Senior Associate: Development Debt

Africa Career Desk; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position in Sandton

Job summary

The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa in Sandton seeks a Senior Associate: Development Debt to oversee post-disbursement debt exposures and portfolio performance, ensuring covenant compliance and value preservation for sustainable development outcomes.

You will coordinate with investee management, monitor credit risk, and support interventions that enhance financial performance across the investment lifecycle.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or accounting degree with postgraduate study.
• Eight to ten years of post-investment monitoring and portfolio-management experience.
• Financial analysis, credit and stakeholder-management skills; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio performance, impairments and credit risks and engage business partners on corrective actions.
• Assess drawdowns, covenants, restructuring proposals, cash collection and exit options.
• Prepare committee submissions and work with investee management and boards on value-creation initiatives.

Skills

Financial analysis

Credit management

Stakeholder management

Willingness to travel

Education

CA(SA)

Accounting degree with postgraduate study

Engineering/Science degree with honours or postgraduate study

Job description

Senior Associate: Development Debt

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

Sandton, South Africa

Role type

Development Finance & Multilaterals

Experience

Senior

Deadline

23 Sep 2026

Summary

Manage IDC development-debt investments after approval, strengthening portfolio performance and supporting investee value creation.

About The Role

The senior associate will oversee business partners and debt exposures across the investment lifecycle after disbursement. The focus is on financial performance, credit quality, covenant compliance and interventions that preserve value and support sustainable development outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio performance, impairments and credit risks and engage business partners on corrective actions.
• Assess drawdowns, covenants, restructuring proposals, cash collection and exit options.
• Prepare committee submissions and work with investee management and boards on value-creation initiatives.

Key requirements

• CA(SA), an accounting degree with postgraduate study, or an engineering/science degree with honours or postgraduate study.
• Eight to ten years of post-investment monitoring and portfolio-management experience.
• Financial analysis, credit and stakeholder-management skills; willingness to travel.

Nice to have

• MBA or project-management credentials.

Permanent position in Sandton, reference IDC00712 / job 16894. Applications close on 23 September 2026. The official IDC application form is accessible.