Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of CBE’s multi-year investment strategy to scale our renewable energy portfolio to over $1 billion of assets across more than 15 countries
• Originate, structure, and close large-scale equity and debt transactions with global commercial funders, DFIs, and strategic investors
• Oversee the development of tools, systems and processes that optimise capital sourcing and deployment, monitor portfolio quality and risk, and deliver strong investment returns
• Build and maintain relationships with regional and global investors, lenders, and strategic partners, translating them into creation of long-term value for CBE
• Design and oversee due diligence, risk assessment, and investment committee processes
• Design and oversee portfolio risk mitigation strategies, including credit analysis, insurance programming, and hedging
• Mentor and develop the investment team, fostering a culture of excellence, diversity, and innovation
• Represent CBE externally as a trusted subject-matter expert and ambassador for our mission

Qualifications

• Extensive experience investing in, or advising in relation to, the energy and infrastructure sector(s) in Africa or other emerging markets
• A critical thinker who is intellectually stimulated to work at the confluence of energy and power, geopolitics, economics and the environment
• 12+ years of experience across the following:
• Commercial or project finance at a successful energy developer, platform or utility company
• Energy, infrastructure or project finance at top-tier investment or commercial banks
• Top tier energy or infrastructure focused investment firms