Non Executive Director

The Private Infrastructure Development Group
InfraCo Africa

Non Executive Director

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (www.pidg.org) is an innovative multi-donor organisation which mobilises private sector investment to assist developing countries in providing infrastructure vital to boosting their economic growth, and combating poverty. 

InfraCo Africa is an infrastructure development company funded by the PIDG, which has been designed to catalyse private sector lending into infrastructure projects in Africa through long term financing instruments. The PIDG is looking to appoint a Non Executive Director of the Board for InfraCo Africa.  

Candidates will bring: 

• an understanding of the infrastructure investment cycle particularly the pre-financial close development process and the sources of capital for infrastructure
• experience of conducting business, ideally as a CFO, Treasurer or similar within a developing country context and in particular exposure to the African business environment, and of managing risk in that environment 
• exposure to large-scale project management and working with multiple stakeholders
• the necessary skills to be appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee in due course, and ideally an accountancy qualification
• a strong empathy towards eradication of poverty in developing countries
• understanding of and empathy with the objectives of the PIDG 

For further information and details of how to apply, please contact our employment agency advisor Saxton Bampfylde Ltd at BAHFC@saxbam.com  or telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0890 (during office hours); or at www.saxbam.com/jobs  reference BAHFC. 

Applications should arrive no later than 12.00 GMT on 24 November 2014