Senior Investment Manager at DAI

Location: Benin City, Edo

Job Summary & Responsibilities

• The Senior Investment Manager in the Benin City Edo State offices to oversee and coordinate the Implementation of project interventions.
• The Senior investment Manager Edo (SIM) position will be Integral to achieving MADE-II’s stated aims. Reporting to the Edo State investment Portfolio Manager (ESIM), She/he will provide technical leadership, guidance in managing multiple programme Interventions.
• In addition, the Ideal candidate should be an expertise in business and financial model development, business analysis and strategy development, Investment & business development and importantly project management experience.

Other Key Responsibilities include:

• Support ESIM to engage, collaborate, and coordinate with cross-cutting functions on intervention strategies and workplan;
• Supports ESIM to liaise with key programme stakeholders and participate In multi-stakeholder platforms on programme’s strategic approach, achievements, and lessons;
• The SIM will develop and maintain dose relationships with project partners (mostly businesses) while overseeing and coordinating the Implementation of project interventions:
• S/he will work in close collaboration with the ESIM to develop, realize, and communicate the programs strategic vision to internal and external stakeholders,
• Overseeing the investment officers In the project intervention design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of progress and outputs against the plan for their interventions;
• Support ESIM in collaboration with the Team Leader, to inform programme’s strategic vision and direction, identifying areas for new intervention, scale-up or scale- down

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should have a degree in Accountancy, Economics, Business Management, or any other related field.
• S/he should have a minimum of 7 years’ experience working on enterprise and agro-business development, designing and managing economic and incomes generating activities in developing countries, preferably in Africa.
• The Ideal candidate should demonstrate experience leading complex teams; strong business management and financial management skills, should also display excellent verbal and written skills.
• In addition, previous experience with DFID funded project is an added advantage.

Terms and Conditions of Employment
The role is based in Benin City, Edo State with frequent travels to other MADE-II Offices. The programme offers very competitive salary packages; however, local terms and conditions apply.