Africa Infrastructure Private Markets Director

Inuka Partners; Cape Town, Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Inuka Partners in Cape Town is seeking a Private Markets Director to lead its infrastructure equity strategy across Africa. The role focuses on originating, structuring, and executing infrastructure investments while growing the equity team and the platform across Southern Africa.

You will manage a broad set of stakeholders, including co-investors, lenders, advisers, and management teams, driving value creation and regional expansion.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in infrastructure equity investing, private equity, or investment banking.
• Strong track record originating, structuring, and closing infrastructure transactions.
• Experience across renewable energy, digital infrastructure, water, social infrastructure, or related real assets.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation, and transaction execution skills.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Originate and lead infrastructure equity investment opportunities.
• Develop investment theses and manage transactions from screening through closing.
• Lead commercial, financial, legal, and technical due diligence.
• Structure investments, negotiate terms, and present recommendations to investment committees.
• Manage relationships with co-investors, lenders, advisers, management teams, and institutional stakeholders.
• Oversee portfolio performance and support value creation across investee companies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the equity investment team.
• Contribute to the expansion of the platform across Southern Africa and wider African markets.

Skills

Infrastructure equity investing

Investment leadership

Financial modelling

Senior stakeholder management

Tools

Financial modelling

Job description

Inuka Partners in Cape Town is seeking a Private Markets Director to lead its infrastructure equity strategy across Africa. The role focuses on originating, structuring, and executing infrastructure investments while growing the equity team and the platform across Southern Africa.

You will manage a broad set of stakeholders, including co-investors, lenders, advisers, and management teams, driving value creation and regional expansion.