Duties and Accountabilities
- Supporting the execution of buy-side and sell-side advisory; restructuring advisory; EMP services and IPO mandates across Continental Africa.
- Creating financial models.
- Analyzing historical and projected financial statements.
- Carrying out industry and market research.
- Preparing pitchbooks for internal and external dissemination.
- Preparing marketing and/or promotional material as needed.
- Monitoring and updating pipeline of current and upcoming projects and update to management as needed.
- Supporting department wide initiatives to improve systems and project delivery.
- Supporting senior officers and management in providing advisory to clients and in knowledge management.
Selection Criteria
- In addition to meeting WBG managerial competencies, the successful candidate must possess:
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, with a focus on Finance and at least 6years experience.
- Experience in investment banking, private equity, financial modeling and understanding of corporate finance.
- Prior exposure to client engagement, deal negotiations and mandate-signing activities are a plus.
- Strong PowerPoint skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent ability to synthesize complex technical information and to create clear, logical, compelling stories.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
- Spoken and written fluency required in English, proficiency in Portuguese or French is an advantage.
- Interest and knowledge of private sector participation/development issues.
- Ability to prioritize and deliver according to deadlines.
