Apply: AfDB Senior Transaction Officer

Deadline: 13 October, 2021

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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

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

Responsibilities

  • Participate in financial due diligence on new products/programmes conducted by the Africa Investment Forum (AIF)
  • Provide advisory, restructuring and operational transaction services
  • Structure opinion drafts, present proposed solutions for investments under consideration, and clarify the pros and cons of diverse structuring options
  • Coordinate, through written opinions, the drafting and review of finance and project documentation
  • Lead origination support on equity and debt investment operations of private sector and public-private projects, primarily at origination level but also throughout the project cycle
  • Coordinate activities related to the selectivity and arbitration of equity pipeline
  • Supervise asset class business intelligence gathering (market trends, benchmarking, etc.)
  • Review the process and procedures related to the AIF’s equity operations
  • Drive identified work streams around pipeline development, project preparation, policy and regulations, and credit enhancements in collaboration with sector and regional colleagues to advance the AIF
  • Work with legal department to ensure that all deals have appropriate legal documentation and that financial close is achieved in a timely fashion
  • Assist in analysing, understanding and acquainting with financial and economic models prepared by other stakeholders, including project sponsors/owners
  • Determine the appropriate conversion factors for linking the socio-economic constraints and financial cash flows in the models
  • Provide structuring guidance to investment officers through active engagement in the presentation to clients/sponsors of financing proposals, negotiation of financing mandates, emphasising the benefits of loan syndication and co-financing services

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Banking, or a related area
  • Five years, minimum, of relevant experience in development financing, financial services, resource mobilisation, project finance
  • Experience working in developing/emerging market economies
  • Experience working in the financial sector in Africa and/or specialised experience in similar organisations will be a plus
  • Professional qualification, such as CFA, FRM, CPA, CA and CMA, will be a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French
  • Fluency in Portuguese will be a plus

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