Senior Specialist: Pre-investment Business Support

5 days ago

Sandton, South Africa IDC Full time

**Synopsis**
To ensure that pre-investment business support services are delivered to qualifying transactions to enhance their business case and readiness for funding, in collaboration with the relevant Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and stakeholders. The job also entail the management of service providers’ deliverables according to the approved terms of references.

Screen requests for pre-investment business support to determine whether they fit within the mandate of the Pre-Investment Business Support department.
Conduct business diagnosis along with the relevant SBU to assess clients’ pre-investment business support needs, challenges and opportunities.
Analyse and synthesise findings and develop Terms of Reference, including intervention solutions to support transactions for increased bankability.
Provide expert advice to Dealmakers during due diligence investigations on matters pertaining to pre-investment business support.
Support SBUs and other relevant stakeholders in their credit submissions to IDC approval authorities by providing input into credit reports (including considerations and recommendations) and motivating for approval of the appropriate pre-investment business support budget.
Engage consultants from the approved Business Support Programme panel of service providers to implement interventions, monitor their work, track intervention progress through consultants’ progress reports, ensure their invoices are duly paid, evaluate their performance and assess the impact of their interventions. This function includes ensuring that action plans, reports and invoices are timeously processed, consultants are effectively engaged and that consultants do not exceed the approved budget.
Develop bespoke interventions as and when required.

Market pre-investment business support products and services to internal stakeholders and to clients.
Proactively identify improvements to the internal pre-investment business support control systems and procedures.
Provide input to the improvement of pre-investment business support product offerings
**Qualification and Experience** QUALIFICATIONS: (Formal qualifications)**
Minimum qualification: relevant Post Graduate Degree or equivalent qualification.
MBA or other Master's degree would be an advantage.

**KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**: (Formal qualifications, knowledge, type and length of experience and skills required to perform the job competently)
8 to10 years relevant experience, preferably deal making
Track record in business diagnosis
Management consulting and business plan development Experience in Project Management
**Job Requirements** TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES**
Financial acumen
Risk identification and mitigation
Investment/Portfolio Management
Stakeholder Management and customer focus
Planning and organising
Report writing skills

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**
Presentation and communication skills
Negotiation skills
Relationship Building and Networking skills
Persuading and Influencing skills
Coaching and Mentoring
Leading and Co-ordinating

Job Reference: IDC00430

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