• Job Description

  Req#: REF4755N

  Company Description

  About Deloitte

  Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte has approximately 415,000 professionals all committed to becoming the standard of excellence of professional services firms.

  Deloitte’s professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities, and enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. All our professionals are united by our shared values, a set of core principles that guide our collective behaviour. They set the expectations we have for one another and define how we, as stewards of Deloitte, should behave. They provide common ground to unite us across cultures and geographies. And, importantly, they help us to earn the trust and respect of our key stakeholders. Our shared values are: Lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.

  Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector; with offices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

  A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

  What impact will you make?

  At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best – because that’s how you make an impact.

  About the Department

  Our Financial Advisory practice advises clients ranging from SMEs to large multinational companies, banks, private equity investors, public corporations on protecting, enhancing and realizing value.

  The Financial Advisory team specializes in taking facts and figures and adding insight and expertise to maximise value and impact for our clients. Our integrated approach means our clients enjoy ‘one point of call’ that encompasses every aspect of a transaction. Together with other Deloitte services such as Audit, Tax and Legal, Consulting and Risk Advisory, we provide a comprehensive solution to clients, using global best practices and our global and local networks.

  We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Financial Advisory team as an Associate Director – Infrastructure & Capital Project Advisory.

  Job Description

  Main Purpose of the Job

  The successful candidate will be responsible for originating and executing Infrastructure & Capital Project (I&CP) engagements, providing exceptional leadership to the team and providing business and industry thought leadership.

  What you will do

  The successful candidate will be tasked with some of the below responsibilities amongst others:

  • Lead in the development of Deloitte East Africa Infrastructure & Capital Project Advisory and give meaningful input in the development of the overall strategy for Financial Advisory Service Line.
  • Lead implementation of the Deloitte East Africa Infrastructure & Capital Project Advisory Strategy.
  • Project finance and modelling: Undertaking project & infrastructure finance advisory, project finance modelling, Infrastructure M&A, deal structuring and negotiation.
  • Transaction advisory services: Transaction advisory for Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Private Sector Participation (PSP) projects for large scale projects in transportation, energy and real estate.
  • Economic Advisory Services: Developing business plans, feasibility studies and advising clients in raising, investing, optimizing, and preserving capital
  • Deal Origination and Business Development: Networking, meetings and proposal preparations to origination of infrastructure advisory opportunities and businesses.
  • Lead, coach, up-scale and mentor project execution teams.

  Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc., BBA, B. Comm) in Accounting, Engineering, Business Administration, Economics or equivalent
  • A Master’s degree in Finance, Project Management, Business Administration, Economics or related field from a reputable university will be an added advantage
  • A recognized Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, ICAEW, CFA Institute or its equivalent will be an added advantage
  • General Experience - At least 10 years professional experience in transaction advisory particularly in project finance, financial modelling, privatizations, public private partnerships (PPP) in developing and emerging markets.
  • Sector of experience - Transaction experience in a full range of infrastructure sectors including renewable and clean energy, alternative power, oil & gas, transport infrastructure, natural resources and general infrastructure.
  • Institution experience - Experience with International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) such as World Bank, IFC, Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), Nedbank, African Development Bank (AfDB) etc. will be an added advantage.
  • Regional experience - Experience in the East Africa and Sub-Saharan African region will be an added advantage.

  Behavioral competencies

  • Have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Possess effective interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  • Strong client delivery focus.
  • Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.
  • Sound problem solving ability.
  • Be conflict tolerant.
  • Be assertive.

  Technical Competencies

  • Experience in running end to end Infrastructure & Capital Project (I&CP) engagements.
  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Proven ability to manage and execute projects.
  • Experience in writing and presenting client proposals.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Good negotiation skills.

  Additional Information

  Your role as a leader

  At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

  Leadership Capabilities

  Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.

  Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.

  Performance drive – Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.

  Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction.

  Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.

  Why Deloitte?

  At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

  Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.

  Our purpose

  Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

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  We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that you do research to know some background about our firm and the business area you are applying to.

  If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online: Deloitte East Africa Careers portal.

  Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will not be shared with any third party.

  Closing date: 22 December 2023

  We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process. Women and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

  At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.

• About the company

  Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services.

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