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Mobilizing Institutional Investors
To Develop Africa’s Infrastructure
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS/ CONSULTANTS
Title of Assignment
Location
Duration
Infrastructure Transactions Advisor/Consultant (part-time)
South Africa and/or Kenya
Part-time
From: April 2017
To: September 15, 2017
Background and Justification
In September, 2016, at the 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum held in conjunction with the 71st United Nations
General Assembly, the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) and the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) formally launched an investment partnership for “Mobilizing
Institutional Investors to Develop Africa’s Infrastructure” or “MiDA”. The NASP-USAID Partnership seeks to
expose U.S. pension funds and other institutional investors to opportunities to co-invest in infrastructure with
African counterparts for mutually beneficial gains. The prevailing consensus suggests that there is alignment
between pension funds and insurance companies’ need for enhanced yields and longer tenors to meet their
liability structure, and infrastructure assets potential to provide predictable inflation-adjusted cash flows that
have low correlations with existing investment returns. And nowhere is the lack of infrastructure more crucial,
transformational, and potentially profitable than in sub-Saharan Africa, which needs close $93 billion per year
to fill its infrastructure gap, mainly in energy, transportation, water, and telecommunications.
As part of this engagement, the MiDA program is seeking an Infrastructure Transactions Advisor/Consultant
(part-time) in South Africa and/or Kenya to support the development of its infrastructure transactions pipeline
and advisory services.
Job Description
Working under the general guidance of the Managing Director, and in collaboration with the program senior
advisors based in the United States, the Transaction Advisor preliminary scope of services would include but
not be limited to the following:
Deal Origination
1. Sourcing and analysing infrastructure transaction opportunities in targeted sectors and geographies based
on solid understanding of institutional investors risk appetite and investment requirements
2. Identify “investment ready transactions” in advanced stages of funding execution for US potential investor
involvement
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3. Prepare investment opportunities analysis and reports, including transaction summaries to support
MiDA’s engagement with institutional investors and its advisory council. Regularly update and engage
with MiDA’s partners on local market conditions and long-term investment potentials
4. Conduct economic, market, and financial analysis of various investment opportunities as part of a
preliminary due diligence process to support institutional investors analytical capacity
5. Engage with Sub-Saharan Africa project sponsors, host government agencies, project developers,
development agencies, and African based institutional investors on exiting and/or refinancing deals to
source transactions that require funding
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
 Master degree or higher in finance, international business administration, international relations, political or
social sciences, or comparable academic preparation
 At least five (10) years of advanced professional experience in project/infrastructure finance in Southern and
East Africa
 Excellent understanding of the institutional investors investment selection process, due diligence, risk
tolerance, and regulatory environment in both the United States and Africa
 Proven familiarity with development financial institutions activities and products in infrastructure finance
 Excellent knowledge of infrastructure investments asset classes/vehicles and risks profiles
 Superior analytical skills in conceptualizing, reviewing, and preparing transactional presentations
 Excellent communication skills and ability to work under pressure
To apply please send your application to [email protected].
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