MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments.
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical and marketing disciplines)
• Deal structuring – Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship
• between the client and IDC for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Leading of due diligence teams on high value / complex transactions
• Deal optimization – ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU’s strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers
• Provide advice to Business Analysts and Dealmakers in the handling of enquiries and Applications

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management   

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the
• process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision
• of client service excellence

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring team members

QUALIFICATIONS (Formal qualifications)

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours Degree orequivalent qualification.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE (knowledge, type and length of experience and skills required to perform the job competently

• 8-10 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements).
• Declared competent in three due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership (complex deals)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members.