Development Bank of Southern Africa Vacancies

Position: Senior Investment Officer- SOE, Sovereigns & Corporate

Location: Midrand

Closing date: 17 January 2025

Minimum Requirements:

A post-graduate qualification/ honours degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or Economics.
A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience of relevant work experience in appraising, negotiating and closing project finance, corporate finance, or structured finance transactions in a financial institution.
Experience in investment, appraisal, analysis and implementation.
Experience in working on investment projects through an established approval process.
Successful track record in leading project teams with high-level stakeholders and qualified professionals.
Strong credit, financial, analytical, and modelling skills.
Experience in financial analysis and/or financial modelling.
Experience in doing business across Africa.

Desired requirements

A postgraduate qualification or equivalent in Business or Finance (CA or CFA), or Engineering, or Economics.

Key Responsibilities:

Undertake business development in Africa and position DBSA as the preferred lender/investor/partner.
Initiate and develop new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects.
Identify opportunities to initiate viable projects, and project origination through the facilitation of project preparation, scoping, feasibility studies, and business plans to close investment deals.
Develop strategies to attract concessional funding for projects and reconstruction efforts to improve Africa’s infrastructure.
Increase client base in allocated countries and secure revenue streams that provide the impetus for sustainable profit growth, increased client contact, and building of sustainable long-term relationships on multiple levels.
Devise structured and targeted marketing strategies for the DBSA service offering, where growth opportunities have been identified.

Position: Principal Investment Officer

Location: Midrand

Closing date: 17 January 2025

Minimum Requirements:

1. A Post-Graduate Qualification/ Honours Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or Economics.
2. A minimum of 10-12 years’ experience of relevant work experience in appraising, negotiating and closing project finance, corporate finance, or structured finance transactions in a financial institution.
3. Experience in leading, initiating and developing new business strategies and opportunities to create a pipeline of development impact projects ensuring deal flow and bankability.
4. Experience in securing infrastructure investment deals in relevant sectors/geographies in SA and/or Africa and doing business across Africa.
5. Comprehensive knowledge of the complex financial and regulatory environments across Africa.
6. Proven experience in working with senior stakeholders in highly political environments in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
7. Successful track record in leading project teams with high-level stakeholders and qualified professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

Evaluate the feasibility of investment opportunities and project transactions to ensure they are commercially viable and align with the DBSA’s strategic objectives and mandate.
Enhance the bankability of transactions by identifying and mitigating key risks, collaborating closely with the Chief Investment Office and Financing Operations Team, including Sector Specialists, Country Risk Specialists, and Financial Analysts.
Provide technical expertise on transactions for the benefit of clients and the organisation through innovative approaches and strategic thinking.
Develop and prepare early-stage review proposals and related documentation in the specified format.