization and availability. Apply via our careers portal or email: recruiting@crossboundary.com.

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