Overview
The (Associate) Investment Officer - Transaction Advisory Africa will support the regional team and management with the PPP transaction process, acting as Lead Transaction Advisor to governments to structure and implement PPP and privatization transactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to origination and marketing activities across the West Africa region.
- Understand legal and regulatory impediments for private sector participation.
- Perform financial analysis and modeling.
- Undertake project scoping to assess feasibility of potential projects.
- Support Transaction Leads on day-to-day management of project teams.
- Prepare/review memos and documentation for internal approval and consultant procurement.
- Manage different types of consultants and review their outputs.
- Develop transaction structure options for PPP projects.
- Participate in meetings with government clients and investors.
- Organize and manage the tendering process of projects.
- Develop, coach, motivate and manage junior members of the team.
- Actively participate in the development and implementation of upstream activities.
- Potential support/intervention on Corporate Finance related mandates.
- Coordinate with different WBG groups.
- Assist in other project or strategy related activities.
Required Experience
- Solid and relevant experience of at least 5 years gained either in project finance, corporate finance, M&A and privatizations, or private equity funds in infrastructure.
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience of sell-side PPP advisory is considered a plus.
- Knowledge of overall industry sector trends and experience in infrastructure transactions/PPPs preferably in Africa, with a proven track record.
- Business development and client relationship skills, track record and ability to focus on clients’ needs effectively.
- Strong track record of contractual and/or financial closings of infrastructure transactions.
- Strong existing relationships with government officials, project developers, investors, and technical and legal consultants in the infrastructure space in Africa are preferred.
- Experience in dealing with government clients, investors and multiple stakeholders of infrastructure projects.
Qualifications
• MBA or equivalent Post Graduate degree in business, finance or economics.
