Job Title: Vice President – Power Project Finance
Company: General Electric Nigeria
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number: 1948020
Business: GE Global Growth & Operations
Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations – Africa
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Capital Markets
Function Segment: Securitization
Relocation Assistance: No
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Role Summary/ Purpose: The VP, Power Project Finance will report to the Sales & Project Finance Leader for West Africa and will be responsible for structured & project financing, investments and driving the growth of the GE power business by applying multiple financial products & structures – project financing, corporate financing / lending, asset backed lending / leasing, trade finance, equity, mezzanine, sub-debt and PPP structuring in Nigeria and across West Africa
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Essential Responsibilities: – Embedded within the GE Regional Commercial and Project Development teams to advise on development and project financing structures, which will include but not be limited to co- investment and co- development structures to fast track the implementation and financing of deals to drive orders growth – Lead all financing aspects of a project during the project development cycle up to the structuring & deployment of development and long term capital in power infrastructure projects – Analyze Credit and Market risks, lead the preparation of external documentation (Information Memos) and internal documentation (pricing models, credit requests and board papers); provide useful market intelligence for decision making, structuring and pricing in order to win transactions and clear market in our role as financial arrangers – Coordinate and lead the external debt & equity financiers throughout the financing phase of projects – Support GE engagement under the country strategic agreements (MOU – Memorandum of Agreement) with the Ministry of Power – Develop close relations with a network of regional/local banks/financial Institutions & Investors and build a range of finance solutions – Lead projects independently. Lead the underwriting efforts pulling in expertise from the global / regional GE sales & project finance teams (ECA, equity, structuring, etc.), functional teams in tax, accounting, legal and operations. Advise on and structure transactions where GE is taking direct investment risk; either on corporate or project finance basis or through investment vehicles
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Qualifications/Requirements: – MBA/MSc in Finance. – Project financing, project development, investment banking, private equity background. – Development Finance Institution (DFI) experience – Demonstrated closed transactions (large IPPs in Nigeria) – Deep financial modelling acumen – Developed market experience – Emerging markets and Africa experience – Fluent in French – Strong network with project finance, private equity, and financial services community in Africa and globally – Deep project finance skills required – Strong credit and underwriting skills required – Experience in developing and financing of complex multi-party infrastructure projects – Strong Project Management and integration skills
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Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics: – Experience in market/ business development would be a key asset in order to lead market/opportunities sizing and scoping for deal origination purposes. – Minimum of 8 years of experience in the financial services industry – Ability to execute and negotiate small and large, complex deals with different customer/risk profiles – Self-starter & proactive. Strong interpersonal and communication skills – Excellent skills to work cross functionally – Flexile/adaptable – able to work with diverse group of people in a matrix environment – Strong oral and written communication skills
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