Investment Director - Energy Fund

Inuka Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Inukapartners is seeking an Investment Director to lead private debt investments in renewable energy SMEs, across Sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets. The role requires strong structuring, execution, and stakeholder management, working with management teams and DFIs.

The successful candidate will drive due diligence, investment committee processes, and portfolio oversight while shaping fund strategy and capital deployment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in private debt, private credit, structured finance, or related investing.
• Strong transaction execution and investment structuring experience.
• Experience investing in or financing renewable energy or infrastructure.
• Understanding SME financing and growth-stage businesses.
• Experience working across Sub-Saharan Africa or other emerging markets.
• Strong commercial judgement, leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination and execution of private debt investments into renewable energy SMEs.
• Assess investment opportunities with commercial, financial, and credit analysis.
• Structure and negotiate debt transactions with management and external stakeholders.
• Lead due diligence and investment committee processes.
• Monitor portfolio companies and support value creation and risk management.
• Build relationships with renewable energy businesses, investors, DFIs and others.
• Contribute to fund strategy, capital deployment and business development.

Skills

Private debt

Investment structuring

Transaction execution

Renewable energy

Emerging markets

SME financing

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Investment banking

Private credit

Job description

London, United Kingdom Nairobi, Kenya Amsterdam, Netherlands Financial Services Director

The opportunity

Our client is a specialist clean energy investment platform focused on providing debt capital to high-growth renewable energy businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa. They are seeking an Investment Director to lead investment activity, transaction execution, portfolio oversight and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the origination and execution of private debt investments into renewable energy SMEs.
• Assess investment opportunities, including commercial, financial and credit analysis.
• Structure and negotiate debt transactions alongside management teams and external stakeholders.
• Lead due diligence and investment committee processes.
• Monitor portfolio companies and support ongoing value creation and risk management.
• Build relationships with renewable energy businesses, investors, DFIs and other key stakeholders.
• Contribute to fund strategy, capital deployment and broader business development.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in private debt, private credit, structured finance, investment banking or direct investing.
• Strong transaction execution and investment structuring experience.
• Experience investing in or financing renewable energy or infrastructure businesses.
• Understanding of SME financing and growth-stage businesses.
• Experience working across Sub-Saharan Africa or other emerging markets.
• Strong commercial judgement, leadership and stakeholder management skills.