Head, Capital Markets at Workforce Group

Workforce Group is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organizational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value for their stakeholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Capital Markets

Location: Lagos
Employment Type:Full-time

Job Summary 

• Reporting directly to the MD, Investment Banking, you will provide specialist advisory services on Capital Markets, Divestitures, Privatizations, Joint Ventures/Strategic Alliances, Capital Raising, Corporate Restructuring Transactions amongst others.
• Support with driving profitability and meeting performance targets by developing the relationships,  tactics and business plans necessary to realizing revenue, earnings growth and increase in shareholders’ value.

Job Responsibilities  

• Responsibility for originating, structuring and executing client projects and mandates
• Networking and marketing.
• Expand opportunities with existing clients
• Identify and act on referrals typically in relation to Investment Banking mandates
• Drive the end-to-end capital raising process (public offers, private placements, commercial papers etc) from the preparation of offer documents to the collation of returns/allotments.
• Prepare complex quantitative analysis, create pricing models and evaluate strategies/alternatives in support of the issuance of long term debt and/or equity.
• Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect various industries, as well as monitor the economy to determine its effect on capital raising.
• Analyse client’s debt and equity portfolio and capital structure and assess alternative structures (funding strategies) to reduce the client’s cost of debt and/or increase its financial flexibility.
• Oversee the development and evaluation of financial models with the capability to sensitize key inputs and stress test financial covenants.
• Screening new projects, defining project description & scope and conducting feasibility studies to determine the financial viability of new ventures projecting cash flow & growth opportunities
• Liaison with regulatory authorities for sanctions & approvals
• Manage all activities related to funding tie-up & financial closure, up to disbursement.
• Contribute to revenue and business development of other business.
• Oversee quality transaction execution and client satisfaction
• Implementation of strategic action plans
• Enforcement of governance and control standards across the business
• Any other duties assigned from time to time

Education and Experience

• BA / BSc. required; MBA, CFA or other advanced Degrees/credentials desirable
• 13+ years of relevant investment banking industry experience required
• Capital raising experience in debt and equity markets required.

Job Requirements:

• Negotiation Skill, Investment Banking, Business Development, Project Management

Key Competency Requirements:

• Good grasp of FDI and FPI
• Good business and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive business networks.
• Well established relationships with companies in the Private and Public sectors
• Due Diligence
• Financial Valuation
• Corporate Restructuring
• Negotiation skills
• Risk Management
• Client Service
• Business Management (including Project Management skills)
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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