Strategic Investment/ Legal/Financial Analyst at Rwanda Development Board

JOB DESCRIPTION/ LEGAL ANALYST
•    Undertake rigorous commercial and legal analysis and due diligence for investment deals under negotiation and derive the optimal commercial and legal structure of deals;
•    Prepare, negotiate and conclude all legal documentation and contracts required to complete investment deals; 
•    Read and analyse all required legal agreements and documents-identify any unacceptable/unfavorable terms, consult with relevant stakeholders on impact of such terms and take action to eliminate or modify terms to reach a mutually acceptable agreement; 
•    Prepare briefs on negotiated deals; 
•    Collaborate closely with accelerator on strategic deals at advanced discussion phase;
•    Engage closely and regularly with relevant external stakeholders- government departments and agencies to ensure alignment on deal structure, incentives and negotiation points;
•    Provide complete and accurate information to investor queries on deals under negotiation and exclusive incentives;
•    Develop creative solutions to solve complex commercial and legal issues to unblock any negotiation gridlocks and structure mutually beneficial deals-balance between investor needs and national priorities;
•    Prepare full and proper records of discussions, documents and agreements on al investment deals negotiated.

JOB DESCRIPTION/ FINANCIAL ANALYST 

•    Undertake rigorous commercial and financial modeling and due diligence for investment deals under negotiation;
•    Review and assess financial viability of proposals;
•    Prepare, negotiate and conclude all documentation and contracts required to complete investment deals; 
•    Read and analyse all financials proposals and documents-identify any unacceptable/unfavorable terms, consult with relevant stakeholders on impact of such terms and take action to eliminate or modify terms to reach a mutually acceptable agreement; 
•    Prepare briefs on negotiated deals; 
•    Collaborate closely with accelerator on strategic deals at advanced discussion phase;
•    Engage closely and regularly with relevant external stakeholders- government departments and agencies to ensure alignment on deal structure, incentives and negotiation points;
•    Provide complete and accurate information to investor queries on deals under negotiation;
•    Develop creative solutions to solve complex commercial and financial issues to unblock any negotiation gridlocks and structure mutually beneficial deals-balance between investor needs and national priorities;
•    Prepare full and proper records of discussions, documents and agreements on al investment deals negotiated.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Law

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Law

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Economics

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Statistics

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Finance

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's in Management with specialisation in Finance

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Management with Specialization in Finance

  3 Years of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills

• Integrity

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Client/citizen focus

• Professionalism

• Commitment to continuous learning

• Highly organized with ability to multitask and work well in a fast-paced environment;

• Strong command of written and spoken English;

• Strong knowledge of priority investment sectors, industry trends and opportunities;

• Strong ability to analyses financial data and create financial models for decision support;

• Demonstrated exceptional negotiation and persuasion abilities and ease engaging with high level executives and investors

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

• Strong grasp of business concepts, deal analysis and structuring;

• Demonstrated ability to handle investment negotiations, provide deal support & structuring, or equivalent;

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate & close investment deals of a significant value;

• Strong ability to structure complex and/or highly strategic deals with successful outcomes;

• Demonstrated teamwork skills with ability to work collaboratively in a team towards closing deals;

• Strong analytic and creative skills with ability to find realistic solutions to complex problems;

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain strong relationships with investors & other strategic partners;

• Strong numeracy and qualitative skills with demonstrated ability to undertake extensive excel analysis;

• Strong proficiency in required computer programs and tools, particularly Microsoft Excel and data query/data management

• Proficiency in French and Kinyarwanda is a plus;