Investment Analyst Job AgDevCo

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Role

The Analyst will provide support to the team by helping to identify, analyse, structure and deliver prospective investments providing an opportunity to learn and grow.

Specific responsibilities

The Analyst will provide support for regional-specific investment due diligence and portfolio management, which includes:

• Creating and developing AgDevCo’s financial models for prospective and existing investments, including working and collaborating with other team members and investees as necessary
• Conducting market and macro-economic research, as well as summarising third party research, to support investment decisions
• Conducting detailed fundamental and credit analysis of prospective and existing investees
• Supporting the preparation of key investment documents, including investment appraisals, legal agreements (e.g. shareholder agreements, loan documents, etc.) and on-going impact and financial performance monitoring reports
• Helping to prepare and present investment proposals to AgDevCo’s Senior Management Team, Investment Committee and Board of Directors, as well as third party investors and partners
• Providing administrative support (e.g. preparation for regional team meetings, board meetings, and annual general meetings) to AgDevCo’s regional teams
• Undertaking programme administration including meeting minute-taking, tracking project expenditure against budget for individual investments, and weekly country cash-flows
• Managing regular impact monitoring of specific investments or regional portfolios. This may include managing the review of quarterly financial statements provided by sponsors, supporting the completion of annual monitoring and evaluation (M&E) reports from sponsors, and helping to aggregate country and regional impact results for comparison against targets
• Supporting all regional teams in the preparation and delivery of their quarterly portfolio reporting, involving managing investment-related data on KPIs, financial results and performance.

Profile

Interested candidates that meet the following requirements should consider applying.

• Strong academic results and the completion of, at least, an undergraduate degree with a minimum 2:1 or equivalent in Financial Management, Accounting & Finance or a similar subject focus.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in the relevant industry area (e.g. investing management, investment banking, private equity/ credit, management consulting or similar).
• An understanding of the opportunities and challenges involved in agricultural development, investing in commercial agribusinesses, and investing for impact. Candidates must also demonstrate in their applications a clear motivation to work to address these challenges.
• Strong finance and accounting knowledge, as well as excellent data analysis/ quantitative skills. Strong applicants will offer experience of building and reviewing financial models in Microsoft Excel. Shortlisted candidates are expected to complete a financial modeling test as part of the selection process.
• Excellent written and oral communication, including an ability to take complex analysis and summarise it in a structured and concise manner. Strong applicants will have experience contributing to senior level (e.g. investment committee) documents or public-facing reports and will understand the importance of strong writing skills and attention to detail. Shortlisted candidates are expected to complete a written case study exercise as part of the selection process.
• Fluency in English, with excellent presentation, communications and interpersonal skills. Strong applicants will have demonstrated experience delivering presentations to senior level staff or stakeholders.
• An ability to work independently, as well as part of a team. We are looking for individuals with the humility, patience and good humour required to make strong team players.

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