Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Infrastructure Origination and Collaboration Platform

Devex; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent infrastructure organization is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead a significant infrastructure origination and collaboration platform across Africa. This role involves establishing a leading platform and spearheading landmark projects from inception to financial viability. The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience, a strong track record in structuring complex projects, and an entrepreneurial mindset. This position offers high upside participation aligned with project success and direct access to global capital networks.

Benefits

High upside participation model

Fixed remuneration component

Access to governments and global capital networks

Qualifications

• Experience in early-stage infrastructure development, PPPs, or development finance.
• Proven experience in building platforms from concept to implementation.
• Experience in the sport and entertainment industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the flagship infrastructure origination project from concept to financial close.
• Establish ACG as a leading infrastructure origination platform.
• Build and lead a lean, high-impact core team.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Originating and structuring complex projects

Commercial judgment

Political fluency

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Chief Executive Officer – Infrastructure Origination and Collaboration Platform | Africa

African Collaborations Group (ACG)

Remote (Africa / Europe base) | Significant travel

Start: Q1 2026

African Collaborations Group (ACG) (www.ACGAfrica.com) is appointing a Chief Executive Officer to lead a newly mandated infrastructure origination and collaboration platform in Africa.

ACG holds an Exclusive Mandate from a major African country to originate, structure, and take to bankability a flagship sport and entertainment district. This initiative will move from concept through feasibility, structuring, and financial close, laying the foundation for a scalable continental platform.

This is a platform-building CEO role, not an advisory or delivery position.

The Opportunity

You will lead the origination of the first landmark project while building the systems, partnerships, and commercial models to scale future developments across Africa.

You will:

• Establish ACG as a leading infrastructure origination and collaboration platform in Africa
• Lead a flagship infrastructure origination project from concept to bankability and financial close
• Structure complex transactions in partnership with governments, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and private capital
• Shape commercial strategy, SPV structuring, and investor engagement
• Build and lead a lean, high-impact core team and global consortium

You bring:

• Senior leadership experience across early-stage infrastructure development, PPPs, sovereign or development finance environments
• A strong track record in originating and structuring complex projects in Africa or comparable emerging markets
• Commercial judgment, political fluency, and comfort operating in a high-autonomy, high-accountability setting
• Demonstrable and proven experience in building out platforms from concept to implementation
• An entrepreneurial mindset with an appetite for value creation and long-term upside
• Experience in the sport and entertainment industry is advantageous but not essential

We offer:

• High upside participation model aligned with project success
• A focused fixed remuneration component
• Direct access to governments, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and global capital networks
• The opportunity to build and lead a platform with long-term continental impact

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

More information: www.acgafrica.com

APPLY HERE: https://apo-opa.com/application-form-acg-ceo