Director - Strategic Projects and Infrastructure

About the role

Africa Global Logistics RDC, a logistics group based in Kinshasa with offices in major cities and a presence at the Luano airport, is hiring a Director - Strategic Projects and Infrastructure. Reporting to the Managing Director, the role leads the origination, structuring and execution of the company's key strategic projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the intersection of business development, project structuring and execution, with direct exposure to senior stakeholders across government, partners and the Group.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, assess and prioritise strategic infrastructure and logistics opportunities, and position the company on high-value projects such as ports, river transport, airports, dry ports and logistics hubs
• Structure concessions and PPP frameworks, coordinate feasibility studies and manage external legal, financial and technical advisors
• Build business cases and investment strategies, build and stress-test financial models (capex, opex, IRR, NPV) and support financing strategies with DFIs, banks and other stakeholders
• Drive projects from concept to implementation, coordinate cross-functional teams and set governance, milestones and performance tracking
• Engage ministries, regulators and state-owned entities, negotiate with operators, investors and industrial clients, and represent the company externally
• Maintain a project pipeline with go/no-go decisions, allocate resources and report regularly to the Managing Director and Group leadership

Required profile

• At least 10 years in infrastructure, logistics or project development
• Proven track record in concessions/PPP structuring, infrastructure project development or project finance
• Strong preference for African or emerging market experience
• Exposure to port, rail, airport or logistics platform development
• Strong structuring capability, autonomy, negotiation skills and results orientation

Required skills

• Strong command of PPP and concession frameworks
• Business case preparation, investment analysis and financial modelling
• Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects across geographies