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Senior Investment Officer in Climate Finance, Sub-Saharan
Job in
Cape Town, 7561, South Africa
Listed on 2026-09-23
Listing for:
Africa Career Desk
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-23
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Corporate Finance, Financial Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Summary
Senior investment officer role at respons
Ability Investments focused on climate finance transactions across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Ability Investments
Cape Town, South Africa
- Pan-African
Climate / Impact Finance
ExperienceSenior
LanguageEnglish
About the Rolerespons
Ability is a leading Swiss impact asset manager managing USD 5.9 billion across approximately 70 countries, and part of M&G Investments since 2022. This Senior Investment Officer role in Cape Town focuses on expanding climate finance activities in Sub-Saharan Africa within the Direct Lending platform, originating and structuring debt transactions with climate finance entities across renewable energy, energy efficiency, e-mobility and food systems.
responsibilities
- Identify debt investment prospects in climate finance sectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate infrastructure, e-mobility and food systems
- Execute complete deal processes: sourcing, due diligence, financial analysis, credit assessment and legal documentation
- Design and negotiate debt transactions aligned with fund risk/return parameters
- Prepare and present investment proposals to decision-making bodies
- Supervise legal documentation negotiations with counsel support
- Provide thematic expertise in market segments and technologies
- Build sector networks across the region through stakeholder engagement
- Develop investment strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with partners
- Coordinate with international teams in Cape Town, Mumbai, Tbilisi and Zurich
- Eight or more years in climate finance investment roles
- Post-graduate degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or equivalent
- Documented structured debt or equity deal experience in climate finance
- Substantial emerging markets due diligence leadership experience
- Established networks within Sub-Saharan Africa’s climate technology sector
- Demonstrated business development and relationship management abilities with regional travel capacity
- Strong analytical, writing and presentation capabilities
- Fluent English business communication skills
- French language proficiency
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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