The role will be responsible for actively managing the Local Enterprise Development (LED) Window projects and will report to the Programme Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct due diligence on prospective investee companies.
- Prepare investment memorandums and supporting documentation to be presented to the internal Investment Review Committee.
- Ensure that defined transactional requirements recorded in the documentation are executed accordingly and further monitor the portfolio and report development results internally and to the donor.
- Monitor and track financial and impact performance of investee companies assuring a healthy portfolio.
- Engage investees on a regular basis and serve as an active risk/growth investment partner to the companies.
- Prepare and deliver reports on financial performance and development impact objectives for internal purposes and for inclusion in reports to the donors and stakeholders.
- Working with the AECF Impact Team, develop results measurement plans with each investee, and support monitoring and evaluation activities at the investee level during implementation, to ensure quality impact reporting.
- Ensure program compliance with all AECF and implementing partner policies and procedures, local laws, and regulations that govern AECF.
- Contribute to the building of AECF’s knowledge base for best practices and participate in knowledge sharing and dissemination.
- Contribute to the identification of investees who require technical assistance and arrange to deliver services based on the AECF TA and Learning service delivery framework.
- Provide mentoring and coaching to support investees implement their planned activities, the M&Eand reporting systems.
The Candidate
The suitable candidate should be/have:
- At least a bachelor’s degree in economics, development finance, development studies, business or commerce, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in end-to-end project management, business advisory, enterprise development, and private sector development, including scoping and design, resourcing, risk management, and quality assurance.
- Experience working in project design, implementation, and management, working with WSMEs.
- Extensive experience in markets and private sector engagement with systems targeting women.
- Excellent business judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues, present creative, practical solutions, and make and commit to sound decisions, anticipating short-term and long-term implications.
- Demonstrated strong written, presentation, and communications skills in English & Swahili and the ability to synthesize and present information effectively and tailored for different audiences.
- An understanding of donor operations and international development organizations.
- Be willing to relocate to Kakuma.
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