Acumen
Investments Associate, West Africa
Description
Acumen West Africa seeks a committed and enthusiastic Investments Associate to join its Lagos- based team; we are seeking candidates with at least 4 years of experience in impact investing to help build and manage an investment portfolio of impact-driven early-stage companies across West Africa.
About Acumen West Africa
The Investments Associate will be joining a small team managing and building a portfolio of game- changing companies focused on tackling poverty in West Africa. Since 2012, Acumen West Africa has invested in 13 companies reaching over 23M lives in the region. We are committed to the principles of inclusive capital and to growing a portfolio of locally founded businesses. The team is responsible for managing investments and finding, vetting and structuring new investments in companies that serve low- income West Africans in our two sectors of focus: Energy and Agriculture.
The Role
The Investments Associate will source and evaluate new investment opportunities, conduct due diligence on high potential opportunities, and assist with structuring deal terms and presenting to the Investment Committee. The Investments Associate will use their analytical skills to evaluate the growth and return potential of companies from both a financial and social impact perspective.
The Investments Associate will support data collection, analysis and reporting related to Acumen West Africa’s investment portfolio and its performance, fundraising and strategic partnership initiatives, and management of portfolio operations. They will contribute to actively building and cultivating Acumen West Africa networks in the impact investing communities and will contribute to developing insight and communication pieces for external audiences.
The Investments Associate will support the coordination of Acumen West Africa’s impact assessments, liaising with investee companies, the Insights and Strategy team, and external impact vendors.
The role reports to the Associate Director for Investing in West Africa.
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