• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Investment Officer (Business Development / Private Equity / Finance )


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Description

Reference Number: CDTSIO

Job Description:

A pan-African fund management company focused on investments in medium sized companies in Sub-saharan Africa, is currently looking for a Senior Investment Officer to join their team with the following personality attributes:

• Adaptable, creative and resourceful


• Dynamic, self-motivated with a lot of work energy


• Long term focus in this field, seek deeper values and ability to develop a strong sense of ownership and responsibility, requiring minimal supervision


• Knowledgeable, professional and give attention to details


• Assertive with a very positive attitude

They have an office in Nigeria that oversees our Anglo-phone west Africa operations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for business development and generating investment pipeline


• Lead the investment process including deal sourcing, initial deal screening, conduct preliminary analysis and evaluation, structuring and due diligence, portfolio management including creating value add opportunities, reporting and exit planning.


• Deal Screening:
  
  
  
  • Ensure that the potential transactions are in line with the Fund’s strategy, development impact objectives and highlight relevant regulatory and reputational risks, conflict of interest and environmental and social issues.
  
  
  
  


• Due Diligence:
  
  
  
  • Manage and interact with the different consultants as regards making investment decisions.
  
  
  
  


• Portfolio Monitoring:
  
  
  
  • Interact with the management of portfolio companies and review performance on regular basis.
  
  
  • Discuss with portfolio companies the strategies or action steps to enhance performance.
  
  
  • Deliberately seek to create value add opportunities in addition to those contemplated in the investment thesis
  
  
  • Oversee the compilation of periodic reports (monthly, quarterly and annual reports).
  
  
  • Distribute investor quarterly and annual reports.
  
  
  
  


• Investment Exit Management:
  
  
  
  • Oversee exit activities to ensure expected value is realized from portfolio companies.
  
  
  • Lead exit process and negotiation with eventual advisors
  
  
  
  


• Leadership and People Management:
  
  
  
  • Provide oversight, direction and coaching to junior team members.
  
  
  
  

Requirements: Qualifications and Skill

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance or Relevant


• A Master’s Degree will be an advantage


• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Originating, Prospecting, Managing Portfolio Companies


• Experience working with Investments


• A strong, and wide network of existing relationships within the AWA region 


• Significant experience of leading all aspects of the deal process


• An excellent investment track record


• Excellent leadership, negotiation and relationship management skills


• Should enjoy working in a growing team with an entrepreneurial, high-performance culture


• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; Any additional language is a plus