Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Under this context, UNCDF is seeking to hire two experienced Investment Officers with expertise in developing and financing bankable private sector investments in the energy sector. The Investment Officers will work under the direct supervision of the CookFund Programme Manager based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Duties and Responsibilities
• The following are key duties of the Investment Officer – CookFund:
• Organization and facilitation of key CookFund Programme activities related to commercially viable investments, project development, transaction structuring, and financing.
• Provide advanced knowledge of project finance, undertake, and manage the necessary due diligence, financial modelling, risk analysis and mitigation in the structuring of investments and other forms of UNCDF technical assistance;
• Supervise the performance of reporting staff (if any), providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance to the Programme Manager;
• Assist in the origination of the CookFund and related pipeline of private and public sector finance projects and screen investment opportunities based on UNCDF investment process;
• Support/lead the internal approvals process including interface with Senior Investment Officers, Global Manager and investment committees and documentation is successfully concluded in line with approvals and that financial close and disbursements achieved in a timely fashion;
• Undertake the implementation of public and private sector projects, ensuring compliance with required guidelines, policies and procedures as well as agreed covenants and reporting requirements up to financing.
• Investment process execution and portfolio management.
• Manage the project management tools and process for each investment and collectively to ensure compliance with approved process;
• Link the portfolio information and statuses to wider UNCDF reporting platforms;
• Timely planning, budgeting, and reporting in accordance with UNCDF guidelines;
• Establish and maintain an effective and efficient project monitoring system including the updating of risk and issue logs.
• Capacity development of key stakeholders of the programme in the areas of commercially viable investments.
• Provide support for capacity development and training programme, ensuring programme knowledge generation and dissemination, including support to the development of programme tools and toolkits, guides, templates, case studies, briefs, research documents, and client impact evaluations;
• Provide specialist input in the development and application of the investment management processes and tools to facilitate knowledge transfer, training, and development of capacities of local stakeholders in the public and private sectors.
• Communicate, organize and coordinate outreach activities with a variety of stakeholders.
• Support the establishment of co-financing relationships with debt providers and equity investors, nurture relationships, and manage activities needed to secure co-financing of supported investments.
• Institutional Arrangement
• The Investment Officers will work under the guidance and direct supervision of the CookFund Programme Manager.

Competencies
• Client Orientation;
• Building Partnerships;
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Acting as a team player and facilitating teamwork;
• Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
• Creating synergies through self-control;
• Managing conflict;
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
• Informed and transparent decision making.

Required Skills and Experience
• Education:
• Master’s degree, or equivalent, in Business Administration, Finance, or related fields; or Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related fields combined with a specialized experience in similar organization/s, may be considered in lieu of a master’s degree.
• Experience:
• At least 2 years (Masters) or 4 years (Bachelor) of relevant experience in developing and financing of private sector projects including hands-on experience in originating loans, guarantees and/or equity transactions, managing due diligence, financial modeling, mitigating credit and other risks, negotiating term sheets and finance documentation and related project finance activities.
• Clean energy technologies and investment knowledge;
• Effective communication to management;
• Project financial analysis and complex financial models;
• Designing and implementing peer review tools and quality assurance processes;
• Engagement multiple stakeholders.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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