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Associate Director, Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Impact Debt Fund

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Acumen Full time

The role

is expected to foster strong collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders, including sponsors, lenders, investors, governments, and regulators, and to raise significant brand awareness for H2R.

Accountabilities include: 

Origination

Build relationships with all H2R stakeholders within the focused countries, including business owners, borrowers, lenders/investors, and risk partners; steer deals from identification to close in line with H2R’s investment policy, risk appetite, and development impact mandate. Develop pipeline, source and evaluate new transactions, pre-screen transactions according to eligibility and ESG criteria Strong networker and relationship builder

Deal Execution

Conduct due diligence in preparing credit approval memos, presented transactions to the investment committee to obtain credit approval, negotiated and reviewed legal documentation, and participated in deal closing. Retain oversight of the transaction, quality of work, approach taken, and outputs as the team undertakes due diligence, structuring, qualitative and quantitative appraisals, preparation of Credit Committee papers for the H2R Investment Committee and reviewing and executing legal documentation to reach financial close. Financial modelling, including review, stress testing, and scenario analysis. Coordination with Sustainable Developmental Impact (SDI) and Health Safety Environmental and Social (HSES) teams on respective assessments Coordination with internal teams for client on-boarding, KYC checks and related tasks

Portfolio Management

Managing portfolio performance: It’s about understanding the core issues and where to intervene. It’s also about covenant compliance, periodic/annual reviews, examining amendments and waiver requests, providing performance updates to managers, identifying and acting on warning signals, participating in portfolio reviews, cooperating in the validation of impact data collection and analysis and incentives to borrowers for extending first-time clean energy access.

Team management

Demonstrates accountability and actively encourages everyone to operate with the highest level of integrity. Promotes exemplary working behaviours' with a strong focus on collaboration and ‘rolling up your sleeves’. Being part of the execution team to deliver high-quality results, taking full ownership of complex issues and outcomes, effectively managing pressure situations while ensuring H2R’s values are maintained. Undertake other duties as and when required.

Skills & Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of transactional experience in venture debt or private credit funds in emerging markets Experience in conducting commercial and operational due diligence. Background in financing SMEs in an advisory or principal role; operational understanding of building and running early-stage businesses across finance, marketing, sales, distribution, customer service, talent, and governance. Strong financial accounting and financial statement analysis skills. Strong financial modelling and cash flow analysis skills. Good knowledge of transaction legal documentation. Track record of delivering a solid client-focused service. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Have good networks across financial intermediaries, impact investors, and other stakeholders in Africa. A commitment to serving people living in poverty. A willingness to roll up your sleeves with your team and get to work. There are people that need clean energy, after all. Resilient, not put off by setbacks. Proactive and solutions-orientated Ability to get up to speed quickly in a technical area of work and to understand and navigate complex issues. High integrity, strong ethical principles and ability to command respect at all levels. Commitment to good governance and ethical business practices. Acumen has a zero-tolerance policy on corrupt business practices. We expect careful diligence and to engage in governance. Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values. Authorized to work in the UK. Available to work in London. Willingness to travel extensively and commitment to achieving Hardest to Reach’s objectives.