Chief Investment Officer at National Treasury

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Investment Officer will provide the technical, investment and commercial leadership of the Fund’s investment function and will be responsible for the full investment lifecycle — from project origination and development, appraisal and structuring through to approval, financing, financial close, deployment, portfolio management, value creation, exit and capital recycling.

The Chief Investment Officer will translate the Fund’s Investment Policy Statement into portfolio construction and capital allocation plans and ensure that investments achieve appropriate riskadjusted financial returns while contributing to the Fund’s national development mandate. The Chief Investment Officer will also lead the mobilisation of thirdparty capital from domestic and international institutional investors, financiers and capital markets.

As a founding member of the senior management team, the Chief Investment Officer will be responsible for establishing the people, processes, systems, standards and institutional investment discipline required to build NIF into a leading infrastructure investment institution.

Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should possess:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, Law or another relevant discipline from a recognised university.
• A Master’s degree and/or relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent will be an addedadvantage.
• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in investment management, private equity, infrastructure, project finance, investment banking, development finance or another related investment discipline.
• At least five (5) years’ experience serving as a Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investments, Investment Director, Partner or in another senior investment leadership role with responsibility for transaction execution, portfolio performance and team leadership