Deadline: 02 April, 2022

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Investment Officer.

AfDB’s mission is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.

Responsibilities

• Liaise and coordinate with other investment officers and bank staff in business development and the origination of a good quality investment pipeline
• Proactively identify potential investment partners and opportunities based on industry experience, reputation, market potential, financial capability, and strategic fit
• Assess the attractiveness of specific investment opportunities with a strong focus on credit quality and development impact and make recommendations to management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with other departments, clients, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to develop specific investment opportunities
• Prepare project appraisal reports for presentation to the department, review committees, senior management and finally to the board of directors
• Execute loan, equity, quasi-equity, guarantee and risk management instrument financings including processing mandates, conducting due diligence, structuring deals, negotiating terms and documentation, arranging syndications, and processing internal approvals
• Coordinate with sector colleagues, the internal approvals to proactively find pragmatic solutions to emerging/specific sector challenges
• Develop investment promotion strategies in Africa, including targeting potential investors and promoting the bank’s products and services
• Work with the legal department to ensure that all deals have appropriate legal documentation and that financial close is achieved, and hand over projects to portfolio management staff
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to develop a strong pipeline for new investment opportunities
• Undertake the work on aspects of investments and agricultural/agribusiness development and align them with institutional objectives
• Work with regional teams/country offices to design and implement sector development support programmes
• Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, with a strong focus on credit and asset quality (including processing mandates, due diligence, negotiating term sheets and other documentation, syndications and board approval)
• Provide support to other industry and portfolio teams in processing and supervising projects
• Contribute to the documentation of lessons learnt from investment operations and emerging best practices in areas of expertise
• Participate in and contribute to information and experience sharing sessions with internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in and contribute to activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge-building relating to the bank’s investments/operations, products and initiatives
• Provide peer review to other colleagues to share industry knowledge and information on respective sector
• Provide technical leadership and support to knowledge and lesson-sharing approaches and events with internal and external stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, banking and multilateral partners and government officials to develop specific investment opportunities
• Provide input and comments on project, policy and other papers related to respective sector operations and development across a range of key themes and sectors
• Participate in relevant teams for planning and programming purposes
• Contribute to and coordinate in the investment inputs development of strategies at regional level
• Assist in the development of the department’s knowledge management strategy and assist in execution of this strategy
• Coordinate closely with social, environmental, advisory and technical assistance colleagues in order to champion the bank’s value to its clients’ businesses, find pragmatic solutions to the specific sector challenges, and achieve sustainable development impact

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or a related field
• Professional qualification (Chartered Financial Analyst) will be a plus
• Five years, minimum, of professional experience in corporate/project finance, investment banking, consulting or private equity/venture capital with specific experience in Africa
• Strong analytical, financial structuring skills (including financial modeling experience) and sound business judgment
• Experience in a multinational organisation in Africa and/or specialised experience in similar organisation(s) will be a plus
• Knowledge of economic developments and market trends in Africa
• Ability to contribute to sound decisions and contribute to the execution of the decisions
• Ability to initiate, effectively and independently interact with the senior government officials, senior management of potential clients
• Strong commitment to search for and produce innovative and creative approaches to activities in order to enhance performance and create added benefits to the bank and its clients
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent organisational, administrative, and time-management skills
• Proven ability to work with limited supervision and efficiency to deliver under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Willingness to travel extensively and geographic flexibility
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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