Assistant CEF Investment Manager

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Credit Enhancement Facilities, this role is responsible for leading the end-to-end development, structuring, and execution of multiple Credit Enhancement Facility (CEF) initiatives across Africa and Asia.

The incumbent will play a critical role in driving project outcomes, managing risk, engaging senior stakeholders, and accelerating capital mobilisation into infrastructure markets.

The focus of the role is to enable CEF deployment acceleration by centralising all PIDG CEF activity into one team with autonomy and authority to execute transactions. Having developed three CEFs it was recognised that a more coordinated and formalised process was required. The HCEF is now in place to lead a team that cuts across the companies and is able to identify, develop and deliver new CEFs in both sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Role and responsibilities

Transaction Execution

• Support the origination, evaluation, structuring, and execution of new CEF opportunities and conduct due diligence in collaboration with PIDG teams.
• Coordinate the engagement with consultants conducting feasibility studies, reviewing work and providing feedback.
• Produce investment memorandums for CEFS to present to stakeholders as part of the investment process.
• Produce marketing materials on CEF initiatives.
• Support the development of business plans for CEFs (both in country and the initiative overall).
• Support the delivery of assigned workstreams in markets including capacity building events, achieving regulatory sign-off, sourcing and onboarding co-investors, etc.
• Prepare investment proposals, liaising with relevant internal teams and managing their input.
• Assist with fundraising activities, undertake due diligence, structure and negotiate commercial terms, finalize and execute investment agreements.
• Support PIDG Technical Assistance grant application processes to support CEF development work.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management

• Collaborate with colleagues externally and across the PIDG Group in the execution phase of CEFs.

Capability Building

• Work with colleagues across the group to stimulate learning on CEFs internally and in the market, as part of PIDG SDI learning strategy and under the PIDG Institute banner.

Qualifications and education requirements

• Degree educated, preferably in Finance, Economics, or related disciplines.

Skills

• Understanding and experience of corporate finance, project finance and financial institutions.
• Knowledge of fundamentals of credit markets and products.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively across the public and private sectors.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong financial modelling skills.
• Cognitive agility and ability to handle complexity and ambiguity.
• Proven ability to innovate and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrable ability in managing and mitigating risk.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive mindset suited to startup-like environments.

Experience

• Experience in working with stakeholders from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Exposure to end-to-end execution of transactions.
• Experience in leading specific workstreams in transaction execution.
• Experience in drafting investment papers and presenting as a team to Investment Committees.
• Experience of transacting in emerging markets (desirable).

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