Investment Associate (12 Month Fixed Term) at NEF
Mogale Solution Providers · Sandton, Gauteng
Overview
Join the National Empowerment Fund as an Investment Associate on a 12 month fixed term contract in Sandton. You will source deals, assess viability, structure transactions and manage the full investment process from origination to disbursement. This part time role suits someone with at least 4 years of deal making experience and strong financial modelling skills who wants to drive black economic participation.
About the role
Mogale Solution Providers is recruiting an Investment Associate for the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) on a 12 month fixed term, part time basis in Sandton. The NEF is an agency of the dtic that promotes black economic participation through financial and non financial support to black owned businesses.
As an Investment Associate, you will source deals, assess their viability and prepare submissions for credit committees. You will compile due diligence work plans, negotiate term sheets and structure deals to meet client needs under the supervision of the Investment Principal. The role also involves technical research, project appraisal, pricing strategy, and managing relationships with clients and financial institutions to source quality deals.
Application notes: No specific application instructions or documents are provided in the listing. Prepare a detailed CV highlighting your deal making experience.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years experience in a deal making environment
- Experience in deal origination to source quality deals, deal structuring and implementation
- Network building and use of professional relationships to yield quality leads
- Experience in financial modelling and business valuation methodologies
- PC literacy and competency in Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
- Understanding of the NEF mandate and investment guidelines
- Good analytical and modelling skills, able to apply NEF financial modelling methodologies
- Business development and marketing of Rural Fund products
- Due diligence skills including accounting, auditing, law and tax knowledge
- Ability to gather data from all relevant sources including industry experts
- Strong communication, presentation and writing skills
- Ability to identify risks and recommend relevant risk mitigants
- Understanding of various investment instruments and deal structuring
- Ability to negotiate terms and conditions of investment to minimise risk
- B.Com Degree in Finance, Accounting, Agricultural Economics or Business Economics
Responsibilities
- Source deals, assess their viability and prepare submission reports to credit committees
- Prepare submissions to relevant committees for Due Diligence approval
- Compile Due Diligence work plans, negotiate lending project term sheets and structure deals to meet client requirements
- Conduct technical research and provide inputs on deal structure after DD approval
- Prepare project appraisals to risk and maintain responsibility for transactions
- Leverage funding structures that suit the client and minimise NEF exposure
- Operate as transactions leader and maintain accountability for managing transactions from application to final approval
- Establish and manage relationships with clients, financial institutions, sector players and counterparties to originate and source deals
- Develop innovative structured finance solutions for clients
- Analyse financial outcomes, define pricing strategy and development impact
- Manage the funding process in conjunction with legal and post investment departments
- Negotiate documentation and legal terms with internal and external stakeholders
- Collect project documents once the deal is approved by committees
- Ensure communication reaches the client once the deal is approved
Job details
- Organisation
- Mogale Solution Providers
- Location
- Sandton, Gauteng
- Job type
- Part time
- Experience level
- Mid (4+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Category
- Banking & Insurance
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
This is a solid opportunity to work with the NEF on impactful deals that support black owned businesses. Since it is a 12 month fixed term part time role, show in your CV and cover letter that you can hit the ground running with deal origination and financial modelling. Highlight any experience you have with due diligence, term sheet negotiation and stakeholder management. Be ready to discuss specific deals you have worked on and how you assessed viability. The NEF values understanding of their mandate, so read up on their investment guidelines before your interview. Tailor your application to show you can source quality deals and manage the full transaction process from start to finish.
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