Job Title: Investment Officer
Hiring Organization: Kenya
Climate Ventures
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Agribusiness
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/19/2024
This is a chance to be a part of impact investing sustainable enterprise!
About Kenya Climate Ventures
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) is a climate impact,
gender lens investor, de – risking early growth stage gender inclusive climate
smart enterprises. KCV provides tailored, patient, and affordable capital
combined with business growth support to early – stage and growth – stage
climate smart enterprises, supporting them gain market traction and attract
follow – on capital to bridge and sustaining business growth, market systems
improvement and sustainable impact in rural, peri – urban, and humanitarian markets
in Kenya and the region.
We invest in agribusiness, commercial forestry, renewable energy, water, and
waste management sectors, with a focus on small and growing businesses (SGBs)
whose commercial growth and success will have a positive impact on target
markets, communities, and the environment.
Your Role and Responsibilities
- As an Investment Officer, you will lead deal
origination, evaluation and presentation for investment decision.
Reporting to the Investment Manager/
- Chief Investment Officer, the Investment Officer
will contribute to the vision of KCV.
You will;
- Lead a team of investment Analysts and review/
evaluate investment opportunities in order to prioritize, build consensus
for investments and achieve set goals.
- Source and originate deals, coordinating
investment appraisal, due
- diligence, investment negotiation, value
creation and exit strategies.
- Coordinate the due diligence process.
- Prepare propositions, presentations and reports
for the Investment Committee.
- Deal execution including valuation, structuring
and negotiating terms, management of advisors through to completion.
- Assess, document and coordinate delivery of pre
– investment support required by selected investment pipeline.
- Document, validate and update with the
operational environment and continuously seek ways to improve and expand
reliable pipeline for KCV to invest.
- Contribute to a system of deriving knowledge and
understanding of investors’ appetite relevant to KCV’s portfolio, building
relationships and educating them about KCV portfolio and follow-on
investment opportunities.
- Identify potential investor networks within
target industry verticals with the capability to invest.
- Establish and deepen relationships with venture
capital/private equity firms and intermediaries.
Do you have what is takes?
- For this role, the qualifications include;
- 3 – 5 years investments experience in venture
capital, private equity, corporate venturing ideally in an early-stage
investment fund, in a financial, commercial or fundraising role,
investment professional in an impact or private equity fund.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field.
- Master’s degree is an added advantage.
- CFA certification is an added advantage;
- Demonstrable understanding of venture investment
and end to end investment cycle.
- Over 3 years’ experience in financial analysis
and financial modeling.
- Strong analytical skills, including interpreting
investment industry statements, research and operational analysis.
- A strong business perspective, preferably with
experience working in a financial institution or development financing
institution.
- Experience with investments within the focus
areas of renewable energy, water, commercial forestry, agribusiness and
waste management.
- Must possess good understanding of SGBs
financing and support, private sector.
- Must possess understanding of climate financing.
- Experience with enterprises which apply climate
lens, gender lens and/ or refugee lens investment
- A good understanding of rural and/or financial
services markets in Kenya;
- Strong leadership and influencing skills.
- Entrepreneurial individual with unquestionable
integrity.
- Proven experience in industry stakeholders’
management, relationship building skills with strong networks across
sectors including funding agencies and impact investors.
- Possess excellent command of the English
language skills both writing and speaking.
- Must possess excellent planning, organization
and management skills.
- Excellent writing, communication and
presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a good
aptitude for and transparency, patience and perseverance.
- Experience working in Sub Saharan Africa is an
added advantage.
- In addition to listed qualifications above, a
suitable applicant should be passionate about driving results in a fast –
paced company (and industry), with a proven ability to work effectively
within a team, timely and deliver high quality.
- Employment
- Full – time employment
Workplace
Nairobi – Kenya, with 30% travel
1st September 2024
How to Apply:
To apply, submit an up-to-date resume and cover
letter detailing:
Experience relevant to the role being applied for,
Daytime telephone contacts,
Valid email address, and
Names of three professional referees.
Send your application to, hr@kcv.co.ke
