Investment Analyst

Are you ready for your next play? We are bold, respectful, and we deliver, with Impact. Our long-term vision is to raise, deploy and manage funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation that will play a transformative role in our target sectors.

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) is a leading climate-centric blended finance fund manager. It raises and deploys climate finance funds in partnership at scale and at pace. Through its award-winning model, CFM has created a blueprint for a new generation of climate financiers, whose collective impact can help end the climate crisis. CFM currently manages two emerging market infrastructure funds focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation: Climate Investor One, a c. USD 1 billion fund focused on renewable energy, and Climate Investor Two, a c. USD 1 billion fund focused on water, sanitation and oceans infrastructure. CFM is currently implementing further blended finance initiatives in the green hydrogen, power transmission and cities sectors focused on development, equity, debt and guarantee financial instruments.

Established in 2015, CFM is a joint venture between the Dutch Development Bank, FMO, and Sanlam InfraWorks, part of the Sanlam Group of South Africa with offices in The Hague, Cape Town, Singapore and Bogota.

Job Purpose

CFM is seeking to recruit an Investment Analyst to support the Investment and Asset management team. This role will be based in Bogota Colombia and reports to the Investment Manager / Regional Head. The role will be part of our LatAm Transaction team which is responsible for growing CFM across the region by sourcing, developing, negotiating and closing renewable energy and water, sanitation and oceans investment opportunities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the documentation management system, including all relevant due diligence and project content
• Implement processes associated with compliance, governance and internal approvals such as KYC and anti-money laundering checks
• Conduct due diligence on potential investments
• Perform financial due diligence and analysis on prospective projects
• Support investment team across all facets of deal activity and process life cycles
• Financial analysis of potential financing structures
• Preparation of reports and information memoranda and prospectus presentation to current and potential investors on specific investments
• Evaluating prospective projects based on the fund’s investment policy and mandate
• Prepare and maintain project finance-based financial models for investments including return analysis, investment value drivers, sensitivity analyses, and refinancing and exit scenarios
• Financial analysis of potential financing and investment structures
• Liaising with fund managers, company managers, external legal, financial, tax and technical advisors to execute and/or monitor an investment
• Conducting market research on the industry and gather market intelligence to support investment strategies and or assessment of investment opportunities
• Support in the drafting of MOUs, joint development agreements and investment term sheets.
• Support in the preparation of investment proposals for the investment committee
• Manage processes associated with compliance, governance and internal approvals in compliance with relevant regulations.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as may be assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Finance, Engineering (financial focus), Business Administration or equivalent
• 2-5 years’ experience within Private Equity or Investment Banking (M&A, corporate finance or project finance)
• Strong financial modelling skills and attention to detail
• Financial acumen – the capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and insight into financial principles and processes and identify inconsistencies in data
• Ability to apply sound business judgment and an analytical, pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to plan and prioritise effectively: strong project / process management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Spanish and in English
• Technically proficient (Advanced) in Excel, Word, PowerPoint essential.

Personal attributes

• Intrinsically motivated by the mission of CFM
• Invests high levels of energy in work
• Flexible & dynamic – self-starter, results driven, ability to deal with change
• Highly organised and structured, logical and lateral thinker.
• Team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and add value.
• Excellent intellectual and conceptual abilities
• Excellence orientation (concern for high-quality work) – Follow-through; the motivation to ensure the highest standards of quality and productivity are consistently maintained
• Flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally as required by the role

Behavioural Competencies

• Devotion to quality
• Performing under pressure
• Results oriented
• Organisational sensitivity
• Commercial drive
• Service oriented
• Analysing and forming opinions
• Market orientation

Keywords

Investment AnalystFinancePrivate EquityInvestment BankingFinancial ModellingProject FinanceSpanishEnglishExcelWordPowerPoint