Investment Associate/Senior Associate – CrossBoundary Energy
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CrossBoundary Energy is hiring a full-time Investment Associate or Senior Associate in Nairobi to support fundraising, project finance investments, due diligence, portfolio management, and risk mitigation across African energy markets. The role suits candidates with 3–6 years in energy, infrastructure, or project finance from top banks, advisory firms, or developers. Strong financial modelling, analytical, and stakeholder management skills are required.
- Full-time investment role focused on energy and infrastructure project finance
- Based in Nairobi with exposure to frontier and African energy markets
- Requires 3–6 years in top-tier bank, advisory, or developer project finance teams
- Covers fundraising, due diligence, portfolio management, and risk mitigation
- Suits self-starters passionate about energy transition in emerging markets
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- Required3+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- PreferredPractical evidence in internship, technology, financeThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in NairobiThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full Time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
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Why join us?
The CrossBoundary team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging and exciting markets in the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.
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 and 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 and 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 And
Experience
- Previous tenure at any of the following (3-6 years):
- An energy, infrastructure or project finance team of 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
- Demonstrated transaction
- in corporate/project finance, financial modelling, due diligence, investment analysis, fundraising, and transaction execution
- 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
- You are a self-starter passionate about creating lasting change within the energy sector in emerging markets
- You are a critical thinker, intellectually stimulated by energy, power, geopolitics, economics, and the environment
- You are a patient puzzle-solver who perseveres through complexity to find practical solutions
- You are a skilled communicator and relationship builder across jurisdictions and cultures
- You are solution-oriented and able to operate in situations where information is scarce, and the environment is constantly changing
- You are ethical and principled, with a strong grasp of international standards for investor relations and compliance
- You are systematic and highly organized, with personal accountability for managing multiple workstreams
- You thrive in dynamic environments and are excited to contribute to impactful projects
- You are eager to learn and grow in the energy transition investment space