Deal Development Associate Job in a Commercial Real Estate Service Provider

Adexen Recruitment Agency – Our client, a leading commercial real estate service provider, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deal Development Associate

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• To research all aspects of fund investment target industries and analyze projects for investment decisions to enable acceptance for presentation to the investment committee.
• Advises on the company’s investment policies, processes, and procedures
• Conducts research and prepares research reports for the fund and external stakeholders.
• Conducts project feasibility and economic cost-benefit analysis on submitted bids or proposals to guide senior management in taking “Stop/Go” decisions.
• Assists in the development of new and innovative financing structures.
• Study market conditions to examine potential sales of a company’s services.
• Provide deals origination plans in ensuring compliance with the company’s Viability Model, investment strategy and policy framework.
• Supports with deal origination via pitch preparation and update of market commentary.
• Prepares deal structuring, negotiation, and operating models; own model, profit-sharing joint venture, and contract management.
• Identifies key investment strength, risk, and mitigants in event-driven transactions.
• Undertakes extensive and detailed Financial Modelling that involves the following, and not limited to:
  • Fixed Income Analysis
  • Financial Planning
  • Research Methodology
  • Quantitative Investment Analysis
  • Portfolio Management
• Prepares marketing materials, presentations, and Confidential Information Memorandum.
• Produces structured finance models and investment instruments, powerpoint presentations, written analyses, research, and financial statement analysis.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related field. With a CFA or ACCA as an added advantage
• Master’s Degree in Finance or MBA, will be preferred
• At least 5 – 7 years’ post-graduate corporate finance experience.
• 2 – 4 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Real Estate Asset Management in a leading global firm and/or in a leading global hospitality chain in the Real Estate Development Department.
• Strong experience/appetite for Africa
• Strong international exposure
• Positive Team spirit and great team player
• Self-driven, proactive, autonomous and reliable
• Detailed oriented & rigorous
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• “Can go” attitude / “go-getter” mindset