Private Equity Principal Vacancy at CA Global

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.
CA Global is 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
• 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.
• 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

• Undergraduate or postgraduate Degree in Agriculture Economics or other Agricultural-related field from an accredited university preferred
• 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.
• 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