Investment Officer at CA Global Africa Recruitment

Reference Number: SHR
Sector: Financial Services
Scope: Africa, East Africa

Job Description

A globally renowned finance organization is seeking Investment Officers or Operations Officers with expertise in one or more of the following sectors: Financial Services, Banking, Microfinance, Housing Finance, Insurance. The selected candidate will focus on supporting the development of high-quality investment pipelines under the supervision of the Global Investment Manager. S/he will also support policy work and other interventions across the Organizations to prioritize various initiatives and to maximize the impact of Investment efforts.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and assessment of investment opportunities based on country and sector strategies and market creation potential.
• Contribute to the development of feasibility studies and implementation plans for investment projects that lead to company investments.
• Assist in designing and implementing scalable solutions and platforms similar to “Scaling Solar” that can be replicated across markets.
• Help spot game-changing trends, technologies and business models that can bring solutions to emerging markets.
• Produce regular reports on the assigned investment portfolio including monitoring progress against project milestones and KPIs.
• Contribute to sector-specific data analysis and stress-testing of various operating models to help generate ideas for new projects, new products and platform businesses.
• Work with Organizations to analyze sector and regulatory reforms that are needed to unlock opportunities for private investment.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business, Finance, Economics, International Relations, Science, or another relevant field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in project and/or program development, producing feasibility studies, hands-on advisory and/or consulting functions in emerging markets.
• Genuine commitment to development and to the organizations mission, strategy and values.
• Capacity to innovate and challenge the status quo and experience in new idea generation, business development, and creating projects/programs from scratch.
• Understanding of the relevant sector and ability to link policy reforms, advisory interventions, investment, and mobilization to deliver solutions at a country level via the Cascade approach.
• Ability to engage with private sector clients, local and national governments and other stakeholders to encourage pioneering business and market development.
• Experience in project/program management, including executing against implementation plans with defined business development milestones.
• Experience in monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of projects/programs/initiatives.
• Outstanding analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English, Arabic and French

Benefits And Contractual Information

• 3-year renewable contract
• Willing to relocate if applicable