Investment manager - Regional Office West
Africa in Accra,Ghana
LOCATION:  Accra, Ghana
CLOSING DATE: 05/31/2012
Background / General description:

DEG, a subsidiary of KfW Bankengruppe,is one of the largest European development finance institutions. For 50 years, for years DEG has been financing and structuring the investment of private in developing  and emerging market countries.DEG invest in profitable projects that contribute to sustainable development  in all sectors of the economy.

DEG Regional Office Accra is recruiting an investment manager for its investment department to complement  an existing team of professionals in the regional office west Africa and to support DEG's business development   and portfolio work in the region especially in the francophone Africa.

Duties and Accountabilities:

. Together with regional director identify business opportunities and develop strong pipelines of good quality proposals in West Africa region(With strong focus on the francophone part of west Africa)and according to the
DEG investment guidelines,

. As a member of DEG's Regional office team participate in structuring and negotiations of deals;

. Together with the DEG deal team transaction processing to present new deals to the investment committee;

. Coordination, preparation and fellow up due diligence and other missions closely with social,environmental and sector colleagues;

. Develop a thorough understanding of francophone countries,provide market intelligence and knowledge;

. Analysis of economic factors,branches,sectors and companies for the francophone West Africa region;

. Maintain project database,undertaking injuries in database and preparing presentations.

Selection Criteria:

. A master's degree in finance or business or equivalent professional qualification;
. A minimum of 4 years relevant professional experience with a track record in processing quality investment (debt and equity);

. Excellent written and verbal communications skills in french and English;

. Strong 'deal sense' based on demonstrated credit and analytical skills and sound business judgement;

. Strong sense of service to client and demonstrated business development aptitude;

. Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build trust,openness to feedback and new ideas;

. Ability to work in multicultural,multidisciplinary team and deliver high quality work within deadlines to meet objectives

. Genuine commitment to sustainable development;

. Willingness to travel and to work for an appropriate time in DEG's Headquarters.

We look forward to receiving your full application (cover letter,CV,Certificates of employment)with information on your possible  starting date and salary expectations.

Please send your full application to:

degaccrarecruitment@yahoo.com