Manager: Origination and Structuring - Development Bank Ghana

Job Purpose

The Manager, Origination and Structuring supports the Head, Origination and Structuring and operationalizing the Bank's origination and structuring function and building a strong pipeline of viable financing opportunities, prepares transactions for informed financing decisions and develops products, proposals and investment materials that attract clients, mobilise capital and advance commercially viable, developmentally impactful transactions within DBG's mandate, policies and risk appetite

Key Responsibilities

• Support the establishment of the origination and function, including operating procedures, workflows, screen criteria, methodologies, tools, templates, pipeline systems and reporting arrangements
• Identify and develop financing opportunities in priority sectors, engage businesses, PFIs, guarantees, co-financing, equity, quasi-equity and other approved instruments, with suitable terms and risk mitigants
• Prepare and review pitch documents, client presentations, financial models, transaction summaries, indicative term sheets, investment memoranda and financing proposals for internal and external consideration
• Coordinate financial, legal, technical, commercial and ESG due diligence incorporate cross-function feedback and maintain complete transaction documentation and audit trails
• Support the design and refinement of products that address market gaps, including PFI-based products, risk-sharing facilities, credit guarantees, co-financing and third-party funding solutions
• Identify and support engagement with investors, development finance institutions and institutional funders, prepare funding proposals and structure partnerships that expand DBG's financing capacity
• Coordinate transaction activities across internal teams, participate in client and stakeholder engagements, and build relationships that strengthen DBG's origination network
• Track transaction milestones, pipeline conversion expected financing volumes and turnmaround times, report progress, identify bottlenecks and recommend process improvements

Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field a relevant master's degree or MBA is advantageous
• Professional qualification such s CFA, ACCA or CA (Ghana) is advantageous
• At least 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in corporate banking, investment banking, development finance, credit, transaction advisory, structured finance or a related field
• Demonstrated capacity in financing structures and working with businesses, financial institutions or institutional funding partners
• Proven track record of structuring transactions and taking them to financial close
• Exposure to SME financing, development finance instruments, credit guarantees, equity investments or private capital mobilisation is advantageous
• Sector exposure in agribusiness, manufacturing, ICT or renewable energy, and experience in a development finance context, are desirable.
  
  

Key Capabilities

• Strong financial modelling, valuation, credit appraisal and cash-flow analysis skills
• Sound knowledge of financing structures, term sheets, information memoranda, investment papers, fee structures and engagement contracts
• Understanding of Ghana's financial sector and regulation and environmental and social standards in lending
• Advanced commercial judgement, problem solving and decision making, with the ability to manage multiple transactions and adapt structures to changing terms and funder requirements
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, presentation and investment-writing skills
• Demonstrated team leadership, coaching, integrity, discretion, persistence and attention to detail

Location: Accra

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