• The Turkic Investment Fund (TIF / the Fund) aims to become a catalyst for socio-economic development and integration across Turkic countries and a flagship institution advancing sustainability, intra-regional trade, and connectivity via investments across various sectors with a focus on debt financing, equity investments, and other structured/hybrid financial instruments.

  The Portfolio Performance & Forecasting Senior Associate plays a key role in ensuring the Fund's investments are closely monitored, evaluated, and strategically managed for optimal financial return and developmental impact. This role is responsible for proactive monitoring the underlying investment portfolio, developing and maintaining advanced forecasting and investment portfolio performance monitoring tools, and providing strategic insights to senior management to support investment and operational decision-making.

  
  The role requires solid credit and financial risk understanding and management skills, advanced financial modeling capabilities, strong analytical judgment and ability to navigate through complex situations, ability to synthesize data into actionable intelligence for diverse stakeholders, and outstanding project management and negotiating skills. This position will collaborate closely with investment, risk, treasury, and operations teams to align forecasts and performance evaluations with the Fund's mandate and strategic goals.

  MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the management of the Fund’s investment portfolio, ensuring high‑quality analytical work, consistency of monitoring processes, and timely identification of risks and credit issues for further escalation to Managers.
• Contribute to the development of portfolio optimization ideas, conducting analysis and preparing recommendations to enhance returns and mitigate risks in coordination with internal teams.
• Monitor investment projects’ performance by tracking financial, development and information covenants, budget execution and timeline compliance; participate in site visits to assess project progress.
• Develop and maintain financial models to monitor, analyze and forecast investment and corporate portfolio performance under various scenarios, ensuring accuracy and regular updates.
• Perform day-to-day monitoring tasks, including collection and verification of project data, preparation of regular monitoring reports, and coordination with Debt/Equity Investments Managers regarding identified issues.
• Ensure timely identification and reporting of emerging portfolio concerns, providing analytical inputs and necessary data for decision‑making at the managerial level.
• Assist in early warning diagnostics and work‑out preparation, supporting the development and implementation of measures aimed at restoring project performance or initiating timely exit strategies, in cooperation with relevant internal units (Investments, Risk, Legal).
• Support the corporate budgeting process, assisting in preparation, consolidation and analysis of the annual corporate budget; produce budget vs. actual analyses and rolling quarterly forecasts.
• Contribute to the development and updates of the Fund’s 5-year Business Model, preparing analytical inputs, scenario calculations and underlying assumptions.
• Develop, monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to the corporate balanced scorecard, investment and treasury portfolios, as well as individual investment projects.
• Prepare, track and evaluate KPIs related to the Socio-Economic Empowerment Plan (SEEP) and support assessment of the developmental impact of the Fund’s investment operations.
• Collaborate closely with investment teams to ensure forecasts, assessments and performance metrics align with strategic objectives and investment realities.
• Prepare and present analytical reports, including performance summaries, monitoring notes and forecast updates, for Managers, Executive Management and other stakeholders.
• Monitor macroeconomic indicators, market trends and industry developments that may affect portfolio performance and prepare brief analytical updates

• EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field from a reputable university.
• Relevant to the job additional professional qualification such as CFA, FRM, ACCA, etc.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 4–6 years of professional experience in investment monitoring, portfolio management, project controls, or similar roles (preferably in IFI/DFI, MDB, financial institution, or international organization).
• Proven track record in tracking investment performance across diverse sectors, utilizing large-scale datasets to produce accurate forecasts, identify budget/schedule variances, and translate both quantitative and qualitative insights into comprehensive reports and presentations for senior management.
• Hands-on experience in building dynamic financial models and evaluating investment projects.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Deep expertise in monitoring the investment lifecycle to track project milestones and identify operational risks that impact portfolio performance.
• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.
• In-depth credit and financial analysis skills.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including use of scenario planning.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial statement interpretation.
• Excellent data presentation skills, proficiency in financial systems, performance dashboards, and advanced Excel or data analytics tools.
• Familiarity with established international frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and the IRIS+ Metrics frameworks.
• Understanding of risk-adjusted performance metrics and impact measurement in development finance.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills with a proven ability to manage and influence diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English; proficiency in other languages relevant to the Fund’s region is an asset.

• POSITION TITLE: Portfolio Performance & Forecasting Senior Associate

  CATEGORY: Professional

  WORK TYPE: Full time

  DEPARTMENT: Finance Department

  REPORTS TO: Portfolio Performance, Forecasting & Financial Control Manager

  PLACE OF WORK: Istanbul, Türkiye

  CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract