Chief Investment Officer Job in Kenya - National Treasury

Chief Investment Officer at National Treasury. Responsible for overseeing investment strategies, managing investment portfolios, and providing strategic guidance on the effective management of public funds and assets. Requires a relevant qualification in finance and economics The role is based in Nairobi with duties performed on-site.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Investment Officer will provide the technical, investment and commercial leadership of the Fund’s investment function and will be responsible for the full investment lifecycle — from project origination and development, appraisal and structuring through to approval, financing, financial close, deployment, portfolio management, value creation, exit and capital recycling.


The Chief Investment Officer will translate the Fund’s Investment Policy Statement into portfolio construction and capital allocation plans and ensure that investments achieve appropriate riskadjusted financial returns while contributing to the Fund’s national development mandate. The Chief Investment Officer will also lead the mobilisation of thirdparty capital from domestic and international institutional investors, financiers and capital markets.

As a founding member of the senior management team, the Chief Investment Officer will be responsible for establishing the people, processes, systems, standards and institutional investment discipline required to build NIF into a leading infrastructure investment institution.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate should possess:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, Law or another relevant discipline from a recognised university.
  • A Master’s degree and/or relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent will be an addedadvantage.
  • At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in investment management, private equity, infrastructure, project finance, investment banking, development finance or another related investment discipline.
  • At least five (5) years’ experience serving as a Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investments, Investment Director, Partner or in another senior investment leadership role with responsibility for transaction execution, portfolio performance and team leadership

How to Apply

Applications in plain sealed envelopes, stating the referenced position on top, should be mailed to:

The Secretariat
The National Treasury
Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue
P.O. Box 30007-00100
NAIROBI

or hand delivered at the National Treasury on 2nd Floor, Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue.

A soft copy of the application should be emailed to: recruitment.nif@treasury.go.ke