Investment Associate/Senior Associate - CrossBoundary Energy

Role Overview

This role sits within CrossBoundary Energy’s investment team, where you will work across the full lifecycle of distributed renewable energy projects in African markets. Day to day, you will build financial models, prepare investor materials, negotiate debt terms, and manage portfolio performance—while collaborating closely with project development and structuring colleagues to ensure every deal is bankable and aligns with the firm’s return targets. Your work directly enables the company to raise capital and execute projects that expand access to clean, reliable power for commercial and industrial clients across the continent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of group-level fundraising documentation for senior and subordinated debt, including financial models, pitch decks, information memoranda, and due diligence packs.
• Structure project-level financing transactions—covering senior debt, subordinated debt, and bridge facilities—from early origination through to financial close and commercial operation.
• Evaluate project economics, contractual frameworks, and risk profiles to ensure investments meet portfolio objectives and are financeable for institutional lenders.
• Support the project development team by modelling development costs, energy yield scenarios, and revenue streams to identify value-accretive opportunities.
• Maintain portfolio models, monitor covenant compliance and investment performance metrics, and proactively flag emerging risks with proposed mitigation actions.
• Advise on tax, corporate, and capital structuring at both project and group levels to optimise returns and protect investor interests.
• Draft investor updates and engagement materials, and manage interactions with lenders, shareholders, and external advisers during transaction processes.
• Identify and assess political, regulatory, currency, and counterparty risks, then design appropriate mitigation structures in collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 3–6 years of relevant experience within an energy, infrastructure, or project finance team at a top-tier investment bank, commercial bank, specialist financial advisory firm, or a successful energy developer/IPP.
• Proven track record of executing corporate or project finance transactions, including financial modelling, due diligence, investment analysis, fundraising, and closing deals.
• Strong understanding of African energy markets, including the regulatory, commercial, and political dynamics that shape project viability.
• Advanced financial modelling skills, with the ability to build and interpret complex project finance and corporate models with accuracy and speed.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the capacity to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting to investors, lenders, and senior internal stakeholders.
• A collaborative, cross-cultural mindset and the ability to build trust with partners across different jurisdictions.
• Degree in finance, economics, engineering, business, or a related field; an MBA or CFA is advantageous but not required.

What We Offer / Why Join

You will join a mission-driven team of professionals who are genuinely excited by the challenge of delivering sustainable energy in frontier markets. The culture rewards curiosity, humility, integrity, and a bias for action—offering the chance to work on impactful transactions that shape the region’s energy future. You will collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, grow your expertise in the energy transition, and gain hands-on exposure to complex project finance across Africa. Learn more about the team and their work at www.crossboundary.com.