Full-Time Project Development Finance – Sub Saharan Africa

Job Description

Details of Responsibilities

• Embedded with our client’s Regional Sales & Project team, closely work with field sales force including distributors leads Project Finance/PPP & development structuring for SSA & drives order growth through co-investment & co-development.
• Leads EPC & Developer Partnerships
• Develop close relations with a network of Regional/local banks / financial institutions & Investors and build range of finance solutions.
• Originate customer & project financing opportunities and initiate structuring of financing solutions. Lead the underwriting effort pulling in expertise from the broader CMC team.
• Analyze Credit & Market Risks, lead the preparation of external documentation (Information Memoranda) and internal documentation (pricing models, credit requests and board papers); provide useful market intelligence for decision making, structuring and pricing in order to win transactions and clear market in our role as financial arranger.
• Lead projects independently. Lead the underwriting effort pulling in expertise from the functional teams in tax, accounting, legal and operations. Advise on and structure transactions where the company is taking direct risk; either on Corporate or Project Finance basis.
• Minimizing the company’s risk exposure & track the company’s off balance sheet risk exposure opportunities in the afore-mentioned region to boost the company’s sales.
• Leverage the company’s CMC expertise (ECA, Project & Structured Finance) as well the company’s Capital specific products.

Required Qualifications

• MBA/University level degree

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the financial services industry, and a minimum of 3 years in credit and risk analysis in a leadership role
• Background in Project Finance/Project development Advisory
• Deep Project Finance skills required
• Strong Modeling, Credit and underwriting skills required
• Experience in developing/financing of complex multi-party Infrastructure projects
• Strong Project Management and integration skills
• Ability to develop and underwrite business models, working with developers and with risk and underwriting teams to obtain organizational approval for development capital and long term equity/ debt funding
• Strong knowledge & connection of/with Regional & International Lenders.
• Strong knowledge of Regional Markets & stakeholders (EPCs, Developers, Local Authorities)
• Experience in market/business development would be a key asset in order to lead market/opportunities sizing & scoping for deal origination purposes.
• Proven leadership and deal origination/execution skills with extensive experience working closely with Senior Management Teams
• Ability to execute and negotiate small & large, complex deals with different customer/risk profile.
• Proven knowledge of one of the countries of the Region & ability to work in emerging markets environment
• Strong oral and written communication skill
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must. French is a plus but optional.
• Self-starter & proactive. Strong interpersonal & communications skills
• Excellent skills to work cross functionally
• Flexible/adaptable – able to work with diverse group of people in a matrix environment
• Project finance groups of Commercial Banks & Project Advisory Firms.
• Experience in financing or lending activities in the Region.

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