Debt Capital Markets Analyst at Apollo Agriculture , Nairobi , Kenya

Apollo Agriculture is seeking a Debt Capital Markets Analyst. This is an exciting opportunity to join a technology-led and data-driven scaleup that’s changing the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa, starting in Kenya, and included into Norrsken Impact100 list. As a Debt Capital Markets team member, you will play a key role in developing Apollo’s Debt Financing Program. Your role will have a direct impact on widening Apollo’s impact to millions of farmers by attracting quality lenders and developing strong relationships with strategic financing partners varying from impact lenders, governments-backed development institutions to commercial banks and financing fintechs.

Your Responsibilities:

Support DCM team with origination, structuring, analyzing, and execution of debt financing facilities

Supporting due diligence processes with existing and prospective lenders

Collaborate with Investor Relations & Sustainability, Finance, Credit & Operations teams to provide a capital markets perspective into FP&A and business strategy processes

Develop and maintain the processes and technology infrastructure in place to support the capital markets function

Monitor loan agreements to ensure ongoing compliance

Maintain DCM internal databases

Identify opportunities for process improvements

Participate in grant applications and Company fundraising processes

Requirements:

A minimum of 1-2 years of experience in commercial, corporate or investment banking, impact lending, fundraising, scaleups, fin- or ag-tech.

Understanding of finance, financial statements, and financial analysis

Diligent with a high attention to detail

Ability to analyze and interpret data

Comfort working with Google Suite & MS Office (word, excel)

Natural relationship builder with excellent communication skills

Open-minded, flexible, excited to learn with a go-to and no-job-too-small attitude

Team player

Bachelor or Master’s degree

Passion for Apollo’s mission

We:

Are a collaborative team of smart and ambitious people who are dedicated to serving our customers

Make magic happen to solve hard problems and always come with solutions when challenges arise

Are comfortable taking risks that can result in radical scale and understand that failures are opportunities to learn and improve

Are considerate listeners and take the time to deeply understand and seek out ideas from the people around us, even when we disagree

Offer a dynamic environment that fosters talent, collaboration, and growth

Take pride in our work and share the responsibility to see it through from conception to deployment

Back up our talk with a competitive compensation and benefits package and challenging projects

Value autonomy, honesty, transparency, and respect

Are excited to hear from you

Apollo Agriculture does not charge money or any kind of fee at any stage of the recruitment process.