Jobs at National Empowerment Fund

Job description

• To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF in particular the Fund Management Division.
• Form part of the investment team and consult regularly with team on proposed structure and developments and legal implications thereof.
• Attend due diligence assessment relating to NEF’s investments.
• Performing legal due diligence assessment on deals.
• Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation methods for the risks relating to NEF’s investments.
• Provide legal input to submission papers prepared for Investment Committee(s).
• Drafting, vetting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements e.g. loan agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents etc. in line with NEF’s funding terms and conditions.
• Ensure agreements are legally accurate and in accordance with the term sheet and Investment Committee approval.
• Ensure agreements are in line with latest legal developments.
• Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally.

Minimum requirements

Experience / Skills Required

• At least 3 – 5 years job related corporate and commercial law and banking and finance principles.
• Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• In depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of NEF core business (primarily relating to Corporate Finance, Structured Finance and Investment Banking).
• Working knowledge of other areas of law e.g. Tax, Companies Act, Insolvency, Labour Law.
• Experience in legal due diligence.
• Working knowledge of finance.
• Ability to work on your own and within a team.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail.
• Articulate and detail conscious.
• Negotiation skills.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Legal drafting skills.
• Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external).
• Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
• Ability to advice on legal issues related to NEF business.
• Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally.

Qualification Requirements

• LLB – admitted attorney with at least 3 years post article experience.

Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes

• Self-motivated
• High leadership qualities
• Strong sense of initiative
• Strong communication
• Efficient presentation skills
• High sense of analysis and judgement
• Integrity

Apply by: 25 September 2026

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Job description

Pre-Screening

• Source deals aligned with mandate of employer
• Network with industry bodies
• Attend conferences, i.e. Keep up breast with industry developments
• Address telephonic enquiries and walk ins in support of Pre-Investment
• Conduct pre-screening analysis for new enquiries and applications as required by Fund Manager
• Conduct desktop analysis studies to determine viability of early stage projects
• Meet with prospective clients, provide advisory on NEF products and services
• Accompany prospective/applicant to strategic meeting(s) to assist to finalise their application
• Identify in which stage of project is and ensure all requisite information for that project phase is made available. 

Application

• Conduct equity valuation discussions and negotiations with the prospective applicants
• Conduct due diligence investigations on applications that satisfy the pre-screening assessments
• Develop a financial model of the due diligence outcomes
• Compile a submission report outlining the outcomes of the due diligence
• Assist legal with project background to enable them to conduct their due diligence
• Provide input to enable legal to issue a project term sheet
• Timely engagement of Credit Risk to ensure that the risk report is submitted timeously
• Inform secretariat to include the application as an Agenda item to the relevant committee meeting
• Prepare a presentation for the submission and ensure it is circulated to secretariat before the meeting
• Present due diligence output to relevant committees to seek approval for funding. 

Post Approval

• Assist clients in satisfying any relevant compliance requirements (FICA) etc.
• Assist clients in satisfying conditions precedent for funding
• Conduct an induction of Project Promoters of the SPF Governance Framework (i.e. How to conduct business the NEF SPF way)
• Assist in disbursement of funds to meet project development activities
• Participate in and lead project steering committees
• Derive suitable project development milestones for the project to tie them to the project promoters or project managers contract
• Appoint a suitable project manager for the project and recommend to the Fund Manager for consideration of approval
• Oversee the project development process
• Manage the approved project budget to ensure it is applied to suitably approved project activities and milestones
• Present the project development progress at the SPF Portfolio Management Committee meetings
• Provide project support to other projects
• Provide input into Post Investment’s Risk Portfolio Management Committee report
• Conduct timely disbursement to projects under implementation and manage the teams to meet with their SLA
• Ensure that tender process conducted by the project are in alignment with the governance framework and/or NEF procurement policies (whichever is applicable on the project).
• Present the outcome of the project development process when the key milestone is achieved.
• Proactively engage other funders for capital raising efforts for projects under development
• Proactively engage with relevant strategic stakeholders to ensure significant project progress is achieved.
• Perform post investment valuations of NEF equity investments and engagement with external auditors of valuations. 

Non-core

• Participate in external committees as required (e.g. SPII, BIFF etc.)
• Present speeches in representation of the organisation as and when required
• Proactively engage other NEF support departments before concluding any deal
• Ensure KPA and statutory requirements on projects in administration are satisfied
• Lead on at least 3 projects that are active and supports at least 3.

Minimum requirements

Experience / Skills Required

• Minimum 5 years business analysis experience in Finance, Corporate and/or Project Finance, Credit Analysis, Private Equity or Structured Finance (Chartered Accountant Preferable)
• 3 - 5 Years project management in a financial/investment environment
• Strong overall awareness and knowledge of various industry sectors, including Green Energy and The Digital Economy
• Strong risk analysis skills
• Strong report writing skills
• Able to independently develop and/or evaluate financial models for projects in development
• Must be familiar with types of agreements/contracts typically used in corporate, project finance and private equity transactions
• Experience with corporate finance valuation techniques
• Demonstrates deep understanding of solutions that could impact on the business
• Project development and entrepreneurial experience would be advantageous
• Practical engineering-related experience in relation to the following; technical design (technical standards, technical drawings), plant operation and management (plant organograms, roles and responsibilities, shift planning, production scheduling), plant shutdown maintenance (planning, costing, implementation) and plant construction (tender procurement processes and adjudication; and construction contract structures and management) would be advantageous
• Practical Project Management experience would be advantageous
• Willing to travel

Qualification Requirements

• Chartered Accountant with strong project finance experience or B Engineering Degree with Finance Qualification (CFA) or similar.
• Post Grad at Masters level.

Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes

Cognitive Competencies

• Analysis and Attention to Detail
• Conceptual / Big Picture Thinking
• Creative / Innovation
• Focus & Sustained Attention
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Problem Solving & Learning Agility
• Strategic Thinking 

Intrapersonal Competencies

• Assertiveness
• Drive and Result Orientation
• Decisiveness & Action Orientation
• Ethical Judgement
• Excellent / Quality Orientation
• Resilience and Stress Management
• Executive Disposition
• Rule Orientation
• Time and Self- Management
• Objectivity 

Interpersonal Competencies

• Building Relationships
• Building Strategy Relationships/ Networking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Engaging Diversity
• Interpersonal Agility
• Teamwork 

Professional/Technical Competencies

• Business and Financial Acumen (includes ability to identify and manage risk)