Political Risk Insurance Projects Director

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.

At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.

The Political Risk Insurance Projects Director supports a U.S. Government Agency in managing complex international risk mitigation initiatives. This role operates within a specialized function responsible for evaluating, structuring, and underwriting political risk solutions for investments in emerging and developing markets.

The Director serves as a senior specialist leading the assessment and execution of highly complex insurance transactions. The position requires deep expertise in political risk analysis, underwriting, and international investment environments, as well as the ability to engage with senior stakeholders across public and private sectors. This position is based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and is contingent upon award.

• Evaluates projects proposed by investors and designs the insurance coverage, personally handling unusually complex and significant issues as well as representing the Agency at the highest levels in negotiations with investors and foreign government representatives. Projects include the most complex issues and conditions and require the conduct of sensitive negotiations and original underwriting techniques performed with authoritative technical independence.
• Reviews formal applications for political risk insurance. Analyzes the nature of investment, equity and loan instruments, project agreements, and related documents. Determines the level of concentration risk in the industry or country. Reviews laws and practices regarding investment and foreign exchange in country of proposed investment, as well as the investment conditions and political climate in order to assess political risk and anticipate and deal with problems that might arise.
  
  Reviews and works with other relevant departments to determine appropriateness of foreign government approval of the project and the investment’s contribution to economic development in the project host country; the effect on U.S. balance of payments and employment; and the projects’ environmental implications. Reviews final insurance applications and, when needed, requests supporting information and documentation.
• Advises investors on whether the proposed project is insurable. Determines whether there are problems or restrictions that would make the project, investment, and/or investor ineligible and suggests, if possible, reshaping to achieve eligibility. Performs risk evaluation and proposes pricing.
• Develops concepts and innovative approaches to provide and support political risk coverage.
• Assists in maintaining and expanding the business pipeline for risk mitigation services, working with U.S. and foreign private sector and government officials, as well as with representatives of multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions.
• Develops and sustains relationships with corporate, multilateral, and bilateral representatives to ensure early identification of future projects with potential for enhanced participation.
• Negotiates and confers with senior officials and/or counsel of the investors regarding character of investment, the appropriate insurance coverage(s), and provisions of the contract. Provides suggested language for adaptations, changes in, or addenda to the standard contract and determines need for and obtains advice or clearance from legal counsel and…