Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the Role:
Apollo Agriculture is seeking a Debt Capital Markets Analyst / Associate, reporting to the Head of Debt Capital Markets. This is an exciting opportunity to join a technology-led and data-driven scaleup that’s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa, starting in Kenya, and included into Norrsken Impact100 list. As a Debt Capital Markets team member, you will play a key role in developing Apollo’s Debt Financing Programme. Your role will have a direct impact on widening Apollo’s impact to millions of farmers by attracting quality lenders and developing strong relationships with strategic financing partners varying from impact lenders, governments-backed development institutions to commercial banks and financing fin-techs.

Your Responsibilities:
• Support DCM team with origination, structuring, analysing, and execution of debt financing facilities
• Supporting (and leading where possible) due diligence processes with existing and prospective lenders
• Collaborate with Investor Relations & Sustainability, Finance, Credit & Operations teams to provide a capital markets perspective into FP&A and business strategy processes
• Develop and maintain the processes and technology infrastructure in place to support the capital market’s function
• Monitor loan agreements to ensure ongoing compliance
• Maintain DCM internal databases
• Identify opportunities for process improvements

Requirements:
• A minimum of 1-2 years of experience in commercial, corporate or investment banking, impact lending, fundraising, scaleups, fin- or ag-tech.
• Experience in structuring, negotiating, and executing balance sheet lending facilities
• Understanding of general legal concepts is advantageous
• Understanding of finance, financial statements, and financial analysis
• Diligent with a high attention to detail
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Comfort working with Google Suite & MS Office (word, excel)
• Natural relationship builder with excellent communication skills
• Open-minded, flexible, excited to learn with a go-to and no-job-too-small attitude
• Team player
• Bachelor or Master’s degree
• Passion for Apollo’s mission

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Apollo Agriculture on jobs.lever.co to apply


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