Established in 1994 as an asset management firm, ARM offers wealth creation opportunities through a unique blend of traditional asset management and alternative investment services. We enable businesses to thrive, and help our clients to maximize their returns and realise their most important goals. For over two decades, we have built a firm uniquely equipped to achieve these objectives and our reputation for quality research, investment expertise and value-added services has endeared us to clients both locally and internationally. Throughout our history, we have strategically positioned ourselves to take advantage of growth opportunities within Africa and major international markets on behalf of our clients. Our disciplined and consistent approach to investment management has helped us not only to maintain long-term relationships with our clients, but also to continue to attract and retain good people.
Job Title: Senior Investment Officer- Agriculture Fund
The Funds objective is to establish large-scale mechanized commercial agribusinesses in irrigable areas suited to staple crop farming, agro-processing and agro-allied businesses. Structured as an open-ended Fund, the Fund will actively seek new wealth creation
opportunities across diverse agricultural value chains through collaboration with local and international partners.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Apply financial guidelines to considered and actual investments, and provide recommendations on viability, compliance, improvement and monitoring systems
Gather, verify and analyze information about potential or current investments. Actively seek, solicit, and market to generate projects for investment
Conduct due diligence of projects as appropriate at each stage of pipeline
Provide business advisory support
Make decisions based on due diligence or monitoring, with regard to whether and how to proceed with investment
Work on negotiation, structuring and legal documentation of investments
Maintain relationships and monitor activities of approved investments
Establish key operational indicators for each project
Review operational, management and financial, reports and plans on a regular basis
Prepare Investment Proposals for presentation to and consideration by Investment Committee
Submit additional reports on operations as requested by Board or Investment Committee
Maintain relationships with partners, government, business and investors, to identify and evaluate potential projects, monitor and provide business assistance to active investments
Build resource network of real estate, business and investment professionals
Originate and source business for the unit- mainlany advisory mandates and fund and RE proprietary invetments
Daily Activities/ Tasks
Sourcing potential investments.
Supervising Mandates.
Managing relationships on projects directly under supervision in terms of portfolio execution.
Monitoring operational and financial performance of proposed projects.
Working with project principals on negotiation, structuring and legal documentation of investments.
Monitoring investments in portfolios and making supported recommendations to management regarding the sale of holdings, valuations and exits and upon management approval, execute the recommendations.
Performing investor relations duties as follows:
Ensuring proper liaison between the department and its clients and managing communication between the department and its clients to ensure that critical information and client reports are prepared on a timely basis and are circulated to the appropriate persons.
Work on negotiation, structuring and legal documentation of investments
Conduct due diligence of projects as appropriate at each stage of pipeline
Create / review financial models to guide in the investment decision making process
Provide business advisory support
Maintain relationships and monitor activities of approved investments
Prepare Investment Proposals for presentation to and consideration by Investment Committee
Submit additional reports on operations as requested by Board or Investment Committee
Desired Skills and Experience
Good knowledge of the local and global financial service industry dynamics including regulations, legislations and operating environment
Familiarity with capital budgeting and investment analysis process
Understanding the various financial instruments
Good understanding of accounting, finance, budgeting and cost control procedures
Understanding of alternative methods of transaction structuring
Good understanding of issues relating to fund raising (origination, distribution and risk sharing)
Good report and letter writing skills, communication skills, supervisory skills
Understanding the key risks in project financing structures
Understanding of the different sources and levels of funding available for project finance purposes
Advanced understanding of the private equity market
Ability to present own and others’ ideas in a away that addresses specific client situations
Ability to work closely with other colleagues in cross-selling of all business products and services
Understand the features of investment options such as hedge funds, derivatives & asset-backed instruments
In-depth understanding of financial statements, notably ratio analysis, income taxes, pension and employee benefits, financial liabilities, leases and off balance sheet debt, derivatives and hedging
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