Investment Officer

Full-time Other-General

THE OPPORTUNITY Responsibilities Investment Officers play a pivotal role in the execution of ACIF's investment strategy. The position offers the opportunity make, manage and eventually exit direct investments in African champions. Investment Officers will also have the opportunity to work on intermediated investments, including fund commitments and co-investments. Specific responsibilities include: Investment management – direct investments Evaluating and executing direct investments in African firms positioned to deliver on ACIF and the Foundation’s objectives Analyzing investment opportunities, including developing and testing assumptions, building financial models, assessing historical performance and developing and drafting investment memoranda Developing valuations, investment structures and key terms of investments, in collaboration with the ACIF team Deep analysis to test and refine investment cases, and defend assumptions, forecasts and investment theses to the b...