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An international infrastructure and advisory firm is seeking a Project Director to lead and manage project finance transactions and strategic advisory assignments from its Casablanca office. This role is ideally suited for a senior finance professional with a strong track record in infrastructure/project finance, and experience across emerging markets or with development finance institutions, funds, developers, or international banks.

The Project Director will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of transactions, team management, client engagement, and business development efforts, supporting public and private sector clients across high-impact infrastructure sectors.

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Key Responsibilities

Transaction Delivery & Project Management

• Lead the delivery of high-quality outputs across multiple workstreams, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and consistency in deliverables.

• Coordinate closely with transaction teams to support on-ground project development, including engagement with clients, off-takers, lenders, advisors, and other key stakeholders.

• Oversee financial analysis, commercial due diligence, and the structuring of bankable, financeable infrastructure projects.

• Interpret and guide on the commercial and contractual implications of project agreements (PPAs, EPCs, O&M, etc.) within a project finance context.

• Provide quality oversight and direction on the development of complex financial models, including scenario and sensitivity analyses, ensuring alignment with accounting, tax, and legal frameworks.

• Guide the preparation of investment memoranda, financial models, reports, presentations, and other client-facing deliverables.

Client Interaction

• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders to understand objectives, identify challenges, and shape project solutions.

• Act as a key point of contact on assignments, ensuring client satisfaction and responsiveness throughout the project lifecycle.

• Support the design of tailored, practical, and commercially viable advisory solutions that align with client needs.

Business Development

• Conduct market and sector research to identify trends, opportunities, and client priorities across the region.

• Support the development of business development strategies and contribute to relationship management efforts.

• Participate in the preparation of proposals and pitches for new advisory and transaction mandates.

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Candidate Profile

• Education:

   

• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience:

   

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.

• Proven experience in project finance, preferably within international financial institutions, funds, developers, or corporate advisory firms.

• Experience working across infrastructure sub-sectors such as energy, transport, water, or social infrastructure is preferred.

• Technical Skills:

   

• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities.

• Solid understanding of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks and key contractual structures.

• Ability to oversee and challenge technical, financial, and legal inputs to ensure the delivery of bankable projects.

• Interpersonal Skills:

   

• Ability to work and lead within multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.

• High attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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