Job Description
The Investment Manager will lead the sourcing, evaluating, underwriting, and managing of private investments for off-grid solar enterprises in underserved countries, aiming to expand energy access and impact. This role requires strong financial analysis skills and experience in managing investment transactions throughout their lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple transactions throughout the entire deal lifecycle from origination to closing.
- Conduct financial analysis and create financial models for debt and equity.
- Write Investment Memoranda and present investment opportunities to the Investment Committee.
- Monitor investment performance, including impact and financial targets.
Requirements
- Lead multiple transactions in parallel throughout the entire deal lifecycle, from origination to closing with a focus on financial and impact due diligence.
- Conduct financial analysis and create financial models for both debt and equity.
- Write Investment Memoranda and present investment opportunities to the Investment Committee.
- Monitor investment performance, including impact and financial targets e.g. covenant compliance.
- Experience with leading on investments throughout the entire deal lifecycle.
- Investment structuring experience, ideally using different financial instruments to maximise impact.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to build financial models for corporate finance transactions.
- Around 5 years of work experience and at least 3 years of experience in finance, ideally in an investment capacity leading or supporting on debt and/or equity transactions.
- Great communication skills and ability to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience investing or working in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Work schedule flexibility
Work environment perks related to impact investing
Opportunities for professional development and skill building
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