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PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT VP

Job Summary:
The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and investment VP to join the Investment Team at CCA. CCA’s investment team is responsible for the end – to – end investment process: deal sourcing, transaction execution, value addition and exit. Members of the investment team also have exposure to fundraising and institutional development as appropriate.

Job Description:
(Roles, responsibilities & reporting lines)

  • Support the analysis of investment opportunities including financial modelling, valuation and return analysis
  • Support the formulation and implementation of the value addition strategy for portfolio companies
  • Serve as primary custodian of all projects and portfolio companies under his/her control, managing all resources engaged on such projects
  • Directly oversee the performance and development of analysts working on projects
  • Work will likely require a reasonable amount of travel, mostly domestic travel to various company/project sites across Nigeria with some mix of international travel

Candidate Profile:

  • Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier university
  • 5 – 8 years’ experience in a management consulting, investment banking or general management/strategy role requiring strong financial modelling, analytical reasoning and presentation skills required
  • Interest in making a transition towards entrepreneurship, private equity or principal investing in emerging markets or sub-Saharan Africa
  • Experience in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria or Ghana is an advantage
  • Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:
    − Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
    − Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
    − Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to work effectively as part of a team
    − Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
    − Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance
    − Attention to detail and highly organized

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