Senior Specialist: Exit/Disposal at IDC

Qualification

• Minimum qualification: relevant Post Graduate Degree in Business/Commercial or legal field or equivalent qualification is essential.
• CA (SA) / MBA / MBA would be an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum of 8 -10 years’ experience in portfolio transformation of private equity or a Commercial bank which involved in exiting of assets.
• Should have at least 4 years’ experience in assessing the economic viability of businesses
• Equity Valuation experience and knowledge is a necessity.
• Excellent financial modelling skills.
• Outstanding skills in respect of the analysis and interpretation of financial statements.
• Sound knowledge and experience from sell side M&A’s in developing and implementing exits/disposal strategies and plans.
• Sound knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses.
• Good understanding of Economic trends.
• Industry standards, technology trends and best practices.
• Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation and Insolvency legislation.
• Ability to work independently and to perform under pressure.

Roles and Responsibilities

Financial / Shareholder Returns (indicate output expected from financial / shareholder returns)

• Designing of an effective and attainable exit proposition for the IDC in any new deals.
• Assisting in ensuring that the exits/disposals maximize the corporation’s financial recovery in the given timeframe.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Continuously updating the viability of exit opportunities with Segments on primary and secondary markets as well as IPO’s.
• Assisting in identifying and providing options of potential buyers and other exit opportunities for specific exits to ensure all options are considered and best opportunities are implemented.
• Providing assistance in the Segment departments in defining and detailing best practice exit terms and conditions.
• Providing input into exit options, during the due diligence stage to ensure the best opportunities are being implemented.
• Assisting in optimizing the departmental resources.
• Providing efficient service to clients.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Building and maintaining influential relationships with strategic internal and external stakeholders.
• Building and leveraging on relationships with a variety of external investors to execute exits in the most professional manner.
• Advising internal stakeholders on both new investment opportunities and exit plans for existing business partners.
• Continuously reviewing exit options for Segments, larger and riskier investments.
• Building relationships with a variety of investors in the market that could be interested in buying companies within the IDC Business Partner ecosystem.
• Leveraging expertise and relationships in the Private Equity and investment market to execute fast and value adding exits for equity investments.
• Liaising, communicating and promoting the unit externally.