Senior Dealmaker - Energy

Main duties and responsibilities

Financial / shareholder returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of IDC financing instruments.
• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.

Internal / operational processes

• Evaluate applications for finance financial, technical and marketing disciplines
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and IDC for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Leading of due diligence teams on high value / complex transactions
• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU's strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers
• Provide advice to Business Analysts and Dealmakers in the handling of enquiries and applications

Customer focus & stakeholder management

• To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence

Learning, leadership & people growth

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring team members

Qualification and Experience Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical Honours Degree or equivalent qualification.

Knowledge & experience

• 8-10 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal assessment as well as closing of transactions i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements.
• Declared competent in three due diligence disciplines Marketing, Technical or Financial
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership complex deals
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction Legal, risks, etc.
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members.

Roles and Responsibilities

Technical/functional competencies

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Planning and organising
• Report writing skills

Behavioural competencies

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Leading and Co-ordinating