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JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Gazelle Finance UCO is looking for a candidate for the position of Investment Officer (IO). The incumbent will be responsible for building and managing a portfolio of debt and equity investments in high growth companies in Armenia to achieve a double bottom line of financial return and development impact objectives of Gazelle Finance. The IO is expected to: (a) develop a robust pipeline of investment opportunities; (b) conduct preliminary due diligence to select the top performing companies for consideration by the Investment Committee (IC); (c) carry-out necessary financial analysis, including building financial models; (d) present the business case in the form of a succinct written investment memorandum and presentation to the IC; (e) conduct detailed due diligence on IC-approved prospective investee companies; (f) execute transaction documentation and disburse investment capital; and (g) manage a large portfolio of companies to achieve the double bottom line investment objectives of Gazelle Finance. The position requires a finance and banking background, strong analytical and writing skills, financial modeling skills to carry-out DCF analysis and create pro-forma financial statements, as well as applied experience in actual deal origination, investment structuring, deal analysis/ due diligence, and investment portfolio management. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Credit Organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Originate an investable pipeline of transactions;
- Conduct preliminary due diligence on prospective investees;
- Negotiate debt (partially-collateralized income participation loans) and equity investment structures with investee companies;
- Prepare investment memorandums, financial models, and supporting documentation to be presented to the IC for each prospective investment;
- Execute investment transactions (i.e. prepare, execute and register investment documents);
- Disburse funds to investee companies;
- Provide business advisory support to investees and structure highly strategic technical assistance interventions for investee companies as part of value add investment strategy;
- Monitor and track financial performance of investee companies to ensure that loan payments are current and revenue interest payments achieve budgeted targets;
- Engage investees on a regular basis for monitoring purposes and to serve as an active risk/ growth investment partner of the companies;
- Utilize Gazelle Finance's financial reporting systems, monitor and measure financial and development performance objectives of investees;
- Prepare and deliver reports on financial performance and development objectives for internal purpose and for inclusion in reports to the Fund's board and investors;
- Ensure investees are in compliance with fund environmental, social, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering policies and procedures, during due diligence of prospective investees and monitoring of investees;
- Monitor collateral/ collateral value of income participation loans, release collateral once income participation loans are fully paid off, and in instances of default oversee legal action to collect and repossess collateral;
- Secure an exit of the Fund's equity position from the investee companies;
- Manage the portfolio of investments with the objective to maximize returns to investors and achieve the Company's development objectives;
- Engage third party consultants, service providers, and/ or legal counsel where necessary for due diligence, investee monitoring, or legal action against investees;
- Oversee the audit processes for investee companies;
- Work independently in small in-country and cross-country Gazelle teams and share knowledge across the Organization.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Master's degree, preferably in Business Administration or Finance;
- At least 3 years of professional finance and banking experience in at least one of the following disciplines: commercial banking, private equity, corporate finance, M&A or project finance with preference given to those candidates with equity investment experience;
- Native Armenian speaker, fluent in English language with strong financial writing skills, conversant in Russian language;
- Demonstrated track record of identifying, evaluating, closing transactions and managing multiple projects;
- Proven fluency with legal documents, such as term sheets, contracts, and investment agreements;
- Extensive experience in financial modeling, conducting due diligence, and deal negotiation/ structuring;
- Proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-growth environment where everyone is expected to balance multiple roles and commitments;
- Self-starter with a positive attitude, willing to roll-up sleeves and do the actual work and work independently with limited guidance;
- Good networker with a solid local network of professional contacts, especially in the small and medium business segment;
- Good communication, selling and negotiation skills;
- Entrepreneurial team player, willing and able to work long hours when necessary and contribute in multiple ways in a growth environment;
- Willingness to travel occasionally in the region.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

Interested and qualified candidates are welcome to send their CV and cover letter to: *******@**************.*** indicating the position title ("Investment Officer") in the subject line of the email.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Competitive salary, plus participation in the Company incentive programs and standard benefits.