Associate Director, IDFG, Africa

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: Standard Chartered Bank
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To be a trusted advisor and partner of choice for our clients’ strategic corporate actions. Support Infrastructure & Development Finance Group (“IDFG”) colleagues and Regional Heads to formulate strategy for the business in the context of the overall client strategy across the region. Support the PEF Regional Heads to manage the implementation of the PEF business strategy. Build trusted relationships with Sponsors, Promoters and Banks/ Financial Institutions. Build origination and execution capabilities as well as local regulatory knowledge across the major markets. Maintain up to date knowledge of clients and markets to support the team’s strategic dialogue with clients. Responsibilities

Support deal execution for Project Finance transactions for Africa. Participate in both origination and execution of transactions, from the pitch phase through to closing. Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings. Participate in the origination and execution of debt & advisory transactions including structuring, arranging, negotiating, due diligence and drafting of documents. Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios and to analyse the impact of different capital structures. Perform financial and sensitivity analyses using various methodologies relevant for the industry sector. Understand the credit risks associated with any financing and ensure they are appropriately mitigated to protect the Bank’s interest. Keep abreast of emerging sectors and regulatory developments in the project financing landscape and opportunities to develop within the African market. Maintain up to date knowledge on clients. Research and analysis of markets and industries. Support deal team in day-to-day project management, execution support and stakeholder management. Coordinate efforts with deal team members across the Bank. Complete all required credit and regulatory examinations. Ensure that good quality review and deal documentation are conducted and compliance with the risk management processes in place. Achieve revenue target in a safe and well-controlled manner on an end-to-end basis. Proactively advise and monitor all major risk issues. Where appropriate, direct remedial action and/ or ensure adequate escalation and reporting to the appropriate Operational Risk Committees. Manage the credit approval process efficiently and effectively and establish a good reputation with Credit. Ensure that good quality review and deal documentation are conducted and compliance with the risk management processes in place. Provide support in review and negotiation of legal documentation, ensuring compliance with Bank policy and handover of transactions to PAM Group. Assist PAM Group in the administration of relevant loans and review of existing portfolio loans. Provide oversight on annual reviews prior to submission to credit. Qualifications

Relevant Industry experience or Degree or post graduate qualified from a top-tier school. Strong analytical and communication skills. Solid financial evaluation and excel abilities. Ability to excel in both team and self-directed settings. Strong work ethics, detail orientation and a passion for excellence. Ability to deliver under time pressure. Track record of working as a team member. Language: Business level English. About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we: Do the right thing

and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do. Never settle,

continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well. Are better together,

we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term. What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,

with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations. Time-off

including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum. Flexible working

options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns. Proactive wellbeing support

through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits. A continuous learning culture

to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning. Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,

one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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