Junior Transaction Officer

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Ability Investments in Cape Town supporting back and middle-office functions across emerging-market investment activity. English and Spanish required.

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Ability Investments

Cape Town, South Africa

• Southern Africa

Role type

Climate / Impact Finance

Experience

Mid-level

Language

English and Spanish mandatory

Summary Transaction operations role at respons

Ability Investments in Cape Town supporting back and middle-office functions across emerging-market investment activity. English and Spanish required.

About The Role

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Ability is a leading Swiss impact asset manager managing USD 5.9 billion across approximately 70 countries, providing debt and equity financing to financial institutions, enterprises and mid-market funds to balance positive social/environmental outcomes with competitive returns. This Junior Transaction Officer role in Cape Town offers candidates an opportunity to work in impact investments, supporting back and middle-office functions across the firm’s emerging-market portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Draft contractual documents including promissory notes, loan agreements and waivers with senior staff and legal support
• Manage continuous investment administration involving cash flow tracking and legal documentation
• Coordinate with the Custody Bank for disbursement execution
• Execute foreign exchange trades in deliverable and non-deliverable currencies
• Coordinate across Investment Officers, Transaction Officers and investees to obtain and track constitutional, legal, financial and regulatory documentation

Key requirements

• Finance, Law, Business Administration or related degree from a recognised institution
• 3–5 years’ experience in a Back/Middle Office or Finance environment
• English and Spanish proficiency (mandatory)
• Proficiency with AI tools, MS Office, Excel and Word
• Independent, accurate and efficient working style with a collaborative approach
• Strong analytical and organisational capabilities
• Interest in impact investing

Nice to have

• Additional languages beyond English and Spanish