Portfolio Manager – Africa

Reference Number: JP-AGC-003

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

Origination & Market Coverage

• Source new investment opportunities across Africa through direct outreach networks and partnerships with financial institutions.
• Conduct market mapping competitive analysis and opportunity screening.
• Maintain a highquality pipeline aligned with the client’s portfolio strategy.

Deal Structuring & Execution

• Lead preparation of investment proposals IC memos financial models credit analysis and duediligence workstreams.
• Participate in and frequently lead commercial negotiations (term sheets pricing structuring covenants).
• Work with internal and external legal counsel to ensure efficient documentation and enforceable security packages.
• Coordinate across Risk and Operations to ensure timely execution conditionsprecedent fulfilment and disbursement.
• Ensure all KYC/AML onboarding and policy requirements are fully satisfied.

Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management

• Maintain oversight of borrower performance financial reporting covenant compliance and collateral positions.
• Prepare renewal packages and annual reviews.
• Identify early warning signs escalate emerging risks and propose restructurings or enforcement actions as appropriate.
• Engage directly with borrowers to maintain reporting discipline and address operational financial or legal concerns.

Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with counterparties borrowers and market partners across Latin America.
• Represent the client in meetings duediligence visits and conferences.
• Support borrowers’ operational resilience and risk mitigation through continuous engagement.

Internal Collaboration

• Partner closely with Risk and Operations to ensure consistent portfolio oversight.
• Maintain accurate and complete CRM and internal system data for pipeline and portfolio activities.
• Contribute to portfolio construction discussions and broader investment strategy development.

Compliance

• Ensure all activities comply with company policies FCA rules and relevant local regulatory frameworks.
• Complete mandatory compliance training and uphold our clients’ risk culture.

Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• 5 years of experience in private credit trade finance structured lending or emergingmarket financial services.
• Proven experience across Latin America ideally working with NBFIs and/or corporates.
• Fluent English with strong proficiency in other African languages being a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in credit underwriting deal structuring and portfolio management.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Experience negotiating commercial terms and managing borrower relationships.
• Understanding of crossborder legal frameworks and collateral structures.
• High attention to detail disciplined risk mindset and strong execution capability.
• Familiarity with or interest in impact investing.