Senior Investment Officer at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Investment Officer

Position Number: 50103204; 50093478; 50093643
Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Position Grade: PL5

The Position

• The core responsibility of the Senior Investment Officer is to identify business opportunities, originate, structure, and execute transactions for non-sovereign (private sector) investments in sectors related to Industrial Value Chains, Manufacturing, Services, Pharmaceuticals, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT).

Key Functions
Under the direct supervision of the Division Manager for Industry and Services, the Senior Investment Officer will:
Project Development and Processing:

• Liaise and coordinate with other Investment Officers and Bank staff in business development and the origination of a quality investment pipeline.
• Proactively identify potential investment partners and opportunities based on industry experience, reputation, market potential, financial capability, and strategic fit.
• Assess the attractiveness of specific investment opportunities with a strong focus on credit quality and development impact and make recommendations to management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with other departments, clients, industry leaders, and other financial and multilateral partners, to develop specific investment opportunities.
• Prepare project concept notes and appraisal reports for presentation to the department, review committees, senior management and finally the Board of Directors.
• Execute loans, guarantees or equity investments including processing mandates, conducting due diligence, structuring deals, negotiating terms and documentation, coordinating syndications, and processing internal approvals.
• Collaborate constructively with sector colleagues to proactively find pragmatic solutions to emerging sector challenges.
• Develop investment promotion strategies in Africa, including targeting potential investors and promoting AfDB's products and services proactively.
• Work with the legal department to ensure that all deals have appropriate legal documentation and that financial close is achieved, and hand over projects to portfolio management staff.

Design specific innovative transactions, projects, and initiatives:

• Undertakes the work on various aspects of private sector investments and development in Industry and Services and aligns them with institutional objectives for Africa’s Industrialization.
• Evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close new transactions, with a strong focus on credit and asset quality (including processing mandates, due diligence, negotiating term sheets and other documentation, syndications, and Board approvals).
• Provide support to others and portfolio teams in processing and supervising projects.

External Liaison and Knowledge Sharing:

• Contribute to the documentation of lessons learned from investment operations and emerging best practices in areas of expertise.
• Participate in and contribute to information and experience sharing sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in and contribute to activities for advocacy, dissemination and knowledge building relating to AfDB’s investments/operations, products and initiatives.
• Provide peer review to other colleagues to share industry knowledge and information on key sectors.
• Provide technical leadership and support to knowledge and lesson sharing approaches and events with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry leaders, project developers, financial and multilateral partners to develop investment opportunities.

Requirements

• At least a master’s degree in business administration, finance, banking or related areas.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in project finance, corporate banking and equity investment.
• Proven ability in business development, origination, structuring, and executing deals in sectors related to industrial value chains, manufacturing, services, pharmaceuticals, information & communication technology (ICT).
• Work experience in a multinational organization and knowledge of economic developments, sectoral and market trends in Africa. Experience working in a multinational organization in Africa and/or specialized experience in a similar organization(s) would constitute an additional asset(s).
• Possess strong financial analysis and structuring skills (including experience in financial modelling) as well as sound business judgment.
• Ability to contribute to sound investment decisions with a focus on credit quality and development impact.
• Strong client relationship skills and ability to initiate, effectively and independently interact with senior management of potential clients.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, applies business knowledge to the resolution of problems, and identifies solutions to the benefit of the client (internal and external) and the AfDB.
• Excellent organizational, administrative, and time management skills
• Proven ability to work with limited supervision and efficiently, to deliver under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel extensively and flexibility for geographic mobility.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), SAP, and general IT Literacy.

Application Closing Date
23rd February, 2025.