Associate - Victoria, Canada - BCI

BCI

Verified Company

Victoria, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Closing Date:
February 20th, 2023

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Associate is a member of the Asset Management team and plays a key role in protecting, growing, and realizing the value of an international portfolio of private equity positions in the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources sector.

The Associate spends the majority of their time contributing to the ongoing stewardship of BCI's portfolio companies.

The Associate will also be expected to make meaningful contributions to the pursuit and execution of transactions to acquire new, or expand existing holdings, globally.

BCI is continually moving towards a more intensive asset management model, presenting compelling opportunities for investment professionals to shape, protect and add value to the portfolio.

Fundamental to the role is the ability to develop rigorous and independent insights into the ongoing performance of BCI's large direct investments.

These insights would be advanced toward action through an ability to build highly collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders including sourcing and deal teams, investee company executives and board members, lead investors (GP's) and other investors.

Above all else, the Associate brings a long-term value investing mindset, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a high level of drive and commitment to personal and firmwide success.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Asset Management of Existing Portfolio Companies

Review, evaluate and provide analytical support to develop business strategies, investment recommendations, budgets, and compensation schemes, as well as addressing other issues confronting board, shareholders, and management teams
Review board materials, helping to ensure appropriate governance structures and processes are in place at portfolio companies
Support a number of coverage companies globally with analysis of industry and company specific issues, focusing on findings that are material to longterm value and actionable by management in a pragmatic way
Assess materiality of strategic initiatives, and support their pursuit directly with management and through external advisors

Portfolio Monitoring and Oversight

Support development of and maintain tracking tools and processes to ensure sustained longterm returns and delivery of value creation initiatives such as tracking of KPI's and returns through investment software, eFront
Support the systematic development of objective and rigorous views on the longterm value and risk exposure of companies within the portfolio
Help facilitate discussions with other coverage teams to prioritize issues and interventions, advancing teams towards action by developing focused analyses and synthesizing implications as required
Contribute to a body of knowledge and institutional positions on recurring asset management themes and issues

Transaction Pursuit

As available work as an integrated part of deal teams, supporting the due diligence and execution of prospective investments by:
Preparing due diligence questions for prospective investments and scope for external advisors or performing direct diligence (ranging from screening to detailed) in areas of expertise
Supporting or performing financial analysis in aid of BCI investment underwriting
Synthesizing findings for valuation models and creating content for executivelevel investment memoranda and presentations

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have:_
25 years of experience focused on the pursuit of (or decision support for) investments in infrastructure or other capital intensive, real asset, energy or natural resource sectors with a foundation on financial analysis
Experience could be from a variety of backgrounds including investment management, private equity, investment banking, management consulting, business development, corporate FP&A, and M&A or large accounting firm(s)
Excellent interpersonal skills: i.e., a proven ability to build lasting trustbased relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Intellectual curiosity and strong personal drive to succeed
Preferred:_
Experience in or knowledge of infrastructure investments, particularly in the energy or transportation sectors
International experience and foreign language skills
Institutional buy side or investment advisory experience

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

On behalf of BCI's clients, the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources (I&RR) team invests globally in private infrastructure businesses that provide stable long-term results.

BCI's I&RR portfolio has $20+ billion in AUM and ranks as the ninth largest institutional infrastructure investor globally.

The portfolio spans a range of sectors including energy, transport, utilities, and data infrastructure as well as tangible assets in timberland and agriculture.

I&RR seeks meaningful investments in private companies enabling an active governance approac