Portfolio Manager at a Diversified and Fast-Growing Conglomerate - Eleon Talent Partners

Eleon Talent Partners — Our client is a diversified and fast-growing conglomerate with strategic investments across agriculture, real estate, travel and tours, and mining. With operations spanning Nigeria and established commercial relationships across Europe, the Group is focused on building efficient, scalable businesses that deliver sustainable value through strong operational discipline, international trade capabilities, and long-term investment growth.

As part of its continued expansion and professionalisation of its leadership structure, the Group seeks to attract experienced and results-driven professionals to optimise investments and support its next phase of growth.

They are recruiting qualified and competent candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Portfolio Manager

Location:  Abuja (FCT) 

Role Summary (The primary purposes of this role)

• The Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing and improving the performance of the Group’s investment portfolio across its operating businesses and investment vehicles.
• The role provides rigorous oversight of portfolio outcomes, ensures adequate liquidity, and supports executive decision-making through high-quality investment analysis, performance reporting, and strategic recommendations.
• The role drives disciplined capital allocation across the Group’s diversified portfolio, monitors risk and return, and ensures that investment decisions are guided by clearly defined objectives, constraints, and governance requirements, including liquidity needs and risk tolerance.

Principal Responsibilities Performed by the Employee in this Position

• Develop and implement a portfolio performance framework that sets clear return expectations, liquidity targets, risk parameters, and reporting standards across all businesses and investments.
• Provide ongoing oversight of portfolio performance by tracking financial and operational KPIs, identifying performance gaps, and recommending targeted actions to improve returns, cash flow, and capital efficiency.
• Lead liquidity planning and capital allocation by partnering with Finance to forecast cash needs, prioritise funding requirements, and maintain sufficient liquidity buffers to meet operating and strategic obligations.
• Prepare periodic portfolio reviews, executive dashboards, and investment memos for the Chairman and executive management, providing insights on performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended decisions.
• Evaluate and recommend strategic options for each business or asset, including growth investment, turnaround interventions, refinancing, restructuring, consolidation, partnership, or exit.
• Conduct investment analysis and valuation for existing and prospective investments, including scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, downside risk reviews, and return benchmarking.
• Support origination and assessment of new investments by coordinating due diligence, evaluating commercial viability, reviewing financial models, and presenting recommendations through internal approval processes.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes, including investment guidelines, decision criteria, performance benchmarks, and escalation triggers for underperforming investments.
• Collaborate with business unit leadership to improve performance outcomes by challenging assumptions, validating business cases, and supporting the execution of measurable value-creation initiatives.
• Monitor macroeconomic, sector, and market developments that may impact the Group’s portfolio (agriculture, real estate, travel and tours, and mining), translating insights into practical portfolio actions.
• Oversee risk monitoring and reporting across the portfolio, ensuring that key financial, operational, regulatory, and market risks are tracked, mitigated, and reported appropriately.
• Maintain strong working relationships with external advisors and counterparties such as auditors, tax advisers, bankers, legal counsel, and transaction advisors to support portfolio optimisation and investment execution.
• Promote a disciplined performance culture by strengthening accountability, driving data-led decision-making, and ensuring that portfolio outcomes are monitored against clear targets.

Required Functional and Behavioural Competencies:

• Portfolio performance management
• Liquidity management and cash forecasting
• Capital allocation and investment evaluation
• Financial modelling and valuation
• Due diligence and statutory compliance
• Risk monitoring and control
• Corporate finance and strategic advisory
• Strong business acumen
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong stakeholder management
• High accountability, discretion, and integrity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• 5–7years’ experience in corporate finance, portfolio management, or transaction advisory.
• Strong competence in financial analysis, valuation, performance measurement, and investment reporting.
• Professional certifications such as CFA, ACA, ACCA, or relevant finance and investment qualifications are advantageous.

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated Resumes in PDF to: jobs@eleontalentpartners.com using “Portfolio Manager” as the subject of the email.