Post Investment Associate
Listing reference: nef_000183
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 23 July 2026
Position summary
Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Asset and Fund Management
Location: Durban
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
To monitor the investment portfolio, portfolio recoveries and restructuring as well as effective portfolio risk management. This role is for a duration of twelve (12) months Fixed-Term Contract.
Job description
- The primary role is to conduct post investment due diligence and monitoring of investments in your allocated NEF portfolio;
- To conduct due diligence on application from investees for further funding and obtain approval from the relevant committees per DOA;
- Periodic site visits to investee companies;
- Oversee investee legal compliance;
- Investee valuations and impairment calculations;
- Quarterly risk analysis and reporting of investee companies (NEF internal and external);
- Liaison with internal and external audit departments;
- Manage the NEF mentor panel of consultants per NEF investment;
- Monitor and report back on Empowerment Dividend data;
- Early identification / flagging of potential areas of non-compliance and defaulting clients;
- Attend investee board (if nominated) as and when required;
- Attend internal departmental committee meetings as and when necessary.
Minimum requirements
Experience / Skills Required
- At least 5 years deal making/investment experience;
- Strong Project Management and Corporate Finance and/or Venture Capital experience (minimum of 5 years);
- Completed articles or have strong audit experience;
- Good working knowledge of key commercial statues and regulations (e.g. Taxation, Companies Act, Commercial Law, Litigation and Insolvency Law);
- Financial modelling;
- Ability to analyse and interpret financial statements;
- Conduct enterprise valuations and exits on large complex deals;
- Proven track record of managing a diverse investment portfolio from a post investment perspective;
- Various industry sector experience;
- Portfolio risk analysis experience;
- PC: MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint competency at an advanced level;
- Strong report writing skills;
- Understanding of enterprise valuation and exit valuation methodologies from a post investment perspective.
Qualification Requirements
- Graduate degree – minimum B.Com. (Business and Finance, Accounting)
- Honours degree – B.Com. (Finance, Accounting or CTA)
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- Self-starter and initiator
- Superior negotiating skills
- Strong ability to influence experienced entrepreneurs at board level
- Output driven
- Attention to detail, Quality conscious, Thoroughness
- Meeting customer needs
- Managing relationships
- Analytical and superior judgement
- Effective communication
- Confidentiality/integrity
- Personal organisation – ability to work independently unsupervised
- Maintain high levels of work standards