Investment Associate at National Empowerment Fund

Job description

• Source deals, assess their viability and prepare submission report to the credit committee, 
• Prepare submission to relevant committee for Due Diligence approval, 
• Compile a Due Diligence work plan, negotiate a lending project term sheet and structure the deal to meet the client requirements, all under the supervision of the Investment Principal, 
• Post DD approval conduct technical research and provide input on the deal structure, 
• Maintain responsibility of the transaction, preparation of project appraisal to risk, 
• Leverage funding structure that suits the client and minimises the NEF exposure, 
• Operate as the transactions leader and maintain accountability for managing all aspects of converting a transaction from application to final approval, 
• Establish and manage relationships with clients, financial institutions, sector players and other counterparties for originating and sourcing of the deals, 
• Product development: establish innovative structured finance solutions for clients, 
• Analyse financial outcomes, define pricing strategy and development impact, 
• Manage the funding process in conjunction with the legal and post investment department, 
• Negotiate documentation or legal terms with all related internal and external stakeholders, 
• Undertake the collection of project documents once the deal is approved by respective committees, 
• Ensure the communication reaches the client once the deal is approved.

Minimum requirements

Qualification Requirements

• B. Com Degree (Finance, Accounting, Agricultural Economics, Business Economics); 
• Deal structuring and implementation; 
•  Financial modelling and Business valuation methodologies.

Preferred

• CA and/or MBA with agriculture/acquisition transaction background

Experience / Skills Required

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in deal making environment,
• Deal origination to source quality deals, 
• Network building and use of professional relationship to yield a flow of quality leads, 
• PC literacy and competency in Excel spreadsheet, MS Word and MS PowerPoint, 
• Understanding of NEF mandate and investment guidelines, 
• Should possess good analytical and modelling skills and be able to apply NEF’s financial modelling methodologies, 
• Business development and marketing of Rural, Township and Community Development Fund products. 

Should possess amongst other the following skills in order to be able to conduct due diligence exercise: 

• Accounting and/or auditing, law, tax; 
• Should be able to gather data from all relevant sources, including industry experts; 
• Be able to communicate at all levels and use interviews to gather data necessary in compiling investment reports; 
• Have good writing skills; o Be able to identify risks and recommend relevant risk mitigants; 
• Understanding of various investment instruments and be able to structure deals and to apply them in relevant investment circumstances; 
• Ability to negotiate terms and conditions of investment to minimize risk in each transaction; 
• Communication and presentation skills to present investment reports to various committees for approval