Key Responsibilities:
? Finding new business needs, seeds and domains, establish the business hypothesis, structuring business model
and propose them to create the consensus and approval for development.
? Development of new business in Sub-Sahara Africa in the wide variety of Agriculture & Food, Energy, Metal,
Consumer and Climate related Business sector with proactive and action-oriented manner.
? Leading project team members with various nationalities and expertise consists of, such as, staff hired
, regional hired staffs, external partners/advisors and the employees of affiliate
companies.
? Preparing necessary documents such as proposals, discussion paper with clients and tender documents.
? Read document and cashflow model and make summary as required for sharing with project team to lead the
project team.
? Creating and/or enhancing relationships with management level of local companies and governmental
organizations in line with the division?s direction supporting GM.
? Negotiating about project documents with concerned parties.
? Reporting the market situation in timely manner.
? Collecting and analyzing the market information and proposing necessary action.
Relationships:
? Management of Agriculture & Food, Energy, Metal, Consumer and Climate related Business , investment partners
and clients.
? Counterpart staff of Head Quarter/Europe Middle East and Africa Unit and external advisors (if any).
? Other various members in relevant Corporate Divisions such as Legal, Finance, Accounting, Corporate Admin,
Credit Risk Management etc.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Requirement & Experience:
? At least 10 years of intensive experience in investment activities in Sub-Sahara Africa, especially in major
countries such as South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D?Ivoire. Preferably worked in Private Equity,
Investment Bank or engaged in M&A advisory services in major consulting/accounting firms.
? Bachelor?s degree of Business, Consumer Science /Academic degree in Agriculture & Food or Energy . Master?s
degree will be considered plus.
? Preferably, qualified chartered accountant/ MBA (Tier I B-school).
? Ideally has experience as an associate in a top consulting firm
etc.) post MBA.
? Strategic Framing & Analytics: Drives to get beyond the abstract and general to deliver rigorous, nuanced and
actionable recommendations. Ability to deliver insightful data analysis & synthesis that uncovers customer and
market opportunities.
? Project Management: Ability to plan and tightly manage the scope and life cycle of a project while balancing
multiple stakeholders.
? Financial / Quantitative Analysis: Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and
financial models.
Competencies and skills:
? Passionate about contribution to growth of Sub-Sahara Africa in long-term view point
? Good knowledge of Agri-business markets is desired
? Strong time management skills
? Excellent communication skills
? Regular and proper reporting skills
? Fluency in English and [XX]
? Literacy in Microsoft word, excel and power point.
? Negotiation skills, Problem solving skills, conflict management
? Time management, punctuality
? Performance and result oriented
? Ability to deal with pressure/stress
? Adaptability to new environment (company culture, company rules, etc)
? Intellectual curiosity to take up new growth sectors even that is not directly the one you are familiar with
? Self-starter, who can lead initiatives will little guidance
? High level of integrity & confidentiality
? Quick learner and able to grasp business knowledge
? A motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills
? Highly adaptable and down to earth to work with various level of people across the organization
? Execution and solutions-oriented and be able to marshal resources and convey a clear vision across an enterprise
in order to meet or exceed objectives; a self-starter, able to perform within challenging and / or ambiguous
environments and situations;
? A fast learner and decisive leader with a quick mind, sound judgment, and excellent problem solving / critical
thinking skills to provide Analytical Horsepower.