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  • Posted: May 15, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Established by the National Empowerment Fund Act No 105 of 1998 (NEF Act), the National Empowerment Fund (the NEF) is a driver and thought-leader in promoting and facilitating black economic participation by providing financial and non-financial support to black-owned and managed businesses, and by promoting a culture of savings and investment among black pe...
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    Senior Investment Associate (Umnotho Fund)

    Job description

    Business Development / Transaction Origination

    • Pro-actively develop business development strategies and pursue new business development through excellent understanding of market and stakeholder networks
    • Identifies lucrative market opportunities through an excellent understanding and interpretation of sector analyses, including market structure, supply and demand aspects, competitor environment, and gap analysis and taking actions accordingly
    • Actively participate in formulating, developing and implementing the business development strategy to generate new investment opportunities in the South African BEE financing market
    • Engage in the activities and efforts required for the implementation of the business development plan
    • Conduct business development in response to new markets, products and clients
    • Develop strategic relationships with financial institutions, corporate finance advisors, other intermediaries and BEE groups
    • Participate and represent the NEF at investment conferences and roundtable discussions
    • Engage in activities that ensure the investment initiatives are in support of broader South African economic development strategies and/or government BEE strategies 

    Transaction Execution

    • Act independently in all spheres of project management, expert in deal structuring and negotiations. Acknowledged as a very experienced deal maker/ transactor both within and outside of the NEF
    • Mobilize, coordinate and guide internal and external resources to appraise
      transactions/project/applications
    • Manage and influence internal decision making and transaction processes to obtain investment approval
    • Utilize expert knowledge (of BEE market, financial market, macro-economic environment sector) as to support, lead tea in identifying and suggesting/recommending appropriate mitigation measures on key risk issues
    • Conduct comprehensive due diligence investigations on approved transactions by providing input on scoping and partaking in due diligence exercises with minimal support
    • Recommend, develop, negotiate innovative/optimum/appropriate finance and legal structures for each investment deal ensuring long term sustainability/viability of the project to the benefit of the client and NEF
    • Provide advice, guidance to legal department on the commercial terms in the preparation of legal documentation
    • Negotiate with clients/co-financiers on an acceptable deal structure, financial terms, security to ensure successful deal closure incorporate and writing reports
    • Ensure the timeous execution of legal documents in accordance with approved term sheets
    • Acknowledged reputation within the NEF and externally based on successful deal closure and expertise
    • Act as a mentor to Investment Associates and Investment Analyst
    • Oversees and manages the implementation of projects through timeous disbursements paid out to the satisfaction of the client
    • Provides expertise on structures recommended to FMTPFC and other Investment Committees by Investment Associates
    • Pro-actively identifies potential areas of non-compliance, increased risk and set-up/initiate an action programme accordingly 

    Deal Sustainability / Risk Management / Portfolio Management

    • Responsible for surveillance, compliance, pro-actively anticipates and implements corrective actions, lead discussions in negotiating possible solutions
    • Makes recommendations on effective solutions to sustain client relationships in the event of a default without causing a dilution in the asset value of the NEF
    • Represents the NEF on Boards of Directors of selected investee companies

    Minimum requirements

    Experience / Skills Required

    • 5 years similar experience in private equity/project finance/structured finance
    • Deal structuring
    • Project management

    Qualification Requirements

    • BCom degree in Finance/ Accounting
    • Post Grad added advantage

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to National Empowerment Fund on nefcareers.ci.hr to apply

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