The Rols:
An opportunity has arisen for an Investment Director to join a dynamic newly created niche team working in the African Energy Transition landscape at AIIM. You will play a key leadership role in the team, focusing on origination, execution and asset management of investments.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with the Fund Head to build a scalable strategy to provide catalytic development capital across Africa
Lead deals: originate, evaluate, structure, negotiate, execute and manage investments in early-stage development platform or scale up growth companies in the renewables, biofuels, hydrogen or electric vehicles space
Work in accordance with the AIIM policies, procedures and relevant good practice
Build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, internal and external
Operate as an industry leader in the climate space
Build, lead and nurture an investment team in Nairobi
Develop innovative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions
Provide risk analysis and review of financial statements and valuations
Have oversight of bid documents and presentations
Have oversight of the asset companies with regard to the setting of strategy, ESG considerations, project implementation and contractual compliance, and serve on Boards
Identify technical risk areas across and within assets and develop optimised solutions
Leverage cross-industry knowledge into projects to increase shareholder value
Be a leader in the AIIM transaction process, including due diligence on potential acquisitions, motivation of investment recommendations and participation in investment committee meetings
Ensure deal outcomes are in line with AIIM governance guiding principles through active participation and responsibility in decision making through deal execution processes
Profile the AIIM business through representing AIIM funds in negotiations with counterparties on affairs pertaining to shareholder matters such as SHA provisions, SPV resourcing etc
Be an active and value-adding member of the team
Assuming major changes in policy or consumer behaviour
Required Skills and Experience:
Relevant Tertiary Qualification
15+ years relevant experience in investments, ideally both:
financial investing experience, with leading investment firms or investing institutions, and
experience in the climate industry working in leadership roles in commercial development companies, preferably private equity-backed companies
Demonstrable passion for early-stage business development in the climate space
Substantial pan-Africa exposure and deep sustainability, energy efficiency, renewables or similar sector experience
Substantial infrastructure sector exposure and/or experience in general growth capital for African businesses
Strong knowledge and understanding of industry trends, key drivers of value creation, and financial, operational, strategic, and commercial variables
Specific financial acumen with the capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and insight into financial principles and processes, and identify inconsistencies in data
Ability to apply sound business judgment and an analytical, pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving
Demonstrable execution/outcome/delivery skills
Proven ability to prioritise between detailed day to day activity, including problem-solving, and longer-term activities and projects
Proven ability to sustain high level of performance under pressure with tight deadlines
Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills to build strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders across all levels
Effective communication skills including strong written and verbal communication competency
Good understanding of credit, legal and compliance issues as they apply across Africa
French language skills would be a bonus
AIIM Culture Fit
Entrepreneurial mindset
Self-starter
Intellectually curious
Collaborative
High energy
Performance obsession
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