Analyst Private Equity Agri Food & Forestry

Your role

The Agri Food & Forestry team within the Private Equity department is looking for an Analyst. The Analyst is a core member of the team responsible for achieving the PE department's goals and objectives. She/he is primarily responsible for portfolio management while also selectively supporting relevant Investment Officers (IO) in the investment process: sourcing, screening, and selection, internal approvals, and execution. Together with the Investment Officer, the Analyst manages the relationship with the investees and seeks to create value for our investments. As part of the Private Equity department, she/he is also expected to contribute to broader organizational topics and projects.

Managing a portfolio of investments together with the (Senior) IOs, which consists of:

• Preparing investment reviews and fair value assessments.
• Processing disbursements, capital calls, change requests, etc.
• Performance tracking of existing investments, analyzing key financial and operational metrics, and making recommendations for portfolio adjustments as needed.
• Contributing to the preparation of required legal documents in cooperation with the Legal department.
• Follow (macro-economic) news, market developments, and trends.
• Gather and maintain up-to-date information from various (financial) databases, ensuring completeness of documentation.
• Actively engaging in shareholder/board/AC meetings, typically coordinated/led by the (Senior) IOs.
• Maintaining a strong relationship with investees by understanding their business, following their development trajectory closely, assessing follow-on investment opportunities, and continuously identifying areas of value add for FMO (including in capacity development, environmental & social, and corporate governance).
• Supporting the selection, assessment, and due diligence (including KYC customer due diligence), and execution of new and follow-on investments.
• Supporting the implementation of the value creation plan and the active monitoring of the investee, ensuring that the investment progresses as initially envisaged, or assisting in the preparation of an updated value creation plan.
• Supporting the exit of investees up to and including the collection of funds.
• Contributing to the implementation of the PE Agri, Food & Forestry team’s strategy into the broader organization (including project or process-related activities).
• Working on sector analysis, market mapping, and strategy documents.

Our offer

We offer meaningful and impactful work in an international work environment.

• The gross yearly salary ranges from EUR 45-50K for a 40-hour work week, including holiday allowance. This depends on experience and background.
• Premium-free pension and 31 holiday days.
• Flexible work arrangements and hybrid ways of working can be considered when working remotely.
• A 24/7 NS transport card and individual training budget.
• Our beautiful work premises are a 5-minute walk from Laan van NOI station in The Hague.

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Your team

Private Equity is an important part of FMO's business providing growth capital for mid-sized companies via direct and fund investments. Within the Private Equity department, the Agri, Food, and Forestry team focuses on various sectors. These include forestry, sustainable land use, agriculture, food, and carbon opportunities. This diverse team (6 nationalities) is passionate about investing with strong development impact and return prospects. The team is responsible for 1) executing investments in private equity funds and making co- and direct investments in the agri, food & forestry sectors in emerging markets worldwide, 2) managing a dynamic portfolio of existing impactful investments, and 3) realizing successful exits that balance financial returns with environmental and social outcomes. 

The team is supported by dedicated Environmental & Social specialists to ensure high standards of sustainability and impact.

Your background

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, or similar.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience, preferably in the financial services, agriculture & food, or forestry sector.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent financial modelling skills (Excel).
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal. Proficiency in other languages commonly spoken in developing countries is highly valued.
• Strong skills in planning, organizing, coordinating, and prioritizing (process management).
• Ability/flexibility to cope with continuously changing circumstances (i.e., investment performance, financing requirements, investor consortia), short timelines, and working on several assignments at the same time.
• Strong team skills, contributing to team success, and a constructive, positive, and collaborative work environment.

Competences:

To thrive in this role, you possess a keen curiosity and affinity with the PE agriculture, food & forestry sectors in emerging markets. Your commitment to service excellence and a client-focused approach should be evident in your professional track record. Demonstrating an analytical mindset, you should have a robust ability to examine and challenge business and financial models effectively, as well as dive into the details of legal documentation. As a proactive, hands-on individual with a solution-oriented mindset and a things-done approach, you need to excel at working in a team. Lastly, you bring a growth mindset and are comfortable providing and receiving feedback regularly.

Do you fit the criteria and are excited about this role? We would like to invite you to express your interest and apply for this position. We look forward to learning more about you and your potential contribution to our team.

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Please note, if we make you an offer to join FMO, you will need to work through the screening process with our screening partner. The process is designed to check your integrity and reliability.