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Job Description
Embark on a transformative journey by joining SNV as a Business and Investment Expert for West Africa, where you’ll play a crucial role in shaping strategic business cases, influencing investments, and fostering international collaboration for capacity-building towards a more sustainable and resilient future.
Responsibilities
Scoping and Structuring New Business Cases:
- Identify and prepare investment proposals through analysis and discussions.
- Provide strategic support to in-country Business Origination Advisors (BOAs).
- Ensure compliance with the fund’s assessment framework.
- Undertake administrative tasks, support due diligence visits, and analyze financial data.
Monitoring Portfolio of Contracted Grants in the Region:
- Prepare credit reviews and support in-country BOAs in portfolio monitoring.
- Handle administrative tasks related to compliance, reporting, and drafting proposals.
Analysis and Support:
- Offer support on repeat transactions for existing clients.
- Assist team members in various aspects of the portfolio management process.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- MSc degree in (agri)economics, finance, business administration, or engineering.
- Minimum 7 years of international development, corporate banking, and project financing experience, with at least 5 years as an investment business expert or in investment banking for the agri-food sector.
- Proven track record in developing investment proposals exceeding 3 million and strong proficiency in financial modeling.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and leadership skills for scoping and structuring complex business cases.
- International experience, especially in emerging markets.
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal), with basic proficiency in French (at least written).
Additional qualifications:
- Expertise in climate finance, showcasing the ability to navigate and leverage financial mechanisms for sustainable projects.
- Strong relationship-building skills with a client-centric approach.
- Diplomatic and tactful interactions with diverse stakeholders.
- Proficient in risk assessment, including financial modeling, for informed decision-making.
- Collaborative team player with a proactive, solution-oriented attitude.
- Excellent planning, administration, organizing, and prioritizing skills for efficient project management.
- Ability to identify and mitigate risks, with a commitment to escalating issues when needed.
- Alignment with SNV’s mission and thematic areas.
- Embrace SNV’s core values of people-centeredness and respect, equity and equality, and diversity and inclusion.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
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