Investment Associate – London, UK.

Our client, a global NGO with a mission to support the building of businesses throughout Africa and South Asia to create jobs & make a lasting difference is looking to recruit an Investment Associate. The position will be based in London, UK and the successful candidate will report directly to the Manager. He/she Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience working with DFI ( Development Financial Institute ) in Africa.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analysing new trade supply chain finance opportunities against the mandate.
• Coordinate, structure, write and present credit papers & investment committee memos.
• Complete due diligence process encompassing issuer, industry and economic analysis for a range of financial institutions.
• Review legal documentation.
• Responsible for writing investment proposals & working with internal teams to ensure all information relevant to the deal is captured.
• Project managing & coordinating internal & external stakeholders.
• Contribute to Country & program strategies by collecting market data and ad-hoc analysis.

Qualification:

• Must have a relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Candidates with CFA, ACA, CITF or MBA will have added advantage.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience within Trade Finance or Supply chain Finance.
• Excellent credit analysis skills & ability to analyse FI & corporate financial statements.
• Must have an excellent ability in writing Investment Proposals.
• Active interest in investing in developing countries & understanding emerging market environments.
• Excellent knowledge of indirect lending, SME lending and Microlending.

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