Senior Investment Officer for Financial Institutions Debt Financing

responsAbility Investments AG is seeking a Senior Investment Officer for Financial Institutions Debt Financing in Cape Town, South Africa. The role involves building relationships, executing transactions, and managing debt investments in Sub-Sahara Africa. Candidates should have a Master’s degree and at least eight years of experience in the financial sector, with strong analytical skills. The position requires frequent travel within the region.
responsAbility is a leading Swiss impact asset manager with deep expertise in private market investing across emerging markets. The company provides debt and equity financing to financial institutions, enterprises and mid-market funds, designed to generate measurable positive outcomes for people and planet alongside competitive financial returns. Impact and ESG are embedded throughout the investment process and supported by active engagement. As of 31 March 2026, responsAbility manages USD 5.9 billion in assets invested across around 70 countries and works with institutional, private and public sector investors to invest capital at scale.

Founded in 2003, responsAbility has deployed more than USD 17.8 billion in impact investments. Since 2022, responsAbility has been part of M&G Investments, a business of M&G plc, a global savings and investments group with asset management and insurance capabilities and a long-term institutional ownership base.

responsAbility is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment is to provide you with the best possible recruitment experience along with a neutral assessment of your CV and application. Your skill set, education and experience are what we focus on. We therefore kindly ask you to support us on this matter by refraining from putting any personal details (such as picture, gender, marital status etc.) on your CV or motivation letter.

We are looking for a

Senior Investment Officer for Financial Institutions Debt Financing

This opening is related to our investment debt funds' activities in Sub-Sahara Africa offering senior and subordinated debt to financial institutions.

Your Main Tasks



Building relationships, identifying business opportunities, executing on transactions and actively managing responsAbility’s financial institutions debt investments in Sub-Sahara Africa. Credit risk analysis of counterparties and their market risks within the region, both on-site and off-site, involving due diligence and scoring exercises in collaboration with our Credit and Risk teams. Interacting with the risk management team, investment committees, transaction teams and external parties to implement and structure transactions. Being responsible for the full investment cycle including sourcing, due diligence, implementation of portfolio management decisions and monitoring. Representing the company at conferences, seminars and other relevant events in a leadership position.

Your Experience And Skills

Master level degree in economics, business administration, finance, or a related field. Minimum of eight years of relevant experience in the financial sector in an international environment, ideally as credit analyst or similar. Sound knowledge of the regional financial markets, including banking sector, small business & SME finance as well as leasing and consumer/unsecured. Excellent oral and written English skills. Knowledge of French or Arabic is a definite plus. Proven combination of strong analytical and commercial skills, including credit write-ups and presentation skills. Ability to mentor junior staff. Flexible and self-reliant personality with good intercultural skills. The position requires frequent travelling in Sub-Sahara Africa.