CA Global Headhunters is an Africa-focused Recruitment company offering permanent, interim, executive, retained and contract jobs in Africa across a spectrum of industry sectors.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Private Equity Principal – (Investment / Strategy / Advisory / Agriculture / Fundraising)
Location: Nigeria
Responsibilities
- Assist senior team members in determining the investment strategy for the firm and its funds
- Review and assess potential investment opportunities from a market opportunity/commercial perspective
- Oversee the technical and commercial due diligence exercises of third party vendors on potential investee companies
- Coordinate post-investment portfolio operations and management plans for presentation to the investment committee and the advisory board of the firm
- Work with portfolio companies to determine monthly key performance indices (“KPIs”) and monitor these KPIs
- Work with portfolio companies to determine their growth strategies and determine hiring needs within portfolio companies as needed
- Prepare and present quarterly portfolio company operations reports as a part of management’s quarterly reports to the limited partners of the Fund
- Assist other senior team members with the integration of various related investments/acquisitions
- Assist other senior team members in determining the necessary business development plans for portfolio companies
- On an as-needed basis, assist portfolio companies with their sales negotiations, procurements and other operational requirements
- Manage mid-level and junior level staff of the investment manager as needed.
Qualifications and Experience
- Undergraduate or postgraduate Degree in Agriculture Economics or other Agricultural-related field from an accredited university preferred
- 10+ years of combined work experience in the foods/agribusiness sectors (within any field of the agricultural value chain) or management of a foods/agribusiness company
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Willingness to be based in Lagos, Nigeria with significant travel within and outside of Nigeria required
- A team player with strong coaching and leadership skills.
How to Apply
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