Investment Associate at Climate Fund Managers

Job Purpose

Key Duties & Responsibilities

The role will chiefly be responsible for: 

• Performing financial due diligence and analysis on prospective projects
• Support investment team across all facets of deal activity and process life cycles
• Evaluating prospective projects based on the fund’s investment policy and mandate
• Prepare and maintained project finance-based financial models for investments including return analysis, investment value drivers, sensitivity
• Analyses, and refinancing and exit scenarios
• Financial analysis of potential financing and investment structures
• Preparation of reports and information memoranda and prospectus
• Presentation to potential and current investors on specific investments
• Developing and negotiating investment agreements and equity
• Documents including joint development agreements; shareholders
• Agreements; equity instruments (ordinary shares; preference shares;
• shareholder loans; mezzanine instruments).
• Drafting MOUs, joint development agreements and investment term
• Carrying out due diligence on potential investments
• Preparation of investment proposals for the investment committee
• Liaising with fund managers, company managers, external legal, financial, tax and technical advisors to execute and/or monitor an investment
• Conducting market research on the industry and gather market
• intelligence to support investment strategies and or assessment of investment opportunities
• Participating in financial briefing provided by the investment managers, internally and externally.
• Manage processes associated with compliance, governance and internal approvals in compliance with relevant regulations.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as may be assigned

Qualifications, Experience & Skillset

Required 

• Must possess a Bachelors Degree in business or commerce, finance
• Post Graduate degree preferred
• Advanced excel skills
• Advanced project finance financial modelling skills
• Experience in Private Equity, Investment Banking or M&A advisory
• Infrastructure experience
• Excellent knowledge of financial markets and instruments
• Good working knowledge of key commercial statutes and regulations
• 3-5 years’ experience in relevant field
• Basic understanding of the products offered by CFM and their benefits
• A passion for sustainable investing and emerging markets

Competencies

• Accuracy
• Results oriented
• Structuring
• Organisational Sensitivity
• Stress Resistance
• Analysing and forming opinions
• Situational Awareness