Vacancies at IDC

• To provide strategic leadership for the newly established Continental Strategic Business Unit (SBU), ensuring the successful execution of IDC’s Continental Strategy across Africa. The Head: Continental will champion the development and implementation of high-impact industrial initiatives in priority sectors such as Critical Minerals, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Chemicals, and Infrastructure, driving sustainable growth, regional value chain integration, and cross-border investment.
• This role is responsible for building an impactful and financially sound continental portfolio for the IDC by driving investments across the rest of the African continent. Success will require close collaboration with internal sectoral resources to leverage and develop the SBU’s skills base, as well as fostering strong partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• The Head: Continental SBU is accountable for building and leading a high-performing team, embedding a culture of innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. The role ensures all activities are aligned with IDC’s development mandate, financial sustainability objectives, and organisational values, while proactively managing risks and navigating the complexities of diverse African markets.
• Ultimately, the Head: Continental SBU will spearhead the origination and development of investment opportunities, identify and evaluate viable business cases utilising IDC’s due diligence processes, and ensure the SBU achieves long-term sustainability through strategic objectives and priorities: Development Impact Effectiveness, Financial Sustainability, Customer Centricity, and People.

Job Description

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Monitor and optimise the profit and loss of the SBU
• Maximise shareholder value in terms of industry development and development impact.
• Development and management of the budget.
• Ensure financial soundness of all decisions and in particular financial credibility and astuteness in transactions led by the team so as to drive IDC’s financial sustainability
• Ensure developmental optimisation of decisions led by the team

Internal / Operational Processes

• Define and implement strategic objectives and business plans of the unit.
• Develop and manage proactive business development and deal origination approach for priority sectors (Critical Minerals, Chemicals, Agriculture, Infrastructure).
• Conduct detailed market assessment: identifying, researching, filtering and prioritizing of new market opportunities to improve deal sourcing.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to staff and stakeholders in policy, strategic and operational matters.
• Lead change management initiatives to embed the Continental SBU within IDC, ensuring buy-in from internal and external stakeholders
• Foster strong collaboration with sectoral SBUs and support departments to ensure seamless execution of continental and domestic strategies.
• Proactively drive key business initiatives and sourcing of clients and deals.
• Contribute to industry policy decision-making.
• Develop and implement required information and reporting systems to track and manage the progress of strategy implementation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate strategic and operational risks associated with continental investments and partnerships.
• Ensure that processes to manage the portfolio of the unit are in place.
• Ensure the quality of assessments of applications for financing.
• Provide well-written and motivated reports for financing.
• Present reports to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Manage budget and allocate resources in line with strategic priorities.
• Provide management reports to the Chief Operations Officer and other stakeholders as required.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain influential relationships with strategic stakeholders (government, industry forums, clients etc.)
• Develop and maintain partnerships with DFIs, commercial banks, government entities, and regional organisations to enhance IDC’s continental presence.
• Optimise service delivery to address client needs and enhance IDC’s continental presence.
• Present strategic plans, priority objectives and operational plans to key decision-making stakeholders within IDC (Executive Committees, Shareholder, Board).
• Liaise, communicate, and promote the Continental SBU externally to position IDC as a leading DFI in Africa.
• Proactively identify and establish partnerships that will facilitate and enable the strategic direction and operational outcomes of the unit.
• Engage in formal partnerships through memoranda of understanding (MoU) and ensure delivery of expected outcomes from such MoUs. 

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide strategic leadership and management to ensure high performance
• Ensure the effective management of people in the unit, including employee motivation and development and the application of Corporate policies and procedures and ensuring optimal performance
• Protect the interests and well-being of employees and establish suitable communication lines with them
• Oversee the implementation of talent management initiatives within the division (Employee Engagement, Mentoring and Coaching, Skills Development and Succession Management)
• Provide leadership and drive culture transformation that fosters a culture consistent with the Corporation’s values (Passion, Professionalism and Partnership) and leadership ethos.
• Champion IDC’s values and culture, ensuring alignment throughout the SBU’s operations and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: relevant Post Graduate Degree or equivalent qualification.
• MBA or master’s would be an advantage

Knowledge & Experience

• 10+ years relevant experience with a development finance institution, a commercial bank, an international financial institution or a private equity firm with tasks related to private sector financing and development.
• 8+ years’ experience in business development, deal origination, structuring, and closing private sector investment projects in industrial driving economic sectors, with proven experience in concluding investments in the Africa region.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in leadership and management of teams in priority sectors (Critical Minerals, Chemicals, Agriculture, Infrastructure).
• Strong understanding and proven exposure and delivery in African markets, regional value chains, and industrial development dynamics.
• Strong technical and operational skills demonstrated by a track record of structuring and closing investments of complex transactions.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance growth, risk and sustainability
• Experience in interacting, developing, pitching, and presenting business cases to executive stakeholders.
• Experience in engaging, managing, and negotiating with DFIs, governments, and industry associations.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills, with a well-established network of partners, clients, and investors across public and private sectors.
• Client management expertise and ability to lead complex transactions across multiple jurisdictions.

Roles and Responsibilities
Leadership Competencies

• Resilience
• Decisiveness in Execution
• People Engagement
• Communication and Engagement
• Diverse Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Change Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Business Mindset

Technical/Functional Competencies

• Financial and business acumen
• Business Development
• Macro-economic and analytical thinking
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Innovative & strategic thinking
• Results and solution-oriented
• Portfolio management
• Customer insights and focus
• Strategic Planning and directing
• Political astuteness and operating in diverse environments

Behavioural Competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Strategic Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring

Deadline:16th January,2026

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• To participate in the identification and development of projects through the Project Development Life Cycle to achieve the IDC’s strategic objectives and contribute to industry development goals.
• This role requires a candidate with formal Mining Engineering qualifications and experience in the Mining sector. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop projects across sectors.
• The role requires experience in project development and not project management per se.
• In addition to the relevant technical/business qualifications, candidates will be required to have conducted techno-economic assessments and evaluations of projects, as opposed to experience being limited to a technical nature.

Job Description
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Optimal structuring of projects utilizing project finance principles and IDC's financing instruments.
• Ensure that all projects are developed and structured in such a way to facilitate inclusive development and maximize IDC developmental and financial outcomes.

Internal / Operational Processes

• To participate in specific projects during the different phases of Project Development (idea generation, project scoping, pre-feasibility study, bankable feasibility study, financing and pre-implementation)
• To participate in the evaluation of projects at every Decision Gate of the Project Development Life Cycle
• Proactive identification of project opportunities to build the pipeline
• Assessment of external project applications
• Ensure that projects are aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting the Unit’s objectives and project milestones
• Identify risks (including during implementation) and defining mitigation plans to minimise these risks
• Monitor and manage project development to ensure it is implemented correctly, according to plan and within budget
• Quality control of projects, implemented correctly to contribute to SBU’s strategic objectives and ensure clients meet financial obligations to IDC etc.
• Provide inputs and prepare comprehensive funding reports to internal committees for decision making during the project development phases.
• Account Management functions relating to projects such as disbursements, clearing of conditions precedent, etc.
• Review and provide inputs to project development legal agreements.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Building influential and sustainable relationships with strategic partners to assist the unit in achieving strategic objectives.
• Participating in project-specific steering committees.
• Establishing and maintaining effective networks to source business, build industry links and build IDC brand awareness.
• Effectively interacting with different internal Strategic Business Units and departments to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific project.
• Managing and enhancing the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Driving and managing own development to enhance own competencies.
• Participating in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functionally

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: Degree in Mining Engineering.
• An Honours degree would be an added advantage.
• An additional commercial qualification would be beneficial

Selection Criteria

• 5-8 years related experience of which 3-4 years should be in Project development.
• Previous experience managing project scope, execution and scheduling for multiple development projects.
• Understanding and application of corporate management and structuring processes.
• Understanding and application of project development, project management and project finance.
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements.
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape.
• Knowledge of financing instruments.
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures

Roles and Responsibilities
Technical Competencies

• Project development skills
• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Stakeholder management and customer focus
• Report writing skills
• Sector specific technical knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• To participate in the identification and development of projects through the Project Development Life Cycle to achieve the IDC’s strategic objectives and contribute to industry development goals. This role requires a candidate with formal Agricultural related qualifications and experience in the Agro-Industries sector. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop projects across sectors. The role requires experience in project development and not project management per se. In addition to the relevant technical/business qualifications, candidates will be required to have conducted techno-economic assessments and evaluations of projects, as opposed to experience being limited to a technical nature.

Job Description
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Optimal structuring of projects utilizing project finance principles and IDC's financing instruments.
• Ensure that all projects are developed and structured in such a way to facilitate inclusive development and maximize IDC developmental and financial outcomes.

Internal / Operational Processes

• To participate in specific projects during the different phases of Project Development (idea generation, project scoping, pre-feasibility study, bankable feasibility study, financing and pre-implementation)
• To participate in the evaluation of projects at every Decision Gate of the Project Development Life Cycle
• Proactive identification of project opportunities to build the pipeline
• Assessment of external project applications
• Ensure that projects are aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting the Unit’s objectives and project milestones
• Identify risks (including during implementation) and defining mitigation plans to minimise these risks
• Monitor and manage project development to ensure it is implemented correctly, according to plan and within budget
• Quality control of projects, implemented correctly to contribute to SBU’s strategic objectives and ensure clients meet financial obligations to IDC etc.
• Provide inputs and prepare comprehensive funding reports to internal committees for decision making during the project development phases.
• Account Management functions relating to projects such as disbursements, clearing of conditions precedent, etc.
• Review and provide inputs to project development legal agreements.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Building influential and sustainable relationships with strategic partners to assist the unit in achieving strategic objectives.
• Participating in project-specific steering committees.
• Establishing and maintaining effective networks to source business, build industry links and build IDC brand awareness.
• Effectively interacting with different internal Strategic Business Units and departments to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific project.
• Managing and enhancing the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Driving and managing own development to enhance own competencies
• Participating in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functionally

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: relevant technical Degree in Agriculture.
• An Honours qualification would be an advantage.
• An additional commercial qualification would be beneficial.

Selection Criteria 

• 5-8 years related experience of which 3-4 years should be in Project development.
• Previous experience managing project scope, execution and scheduling for multiple development projects
• Understanding and application of corporate management and structuring processes
• Understanding and application of project development, project management and project finance
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• To participate in the identification and development of projects through the Project Development Life Cycle to achieve the IDC’s strategic objectives and contribute to industry development goals.
• This role requires a candidate with a Chartered Accountant qualification to primarily provide financial modelling, structuring and other financial contributions to projects already in development as well as those requiring on-boarding. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in projects across industrial sectors.
• Experience in project finance and business valuations would be a strong advantage.
• In addition to the relevant qualification, candidates will be required to have conducted financial feasibility assessments and evaluations of projects, as opposed to experience being limited to the preparation of financial statements and accounting and auditing.

Job Description
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Prepare project financial models (including income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement) using Excel to evaluate project cash flows with a view to calculate project and shareholder returns.
• Providing inputs for optimal financial structuring of projects utilizing project finance principles and IDC's financing instruments.
• Providing inputs to term sheets and co-funding arrangements encompassing equity, debt or hybrid instruments.
• Ensure that all projects are structured in such a way to facilitate inclusive development and maximize IDC developmental and financial outcomes.

Internal / Operational Processes

• To participate in specific projects during the different phases of Project Development (idea generation, project scoping, pre-feasibility study, bankable feasibility study, financing and pre-implementation)
• To participate in the financial evaluation of projects at every Decision Gate of the Project Development Life Cycle.
• Proactive identification of project opportunities to build the pipeline.
• Assessment of external project applications.
• Ensure that projects are aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting the Unit’s objectives and project milestones.  
• Identify risks (including during implementation) and defining mitigation plans to minimise these risks.  
• Monitor and manage project development to ensure it is implemented according to plan and within budget.  
• Quality control of projects, implemented correctly to contribute to SBU’s strategic objectives and ensure clients meet financial obligations to IDC etc.
• Provide inputs and assist with the preparation of comprehensive funding reports to internal committees for decision making during the project development phases.  
• Account Management functions relating to projects such as disbursements, clearing of conditions precedent, portfolio monitoring, etc.
• Review and provide inputs to project development legal agreements.
• Quarterly project valuations and impairment analysis applying IDC valuation policy (IMC).

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Building influential and sustainable relationships with strategic partners to assist the unit in achieving strategic objectives.
• Participating in project-specific steering committees.
• Establishing and maintaining effective networks to source business, build industry links and build IDC brand awareness.
• Effectively interacting with different internal Strategic Business Units and departments to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific project.
• Managing and enhancing the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Driving and managing own development to enhance own competencies

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: CA(SA).
• An additional business qualification would be beneficial.

Selection Criteria 

• 5-8 years related experience of which 3-4 years should be in Project development.
• 5 – 8 years experience using Excel.
• Previous experience in financial structuring and modelling for multiple development projects.
• Understanding and application of corporate finance and structuring processes. 
• Understanding and application of project development, project management and project finance.
• Experience in interpretation and preparation of financial statements. 
• Awareness of the market environment and technology landscape.
• Knowledge of financing instruments and commercial terms.
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures.
• Knowledge of commercial and contract law with a focus on the Companies Act.
• Knowledge of taxation

Roles and Responsibilities
Technical Competencies

• Financial Modelling Skills
• Financial Acumen
• Risk Identification And Mitigation
• Stakeholder Management And Customer Focus
• Report Writing Skills
• Excel Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Presentation And Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Relationship Building And Networking Skills
• Persuading And Influencing Skills
• Analytical Skills

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• To provide comprehensive cost and management accounting support to the Industrial Zones Programme (IZP), ensuring the effective coordination of budgeting processes, financial planning, expenditure control, compliance, and financial reporting.
• The role is pivotal in supporting the implementation of the IZP pilot phase and ensuring alignment with IDC financial governance standards

Job Description
Strategic Alignment

• Ensure operational expenditure (OPEX) budgets align with the IZP strategy.
• Provide professional financial guidance and advisory support to programme leadership and cost centre owners.

Functional Operations Management

• Assist with the preparation of operating expenditure budgets.
• Ensure that correct data is uploaded on SAP.
• Monthly monitoring of performance against budgets and conduct relevant cost analysis.
• Provide expert and professional advisory service to cost center owners.
• Prepare, review, and interpret performance reports for year-end projections.
• Ensure accounting activities comply with statutory, professional, and ethical standards.
• Prepare monthly performance presentations for governance structures.
• Maintain and update systems and procedures.
• Report any Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure (IFWE) incidents.
• Create and maintain cost and profit master data on SAP.
• Ensure timely processing of invoices and accurate completion of invoice registers.
• Receive goods as per order and verify quantity, price, and description.
• Attend to ad-hoc financial support requests.

Learning and Growth

• Innovative and continuous improvement on new ways of doing the work.
• Take ownership of personal development.
• Promote/participate in knowledge sharing with team members.

Stakeholder Management

• Provide support and professional advice to management.

Reporting

• Monthly and quarterly reporting of operational expenditure to stakeholders and governance structures.
• Annual budget reporting to relevant stakeholders and governance structures.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Management Accounting or equivalent
• Advantageous: Postgraduate degree in Finance/Management Accounting

Roles and Responsibilities
Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 2 - 5 years’ experience in the field of Finance and Management Accounting
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting and cost accounting and cost control
• Basic understanding of PFMA aligned reporting
• Experience with SA and budget loading on SAP
• Exemplary self-leadership.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment.
• Effective, versatile and action oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships.
• Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail
• Communication and presentation skills
• Time management
• Systems analysis

Deadline:16th Januay,2026

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• Responsible for supporting quantitative analysis, balance sheet modelling efforts, and Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) processes within the department.
• This role involves data analysis, model development, model validation, share price forecasting and back-testing of models, and monitoring of various quantitative risk models used for liquidity and market risk assessment and FTP.
• The Junior Analyst will work in a collaborative environment that encourages learning and professional growth, interacting with experienced professionals in the fields of risk management and finance.
• This position offers an excellent foundation for a career in quantitative risk, modelling, and FTP, with opportunities for advancement and skill development within the corporation.

Job Description

• Assist in the development of quantitative risk models used for market risk measurement, including Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, scenario analysis, and FTP models.
• Participate in the validation process of quantitative models, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collect, clean, and analyse financial data from various sources to support modelling activities and FTP calculations.
• Conduct statistical analyses to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies in financial data, particularly focusing on interest rate risk and funding costs.
• Collaborate with senior managers to implement and enhance risk models and FTP methodologies, ensuring they are robust and aligned with industry standards.
• Support in analysis to support decision making on Equity Price risk management.
• Perform the calculation of the monthly Share Price forecasting for use in the strategic balance sheet modelling process.
• Support the calculation and implementation of FTP rates to accurately reflect the cost of funds and the credit risk associated with various business units.
• Assist in analysing the impact of FTP on overall profitability and performance metrics, providing insights to enhance decision-making.
• Conduct back testing of models to assess predictive performance and recalibrate models as necessary, including FTP models.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations summarising quantitative analyses, model outcomes, FTP rates, and associated risks for ALCO Technical, ALCO and other stakeholders.
• Assist with ALCO process coordination.
• Participate in ALCO meetings including preparing and presenting ad-hoc reports as needed for the committee.
• Assist the Share Price Forecasting sub-committee with coordination and minute taking, if required.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly risk reports and presentations for ALCO Technical and/or ALCO.
• Assist in communicating complex quantitative concepts, including FTP implications, to non-technical audiences.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including strategic business units, finance, risk management, and treasury, to ensure effective model implementation, FTP integration, and overall risk management practices.
• Support the development and improvement of internal processes related to quantitative analysis, risk management, and FTP.
• Stay updated on the latest industry trends, regulatory developments, and best practices in quantitative risk, modelling, and FTP.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance technical skills and knowledge in quantitative finance and risk management.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Econometrics, Quantitative Risk or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in ALM, Financial Risk Management or Treasury
• Proficiency in statistical software and programming languages (e.g., R, Python, or similar).
• Basic understanding of financial markets, instruments, risk management concepts, and Funds Transfer Pricing mechanisms.
• Good understanding of asset-liability management, gained through hands-on experience or ALM training attendance
• Experience with quantitative modelling and validation in a financial services environment.
• Familiarity with best practice frameworks related to market risk and FTP methodologies.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques.

Deadline:19th Janaury,2026

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• To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the IDC is exposed to in its daily activities.
• To conduct legal due diligence investigations, prepare legal due diligence investigation reports, present the reports to the deal approving committees, draft debt and equity agreements and related security agreements, manage the clearance of conditions precedent.

Qualification and Experience

• Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
• Master’s degree such as LLM desirable
• A Minimum of five years’ post-article experience in the financial services industry
• 2-3 years working experience in the banking and finance teams of a law firm/bank/SoE/DFI space is essential
• Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions
• Experience in drafting agreements relating to debt and equity funding, acquisition notifications, competition commission merger notifications, fund management/investment etc
• Understanding of various legislative including the Companies Act, the Insolvency Act, the PFMA & Competition Act is essential

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide general legal advice, including legal research
• Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and cross-border financing transactions
• Ensure compliance with internal legal and other IDC procedures and policies
• Identify and minimize potential legal risks
• Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
• Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
• Conducting legal due diligence investigations
• Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services
• Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
• Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally

Deadline:22nd January,2026

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• To evaluate and present applications for funding and structure deals that contribute towards unit objectives and industry development goals. This would include performing the financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions and ensuring risk identification and mitigation.

Job Description
Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments (where applicable/appropriate)

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical or marketing disciplines) through due diligence investigations.
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial, EHS, legal and other relationships between the client and IDC for the specific deal (where applicable)
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Participate in due diligence teams
• Deal Optimisation - Ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare and submit basic assessments and comprehensive credit proposals that meets the IDC funding requirements.
• Ensuring accurate client data management

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain meaningful relationships with enquirers, applicants and portfolio clients in conjunction with different support functions in the IDC.
• To effectively interact with different SBU’s and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific business transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Liaise, communicate and promote the unit externally

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Drive and manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Mentoring and acting as a coach to Business Analysts

Qualification and Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: CA

Knowledge and Experience 

• 5 -8 years related experience of which 2-3 years should be in assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements)
• Declared competent in two due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in one of the above due diligence disciplines
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements
• Sector-specific knowledge would be advantageous
• Knowledge of financial products as used by IDC

Deadline:19th Janaury,2026

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• Proactively source and develop bankable transactions/deals within the SBU’s sectoral focus area. Develop pipeline to increase revenue and economic profit from existing and new clients to achieve the SBUs strategic objectives, industry development goals and the IDC’s developmental outcomes.

Qualification and Experience

• Originating investment opportunities based on strategic fit, developmental outcomes and economic viability.
• Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives/strategies aligned to IDC’s sector strategies.
• Conduct detailed market assessment: identifying, researching, filtering and prioritizing of new market opportunities to improve deal sourcing.
• End to end management of the deal sourcing process, anticipating client needs and responding with innovative solutions to clients emerging needs.
• Increasing the value of current customers while attracting new business.
• Being one of the main points of contact externally for the business.
• Identifying and closing of pertinent business leads for the IDC.
• Pitching of potential deals/projects to SBUs.
• Leads the participation and presentation of IDC at investment conferences and roundtable discussions.
• Provides input into the sector development strategies and product development initiatives of the IDC toward the enhancement of an active deal pipeline.
• Client networking.
• Manage all risks within areas of responsibility and ensure compliance by following regulatory requirements and IDC’s internal policies.
• Attending conferences, meetings and industry events to generate new business and to observe industry trends/opportunities.
• Developing indicative term sheets and funding proposals for clients. screening of inquiries and basic assessments of applications
• Participate in the DD process with specific focus on strategic orientation and developmental outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours Degree or equivalent qualification.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• 8-10 years’ experience in a corporate environment with previous focus in a Business Development / Coverage and deal sourcing / project origination role.
• Experience in leading, initiating and developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects/deals ensuring deal flow and bankability.
• Strong ability to develop networks and relations with clients, both local and global, in order to identify and source viable projects/investments.
• Deal making experience in the specific sector will be preferred
• Proven experience in working with senior stakeholders in highly political environments.
• Proficiency in client relationship management.
• Knowledge of IDC products and services.
• Knowledge of clients, their financial needs, and the sector they operate within, translating this into actionable plans and strategies for both IDC and clients.
• Sound knowledge and practical understanding of:
• Global markets
• Emerging industries
• Good networks within sector in both private and public space
• Experience in coaching and mentoring of team members

Deadline:22nd January,2026