Investment Principal

SUMMARY:
A well-established financial services business is seeking to appoint an Investment Principal for the Rural, Township and Community Development Fund Department.

Responsible for overseeing the implementation of investment decisions by managing the investment team and supporting them during deal presentations.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications:

• B. Com: Business Finance, Accounting, Economics and Agricultural Economists
• Honours in Finance/Accounting, Economics and Agricultural Economists an advantage

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in deal making environment
• Minimum of 3 years people management experience
• 5 years project investment exposure in a financial/investment environment
• Due Diligence analysis and exposure
• Financial Modelling tools
• Project Management
• Initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities
• Create a pipeline of development impact projects for the Fund
• Appraise new investment and allocate to investment associate for consideration
• Manage the due diligence process and monitor related documents according to the required standards.
• Ensure that the department meets the quarterly and annual targets on approvals, commitments and disbursements as per the approved targets
• Ensure deal closure by taking responsibility for optimal financial, institutional and legal structuring
• Provide innovative and flexible financial structures for complex transactions
• Ensure that all disbursement files are reviewed for completeness before release to Fund Manager
• Identify opportunities to initiate viable projects, project origination through the facilitation of project preparation, and business plans with the intention of providing funding