Senior Associate, Investment Advisory
Our client is recruiting an Associate or Senior Associate to join their Central American Advisory team in San Salvador. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience living and working in Central America, with strong contacts across the region’s financial services sector, and a thorough understanding of the investment landscape. Our client is a mission-driven investment firm committed to unlocking the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets. They provide transaction and investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in unleashing investment across all sectors in these markets. Advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions.
Responsibilities
You will be tasked with evaluating investment opportunities, conducting macroeconomic markets assessments, and providing transaction support to both investors and capital seekers. Experience working with a range of stakeholders (including private equity firms, Development Finance Institutions, and development agencies) to support investments in high impact sectors as well as experience in Central America will be regarded favourably.
Drive day to day project execution on workstreams including:
- Identifying and evaluating investment opportunities
- Conducting sector or geographic landscape assessments
- Identifying and engaging with qualified regional and international investors
Support the firm’s business development efforts in the Central American region by:
- Performing market assessments and identify key potential clients and partners within regional markets
- Developing strategies for using the firm’s services to drive value for these potential clients
- Working closely with the firm’s leadership on developing partnerships and pursuing new business opportunities in regional markets
Support on transaction advisory engagements by:
- Supporting or often leading complex commercial due diligence assignments
- Performing market research and developing client-facing recommendations
- Providing value-creation recommendations for post investment strategy
- Advising on the structuring and deploying of blended finance vehicles
Qualifications
- 3-8 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or similar
- Experience living and working in Central America
- Strong quantitative skills; familiar with diligence and valuation methodologies
- Familiarity and comfort with financial modelling and accounting
- Experience with high-quality slide-design and storyboarding
- Deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities businesses face in frontier markets, as well as the macro-economic trends that impact them
- Experience working with a range of stakeholders (including private equity firms, Development Finance Institutions, and development agencies) to support investments in high impact sectors
- Demonstrated fluency in English; fluency in Spanish is a plus