Investor Relations Analyst

About the Private Infrastructure Development Group 

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative infrastructure project developer and investor which mobilises private investment in sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and south and southeast Asia. PIDG investments promote socio-economic development within a just transition to net zero emissions, combat poverty and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). PIDG delivers its ambition in line with its values of pioneering, partnership, safety, inclusivity, and urgency.

PIDG offers technical assistance for upstream, early-stage activities and concessional capital; invests in early-stage project development and project and corporate equity through its project development solution, InfraCo; its debt solution EAAIF (the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund) is one of the first and more successful blended debt funds in low-income markets; and its guarantees solution, GuarantCo, provides credit enhancement and local currency solutions to de-risk projects. PIDG also supports a growing portfolio of local credit enhancement facilities, which unlock domestic institutional capital for infrastructure financing.

Since 2002, PIDG has supported 258 infrastructure projects to financial close, which provided an estimated 232 million people with access to new or improved infrastructure. PIDG is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and Sweden, and Global Affairs Canada. www.pidg.org

About the role

A critical element of securing the delivery of PIDG’s strategy will be the availability of appropriate funding to all parts of the Group.

Under its current arrangements, the Group can draw on funding from a variety of sources in the form of grants and return-seeking capital: in the case of the former, usually from its core government Owners; and in the case of the latter, usually from other sources (including private investors). However, fulfilment of PIDG’s strategic ambition requires that PIDG diversifies the types and sources of funding to support the development of the Group’s businesses.

The process of securing funding starts by developing relationships with both existing and new counterparties. Existing funders will usually have built a relationship with the Group over a long period of time and will be familiar with the functionality and mission of the Group, to the extent that they are willing to commit capital in furtherance of their own strategic or policy-driven objectives. New counterparties are targeted carefully; relationships are nurtured through various channels; most commonly, as a result of developing new and innovative partnerships with those whose aims and vision aligns with our own and who are prepared to invest in, and with us. These often develop out of leads that are generated through our advocacy at key conferences and events, such as the World Bank meetings, the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, CoPs, or London Climate Action Week.

This requires a methodical and patient and highly co-ordinated approach to speaking engagements and relationship development, and many people across the group are involved at various times. Our interactions can be with multiple counterparties at any given time. Co-ordinated preparation, appropriate follow up and tracking of all such interactions and events is essential.

As these relationships take shape and we move into discussions on funding, the counterparties will require the provision of financial and non-financial information which will enable them to prepare their own business cases for investment in PIDG, followed by more formal due diligence and ultimately to move through the execution phases of a funding arrangement.

Such is the importance of this activity that the management team, the Board and the Owners of PIDG require to be kept appraised of developments on a regular basis.

Role and responsibilities

1. Investor Engagement & Execution

• Support the planning and execution of investor engagement activities, including building schedules for team members and preparation of appropriate briefing materials
• In collaboration with the Communications team, develop high-quality presentations, pitch decks and other supporting materials, including analysis and production of financial data
• Support in the preparation and hosting of external/internal meetings and events that are arranged by PIDG
• Maintain accurate records of investor interactions and materials
• Take ownership of meeting logistics (eg. travel arrangements, hosting, agendas) and ensure smooth execution
• Capture and distribute meeting notes, and ensure appropriate follow up action is undertaken on a timely basis

2. Relationship Management Support

• Support the development of relationships with existing and prospective investors and funding partners
• Maintain and update the Client Relationship Management (CRM) database to track interactions, pipelines and opportunities
• Monitor and follow up on key actions arising from investor engagement

3. Reporting and Coordination

• Prepare reports for the management team, Board and Owners as part of the normal governance cycle and in response to any ad hoc enquiries
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across all investor-facing communications
• Support cross-team coordination

Qualifications and education requirements

• Educated to a degree level
• Working knowledge of German and/or French would be beneficial

Skills

• Strong in influencing skills and ability to interact with, gain credibility and respect of all internal and external stakeholders, including multidisciplinary teams and resources
• Storyboarding and storytelling
• Strong MS Excel modelling and MS PowerPoint-based report writing and communication skills
• Excellent communicator, comfortable with presenting

Experience and Personal Qualities

• At least 2 years of experience, preferably in development finance; or in private markets (i.e. Infrastructure, Private Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Private Debt etc.) and/or experience working with government departments or PPP arrangements and/or experience working for an impact-focused NGO’s
• Exposure to emerging markets in Africa / Asia preferred
• Being a team-player is essential
• Personable and enjoy meeting people
• An eye for detail, with a sense of pride in producing presentations
• Self-starter requiring minimal supervision
• International / cross border team liaison
• Ability to work well under pressure and be able to respond to and meet demanding deadlines on multiple tasks
• Passion for PIDG’s mandate, identify with PIDG’s strategic ambition
• Desire to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment essential

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