Investment Banking Associate at Pan African Capital

REPORTING LINE- VICE PRESIDENT

The ideal candidate for this role will have oversight for a team which will comprise of analysts while also having responsibility for overall transaction workstream. This will cut across deal origination, evaluation, structuring, marketing to investors or/and lenders, tracking, terms negotiation and financial close as well as strengthening relationships with existing funding universe and initiating new ones.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the direct supervision of the Vice President, the candidate will perform the following functions:

• Scanning  the business environment and identifying relevant opportunities in the market
• Researching, preparing, and supporting presentations and pitches for new business
• Lead the team’s origination support on equity and debt raising for the private sector and public-private projects
• Coordinate the onboarding process of new clients
• Drive identified work streams around pipeline development and transaction cycle in collaboration with team, supervisor, and management team effectively and efficiently
• Prepare deal book, proposals, information memorandum and other marketing pitches to win a mandate.
• Coordinate Due Diligence exercises both from the buyer and seller side and preparation of Due Diligence reports in respect of proposed acquisitions
• Serve as the primary contact person for all transaction parties on deals anchored by the team.
• Organize and participate in client and internal business meetings
• Communicate effectively, with written, and oral fluency in at least English.
• Coordinate the team to ensure that a high degree of cordial and professional relationship exists among team members, customers, and other divisions within the Company
• Handle and supervise external and internal business correspondence
• Manage relationships with clients, company’s business partners, lending partners and investor universe
• Preparation and implementation of the budget for the team and collaboration with management in the implementation of the company-wide budget
• Demonstrate initiative, and monitor issues and tasks, to meet deadlines and priorities.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT-  

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of second-class lower division.
• Master’s degree, as well as Professional certifications such as CFA, ACCA, ICAN and CIS, would be an added advantage

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.