Financial Flow Specialist at Coffey Nigeria Limited

Coffey International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors right around the world, including Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, USAID and the UK’s Department for International Development. Our people work side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth and good governance, positively changing people’s lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Flow Specialist

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Coffey is delivering the DFID funded LINKS – Powering Economic Growth in Northern Nigeria programme, which will support the development of a vibrant and diversified economy in the three key northern Nigerian states of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa. The programme will have a duration of 7 years. The components of LINKS activity will be:
Investment promotion and facilitation and
Private sector innovations that increase competitiveness, productivity and transformational economic inclusivity. Two further supporting components will address
Business environment challenges impacting investment and innovation, and
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
This position will work together with the Investment team to design and develop the financial flows component and contribute to the successful delivery of the components planned activities and planned results

Responsibilities

Development of overall project strategy, theory of change, monitoring and evaluation, implementation approach and methodologies and technical issues
Contributing to develop the strategy for the Investment component and the quarterly and annual work plan for the Investment component
Supporting engagements with all sources of finance to take stock of current financing gaps including PEs, VCs, DFIs, HNIs, etc.
Developing innovative financing options and screening identified investment opportunities, carrying out the necessary due diligence, financial modelling, risk analysis and mitigation in the structuring of loans, equity investments, guarantees, or other forms of finance to facilitate investments.
Reviewing and presenting cases for compelling investment deals and acting as lead facilitator in the negotiation of the deal taking the interests of both sides of into consideration
Leading on deal sourcing drives and working with the Investment Manager to coordinate activities within the sub-component
Liaising and coordinating with Investment Intelligence Team on Information and Data availability
Undertaking a mapping and segmentation of flows of finance in the country
Quality assurance reports
Making inputs into the Investment section of the inception report
Performing any other duties that might arise within the project activities
Some local travel within the focal states of the project will be required

Education and Experience

Master’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Banking and Finance or a related field
10 years’ experience in private equity, venture capitalism and investment banking
Experience working within the commercial banking sector or development finance institution
Experience building networks within the financial sectors especially within the northern states of Nigeria
Experience with financial modelling

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to use a personal computer, email, Excel and Word
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing (English is required for this position
Ability to effectively prioritize tasks
Ability to multitask and work independently on innovative ideas
Knowledge of financial modelling, risk analysis and mitigation in the structuring of loans, equity investments, guarantees, or other forms of finance to facilitate investments
Knowledge of local financial parastatals and other related stakeholders

Application Closing Date
6th November, 2019 (1800hrs)

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