M&A Senior Officer @ Enko Education

Job description

Does the perspective of building and structuring the M&A capacity of a Pan-African school operator excite you? Are you looking forward to traveling to all the countries of Africa? Do you want to be part of an adventure to build the largest build-up of private schools on the continent? Then, you may be interested in the following.

Enko Education seeks an M&A Senior Officer to execute school acquisitions at high intensity and contribute to setting up our entire M&A process and capacity. We are looking for a results-driven, strategic, pragmatic and innovative M&A expert with outstanding analytical skills and a sharp ability to identify growth opportunities.

With a solid background in investment, investment banking, transaction services or Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), you have led end-to-end deal executions with autonomy including financial modelling, structuring offers, and leading due diligence. Your deep expertise in financial modelling allows you to assess opportunities accurately, ensuring sound decision-making based on a rigorous risk assessment.

Throughout your career, you have consistently been recognised for your rigor and investigative skills and your ability to deliver quality work under tight deadlines. You have successfully built expert teams, both internally and externally precisely defining your needs and assembling the right consultants to support complex transactions.

At Enko Education, you will be our M&A Expert, striking the perfect balance between seizing the best opportunities and ensuring full risk control. Your financial acumen makes you difficult to challenge, and your creativity enhances the quality and impact of your recommendations,

This is a unique chance to shape the future of Education in Africa. Are you ready to take on the challenge?

Responsibilities

About the role

Our strategy is to welcome African schools into our family of schools, transforming them into the African International School of Choice (our model of school) and fulfilling our mission of increasing access to top universities for learners of the continent. More specifically, we aim to acquire schools that have the potential to become African International Schools. In that context, you will oversee the end-to-end execution of our acquisitions from contributing to setting up the winning term sheets to closing the transaction.

Illustration of tasks

• Origination:
  • Support origination effort
• Execution:
  • Develop winning acquisition offers – from term sheet to closing;
  • Build financial model;
  • Lead all due diligence efforts to fine-tune the analysis (technical, legal, financial, fiscal, commercial);
  • Drive the legal drafting process;
  • Secure key success factors (project financing, growth projects…);
  • Ensure a smooth transition to integration and operation teams;
• Socialise and create momentum:
  • Build and document the acquisition case to support decision-making;
  • Build momentum and ensure all deadlines are met to execute promptly;
  • Support the setup of our M&A capacity;

You will work closely with the CEO, Head of Expansion and Group CFO. You will engage with our Strategic Committee, reporting to our Board. Upon success, your scope will increase as we build our capacity.