Old Mutual Investment Director Jobs in Kenya

Old Mutual Investment Director Jobs in Kenya; 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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