Portfolio & Risk Manager
On-siteAbuja, FCT, Nigeria
Job Summary
Oversee the full lifecycle of the fund's debt and revenue-based financing portfolio by developing monitoring frameworks covering financial, operational, ESG, impact, and governance indicators. Conduct quarterly portfolio reviews including management meetings, site visits, covenant testing, and performance assessments while independently reviewing all proposed transactions prior to Investment Committee approval. Lead the development and maintenance of the firm's enterprise risk management framework, establish risk appetite statements, and monitor concentration limits against approved thresholds. Coordinate workout, restructuring, and recovery initiatives for stressed portfolio companies and prepare investor reporting packs, impact reports, and capital account statements for the Investment Committee, Management Team, LPs, and Board.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum of 7–10 years of relevant experience in credit risk management, portfolio monitoring, private credit, SME banking, development finance, impact investing, or fund management
- Demonstrated experience monitoring debt portfolios and/or revenue-based financing transactions
- Strong credit underwriting and transaction risk assessment experience
- Experience designing or managing enterprise risk management frameworks
- Working knowledge of IFRS 9, Expected Credit Loss (ECL) methodologies, Basel frameworks, and prudential risk management practices
- Experience producing investor, LP, Board, and regulatory reports
Desired Qualifications
- Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, ACA, ACCA, CIPM, or equivalent
- Familiarity with impact measurement frameworks such as IRIS+, IMP, 2X Challenge, and ESG reporting standards
- Experience working within a DFI, private credit fund, impact fund, commercial bank, microfinance institution, or SME lender
- Working knowledge of Francophone West Africa markets
- Proficiency in French
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