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Investment Officer Fellow at AlphaMundi Group Ltd

Investment Officer Fellow at AlphaMundi Group Ltd

Description

AlphaMundi’s Investment Officer will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, and actively support the

team in Africa with all aspects of the investment process from pipeline sourcing to diligence

and investment monitoring.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • • Industry Research: Perform extensive research on various industries, markets, and companies to identify potential investment opportunities. This includes gathering and analyzing relevant data, financial statements, market trends, competitive landscapes, and other relevant information.
  • • Data Analysis: Analyze financial and operational data to evaluate the viability and potential of investment opportunities. Utilize various analytical tools and techniques to assess market trends, competitive positioning, growth potential, and financial performance.
  • • Investment Screening: Participate in all parts of the investment process including but not limited to: conducting detailed market and country analysis, performing due diligence on
  • pipeline companies, preparing investment memos and recommendations, and contributing to investment decisions;
  • • Portfolio Monitoring: Help monitor the current investment portfolio, and provide management support to portfolio companies through the holding period to actively
  • manage and mitigate risks.
  • • Impact Activities: Help gather data on portfolio companies’ impact and ESG performance, Assess pipeline companies using this metric and research industry best practices.
  • Other duties as assigned: As a member of a lean team, it is expected that the Fellow will

willingly take on tasks to support the broader activities of the company.

We are looking for a reliable person who takes ownership of issues, delivers quality in a timely

fashion, and proactively proposes management solutions. The ideal candidate is a team

player who can work long and flexible hours with great autonomy and feels comfortable in a fast-

paced setting; is results-oriented; has an eye for detail and thrives on feedback.

Desired experience and skills:

  • • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Finance, or other relevant disciplines from an accredited university. A Master’s degree, ACCA, CFA or CPA would be advantageous.
  • • Excellent writing skills and fluent in spoken English.
  • • Basic organizational skills, including setting priorities, developing work plans towards multiple goals, monitoring progress and tracking details on information and activities, and being held accountable.
  • • Strong financial acumen, including financial analysis, accounting, valuation skills and

Microsoft Excel skills.

  • Strong interpersonal skills with a good aptitude for proactive communication, transparency, patience, and perseverance.
  • Demonstrated passion for impact investing and sustainable development.
  • Ability to excel and maintain a positive attitude in a high-performing, fast-paced environment.
  • Kenyan citizenship or unrestricted, existing work authorization in Kenya.
  • A sense of humor!

The Fellow should be available on a full-time basis for six months.

This is an entrepreneurial opportunity to work in a small, hard-working team of highly qualified investment professionals for an organisation of international scope, and the possibility of long-term employment should the Fellow exceed the Group’s expectations.

To apply for this position, please upload a single pdf, including a Cover Letter and CV for thisrole

Job role insights

  • Date posted

    September 11, 2024

  • Closing date

    October 2, 2024

  • Hiring location

    Nairobi

  • Offered salary

    Negotiable Price

  • Career level

    Middle Level

  • Qualification

    Bachelor Degree

  • Quantity

    1 person

Interested in this job?

13 days left to apply

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