Venture and Private Equity Director

Job Description

This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. As a Venture & Private Equity Director you will be responsible for managing complex, sensitive, and precedent setting direct equity investments. You will be responsible for carrying out the full range of new equity investments and undertake all tasks required to process transactions from initial screening through due diligence, negotiating, and structuring, approval, documentation, closing and funding.

This job is open to Clarification from the agency

- Open to the public. - Applicants that applied under the previous announcement # 22-OEIF-DE-11330361KL must reapply to receive consideration.

Duties

• Support team in sourcing new potential investments, managing deal pipeline, and taking investments from screening, due diligence, structuring, negotiating, to closing.
• Manage analyses of direct equity proposals to determine their market, competitive, business, and financial viability, including review of financial statements, proforma financial models and valuation analyses.
• Lead preparation of investment memos by synthesizing due diligence analysis to present potential investments to various committees for approval.
• Create financial models, valuation analyses, and conducts sensitivity analyses to test investment assumptions and key economic drivers.
• Performs analyses of country related macroeconomic and microeconomic risks; risks related to investment contractual obligations; the eligibility, financial standing and business background of the company.
• Support negotiation with interested parties on U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) investment terms and agreements, including coordinating on project financial plans and agreements, with other development finance institutions, private equity and venture capital firms, and other commercial institutions.
• Provides the department with in-depth direct equity investment procedural expertise, participating in interdepartmental and external activities, if needed, and advise on the DFC’s direct equity program and other financing programs and initiatives.

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• Position is a drug testing-designated position and will require incumbent to sign a Condition of Employment.
• Individual must agree to submit to a random drug and alcohol testing.
• If selected, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) when you reach the full promotion potential of the position.

Qualifications Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience in all of the following: (1) Experience performing direct equity investing, which will include venture capital, private equity, and/or investment banking; (2) Experience conducting financial and valuation analysis; (3) Experience preparing investment memos and presenting to internal/external parties; (4) Experience leading due diligence and overseeing transaction management with other departments and outside advisors.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education

Education is not substitutable at this grade level.

Deadline: 08/02/2022