Investment Manager (Private Equity / Agriculture / Financial Services) – West Africa
West Africa, West Africa
Reference: THJ

Responsibilities:
• Work with colleagues to lead the identification, appraisal and negotiation of a portfolio of debt and equity agribusiness investments. This involves:
• origination and initial screening of opportunities (including KYC);
• with the Country Director, leading the commercial negotiations on the structure and terms of the investment;
• carrying out or overseeing the full appraisal and due diligence of investment opportunities (including commercial, legal, financial modelling) and preparation and writing of required internal investment proposal papers; and
o overseeing commercial aspects of the execution, working closely with internal and/or external legal counsel.
• To provide on-going management / monitoring and evaluation and reporting on portfolio investees, to include:
• being the primary point of contact for the investment;
• providing (or procuring from with company or externally) management support to help investees achieve their business targets; and
• managing regular monitoring and reporting to the company’s senior management and Board.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill
• Experience in a relevant investment business (e.g. private equity, DFI, impact investor, commercial bank)
• Experience of working in West Africa in an investment role, ideally with agribusiness exposure
• Excellent analytical, finance, and negotiation skills (including familiarity with a range of debt and equity instruments)
• Strong financial modelling skills (DCF, three-statement models etc.)
• Ability to develop and manage strategic relationships with donors, peer organizations and potential investees
• Ideally an understanding and experience of donor funding and development priorities in Africa and their reporting requirements
• Fluent English language skills (essential); French language would be a plus

Thania Jaffer
Executive Recruiter: Insurance, Risk & Healthcare

CA Global Finance
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