JOB TITLE: Executive Director Investment
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications
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- Bachelor’s degree in a Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or any Social Science Discipline.
- A Master’s Degree or MBA with an investment focus is an added advantage
- Minimum of 15 years’ relevant experience in agribusiness or in a similar position with at least 7 years in a management role. Prior Board exposure is an added advantage
- Professional qualifications e.g. CFA, ACCA, ICAN etc.
- Good understanding of the agriculture sector with specific knowledge of key players and value drivers across local and global markets
- Prior Investment/investment banking experience
- Experience starting, growing, and managing partnerships and large projects
Skills and Capabilities:
- Responsible for development and implementation of fundraising, fund management and investment strategies for the Company.
- Design an efficient portfolio management system to ensure compliance with approved portfolio split
- Ensure the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the Company’s agro-investment portfolio through and prepare periodic reports for Management and the Board to aid decision making.
- Lead all opportunity identification and validation activities in close coordination with the Managing director, ED Technical and the Board
- Identify and convert new investment/ business opportunities for revenue growth including collaborating with strategic and development partners in co-funding agriculture projects
- Provide specialized financial advisory and capital-raising services to investee companies across the entire agriculture value chain within and beyond South-West Nigeria
- Expand strategic alliances and partnerships and and identify a strong pipeline of target partners to support future growth strategies
- Develop, strengthen and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate effective business operations across the agribusiness value chain including connecting agribusinesses for strategic partnerships.
Job Features
Job Category | Executive / Management |