Job category: Banking, Finance, Insurance. StockbrokingContract: PermanentRemuneration: Market RelatedEE position: YesIntroductionThe National Empowerment Fund is looking for an Investment Associate who will join the uMnotho Fund team. The purpose of this role is to source and execute deals, support business development as well as maintain client relationships.Business Development/Transaction OriginationSupport business development initiatives and develop client networks.Consult with BEE groups, intermediaries, lending institutions, and other stakeholders.Explore opportunities for new investments through networking.Actively participate in business development initiatives.Contribute to the development of a business development strategy.Build networks within the BEE market.Start to build a reputation as a successful deal maker.Apply standard project management skills independently, seeking advice on deal structuring and negotiation techniques.Mobilize and coordinate internal and external resources to appraise projects/deals.Manage internal decision-making and project processes to obtain investment approval.Develop knowledge of the corporate finance/private equity environment to support risk mitigation.Partake in due diligence exercises using approved processes.Recommend, develop, and negotiate finance and legal structures for each investment deal.Utilize knowledge of project deal structuring in compiling paralegal documents such as term sheets.Support negotiations with clients/co-financiers on deal/project structures and financial terms.Oversee the finalization of legal agreements pertaining to transactions/projects.QualificationsGraduate degree, preferably a BCom Accounting, CA, CFA, or equivalent.Experience/Skills RequiredMinimum of 3 years' experience.Deal structuring.Project management.Generalist experience in corporate finance with some exposure to private equity.Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
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