My client, a well established NGO within the conservation and wild life sector, is seeking to employ Commercial and Financial Portfolio Manager with 10+ Years experience in the financial sector with excellent commercial, financial and business management skills. Experience in the conservation tourism sector will be to your advantage.
Duties & Responsibilities
The successful candiate will also provides support to the CEO's office in terms of financial and commercial oversight.
Duties will include:
Represent the organisation on the Colleges’ board, financial, audit and risk committees and directly interact with the management teams on a regular basis
Identify the KPI’s for the organisations colleges’, and develop reporting templates in collaboration with the Projects Systems and Compliance team
Interact with organisations college management teams to oversee the implementation of KPIs set and to monitor and ensure correction by management structures as need be for the successful delivery of those KPIs
Cashflow forecasting and budget control of the organisations colleges
Provide operational support to the organisations colleges as required
Provide monthly reports and performance reporting dashboards to management
Represent the organisation on various Trusts
Support corporate governance and risk management oversight
Provide commercial and financial transactions oversight support
Review of business plans for commercial opportunities within protected areas and for community development opportunities
Financial and commercial evaluation of project investment opportunities, including review of transaction documentation and legal frameworks
Provide support for various conservation finance work scopes as the organisation’s portfolio develops and matures
Assist Manager of Conservation Finance and Enterprise and the Chief Investment Officer as required.
Requirements:
A relevant degree (Financial) coupled with a post degree qualification
Knowledge of the operation of education institutions, with understanding of both funding and key operating metrics
Management experience of a portfolio of operations, demonstrating an understanding of key business drivers, control thereof and good governance practices
Experience in financial modelling, due diligence, and investment case analysis
Corporate transaction experience, including review of legal agreements and knowledge of transactional environments in various African jurisdictions
Good communicator and ability to build/work with a diverse multi-disciplinary team
Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation and at an operational field level
Technologically astute, with ability to establish strong KPI frameworks both for self-measurement and portfolio performance; and,
