Regional Manager

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POSITION INFO:

1. Regional Manager | Free State | Permanent

Lead meaningful investment in the Free State’s economy. Shape deals that create jobs, unlock growth, and advance inclusive entrepreneurship.

As Regional Manager, you’ll drive a full investment lifecycle in the province — building a quality pipeline, structuring and motivating transactions, and ensuring timeous implementation and handover for post-investment monitoring. The role blends rigorous financial modelling with practical dealmaking, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on leadership of a small, high-performing regional team.

Our client is a development finance institution focused on catalysing black-owned and managed businesses across South Africa. They provide debt, equity and blended financing, backed by robust credit processes and a clear transformation mandate. Expect a mission-led environment where commercial discipline and developmental impact go hand-in-hand.

What You’ll Do

• Originate and structure commercially viable provincial deals aligned to mandate and criteria.

• Build a strong pipeline via municipalities, provincial departments, DFIs and business chambers.

• Prepare investment proposals with financial models, risk analysis and clear investment motivations.

• Present to Investment/Credit Committees and drive timeous implementation and disbursements.

• Manage regional office operations, reporting and client communication; mentor analyst/administrator.

• Coordinate stakeholder outreach, SME workshops and forums to promote offerings and impact.

What You Bring

• 5+ years in investment analysis, deal structuring or corporate/development finance.

• Proven track record in SME funding/VC/DFI transactions and closing deals end-to-end.

• Advanced financial modelling and valuation capability; solid credit risk acumen.

• Exposure to legal/transaction docs (e.g., shareholders’ agreements, SPAs).

• Strong writing, presentation, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Investment; postgrad (Honours/CFA L1/MBA) advantageous.

What Success Looks Like

• A healthy, quality pipeline aligned to annual investment and empowerment targets.

• Approved deals implemented within turnaround times and cleanly handed over for monitoring.

• Robust models and clear, data-driven investment motivations that withstand committee scrutiny.

• Strengthened provincial partnerships that surface viable, job-creating opportunities.

• A collaborative, results-oriented regional team delivering to KPIs and core values.