Senior Associate Director, Project Finance & Modelling

Network Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Recruitment seeks an Associate Director to lead high-profile project finance mandates and drive growth in infrastructure advisory across Africa, engaging governments, DFIs, lenders and developers.

You will mentor teams, oversee sophisticated financial models, structure debt and equity solutions, and play a key role in proposals and business development while managing client relationships and negotiations.

Qualifications

• CA(SA), CFA, Engineering degree, Actuarial qualification, Finance, Economics, or related degree.
• MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification will be advantageous.
• 8–15+ years' experience in Project Finance, Infrastructure Advisory, Corporate Finance, Transaction Advisory, or Infrastructure Investments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex project finance and infrastructure advisory mandates from origination through financial close.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, lenders, developers, government entities, and development finance institutions.
• Lead multidisciplinary transaction teams and mentor junior professionals.
• Oversee the preparation and review of sophisticated financial models and commercial analyses.
• Structure debt and equity funding solutions for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Manage project delivery, commercial negotiations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Contribute to proposal preparation, business development initiatives, and the acquisition of new mandates.
• Present recommendations and transaction outcomes to executive management, investment committees, and boards.

Skills

Project Finance

Financial Modelling

Infrastructure Advisory

Transaction Advisory

Debt Structuring

Financial Analysis

Commercial Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

Presentation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

CA(SA)

CFA

Engineering degree

Actuarial qualification

Finance

Economics

MBA

Job description

Network Recruitment seeks an Associate Director to lead high-profile project finance mandates and drive growth in infrastructure advisory across Africa, engaging governments, DFIs, lenders and developers.

You will mentor teams, oversee sophisticated financial models, structure debt and equity solutions, and play a key role in proposals and business development while managing client relationships and negotiations.