Investment Analyst and Associate - CrossBoundary Energy

What You'll Do

CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Investment Associate / Senior Investment Associate to support our Investment team. As a member of the team, you will contribute to all fundraising, project due diligence and investment, portfolio management and risk mitigation workstreams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Fundraising: Drive group-level senior debt and subordinated debt capital raising materials and processes, including corporate and project finance models, presentations, investment memoranda, term sheet negotiation, and due diligence
• Project Finance Investments: Assess and structure project investment opportunities, from early-stage leads through to financial close and COD:
  • Driving project-level structuring and fundraises for senior debt, subordinated debt, and bridge instruments
  • Ensuring projects align with portfolio objectives, return requirements, and risk appetite, and are structured to be bankable for project finance investors
• Project Development: Analysis of economics and risks within project development, financial modeling, and project contracts, to support the Project Development team in developing value-accretive projects and investments
• Portfolio & Debt Facility Management: Maintenance of portfolio models and tracking of investment performance metrics and debt covenants, identifying key risks before they arise and proactively proposing and executing mitigants
• Group & Project Structuring: Portfolio and project-level tax, capital and corporate structuring, to deliver optimal economic outcomes
• Investor Management: Preparation of investor updates and engagement materials
• Risk Mitigation: Identification and mitigation of investment risks

Required Skills & Experience

• Previous tenure (3-6 years) at:
  • An energy, infrastructure or project finance team of a top-tier investment or commercial bank
  • A specialist financial advisory firm or investor focused on energy/infrastructure M&A or transaction advisory
  • Project finance team at a successful energy developer / IPP
• BA / BSc / HND qualification
• Demonstrated transaction experience in corporate/project finance, financial modelling, due diligence, investment analysis, fundraising, and transaction execution
• Experience in or understanding of African markets, particularly in the energy sector
• Excellent analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to project manage multiple, complex workstreams and interact with broad stakeholder groups
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills

Who You Are

• Passionate self-starter committed to creating lasting change within the energy sector in emerging markets
• Critical thinker, intellectually stimulated by energy, power, geopolitics, economics, and the environment
• Patient puzzle-solver who perseveres through complexity to find practical solutions
• Skilled communicator and relationship builder across jurisdictions and cultures
• Solution-oriented and able to operate in situations where information is scarce
• Ethical and principled, with a strong grasp of international standards for investor relations and compliance
• Systematic and highly organized with personal accountability