Senior Investment Officer (Agricultural, SME), Mozambique
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Senior Investment Officer (Agricultural / SME) – Mozambique
Introduction
CA Global Africa Recruitment is looking for a highly qualified and accomplished individual for the role of Senior Investment Officer for a specialist risk company in the agricultural sector. The role is to be based in Mozambique.
My client is a leading risk financier of small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector. The company actively supports entrepreneurial growth by providing financing, specialist sectoral knowledge and added-value services for viable small and medium businesses.
Responsibilities
- Implementing the business plan and strategy for the Fund for investing in agricultural businesses in the central part of Mozambique
- Lead transactions in the firm from identification, negotiations, closing, monitoring investments and finally the exit thereof
- Represent the company and its clients as presented to Investment Committee on boards of portfolio companies
- Implement corporate governance disciplines in investee companies
- Initiate investments in chosen areas of investment preference
- Management of resources both internally and externally
- Marketing the Funds’ investment solutions and build sound relationships with clients and role players
- Manage and add value to the investment portfolio
- Effectively managing human resources by recruiting good people, training them, investing in and retaining them so that they, in turn, can continuously find good entrepreneurial businesses to invest in and add value to.
Requirements
- Mozambican citizen
- Tertiary qualification (Finance degree) with management studies
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
- Strong financial skills
- Good understanding of and experience in the agricultural sector
- Ability to work with a range of different entrepreneurs to structure commercially viable investment opportunities and see them through to successful implementation
- Comfortable dealing with farmers, senior government officials, donors and international investors
- Strong credit knowledge and credit skills
- Knowledge of private equity would be an advantage
- Management experience
- Fluent in English and Portuguese
- Results focused
- Passion for client services
- Excellent communication skills
- Solid negotiation skills
- Track record of excellent investment decision-making abilities
- Hands-on deal making, commercial experience in key investment sectors.
Send your CV to Danelle at CA Global (danelle@caglobalint.com), or visit our website (www.banking-recruitment-jobs.com) for further information.
Note: Only shortlist candidates will be contacted
