Qualifications
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

·         Minimum of 12–18 years of experience in capital markets, syndication lending, or leveraged finance, including at least 7 years in senior leadership, with a strong, demonstrable pan‑African execution track record.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

·         Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business, or Engineering.

·         Master’s degree in Law is an added advantage.

·         MBA preferred for strategic and managerial depth.

·         Professional certifications such as CFA or ACCA are an added advantage

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS & LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Behavioral Framework:

·         Strong understanding of Treasury policies, controls, ethics, and regulatory expectations.

·         Clear, persuasive communicator with excellent presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.

·         Highly effective working across diverse teams, multiple countries, and varied regulatory environments.

·         Provides clear direction, exercises sound judgement, and makes timely, well‑informed decisions.

·         Ethical leader who inspires, mentors, and builds a high‑performance, client‑centric culture.

·         Consistently focused on delivering value to clients and internal stakeholders.

·         Action‑oriented, resilient under pressure, and dependable in high‑stakes environments.

Technical Competencies:

·         Advanced structuring expertise across senior, mezzanine, unitranche, bridge‑to‑bond, credit‑enhanced, and complex financing solutions.

·         Strong command of LMA/LSTA documentation, intercreditor agreements, security structures, sovereign considerations, and pari passu frameworks.

·         Deep understanding of rating‑agency methodologies and investor disclosure standards (S&P, Moody’s,

·         Fitch).

·         Strong ESG financing capability across green, social, sustainability, and KPI‑linked structures.

·         Proven end‑to‑end leadership across origination, structuring, syndication, and distribution.

·         Deep expertise in credit, market, liquidity, legal, and operational risk drivers.

·         Extensive networks across African and emerging‑market investors (DFIs, ECAs, banks, private credit, asset managers).

·         Strong capability in covenants, security waterfalls, investor requirements, and distribution strategies.

·         Mastery of financial markets, pricing, modelling, valuation, and macro‑economic fundamentals.

Strong leadership, people development, regulatory navigation, entrepreneurial mindset, and disciplined execution under pressure.