Investment Manager – Airbel Ventures (Kenya)
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Role Summary
Join the International Rescue Committee as an Investment Manager at Airbel Ventures in Kenya, focusing on impact investing and supporting portfolios in humanitarian contexts.
Key Responsibilities
- Deal Sourcing: Identify and cultivate relationships with relevant startups, accelerators/incubators, and investors across Africa.
- Due Diligence: Lead due diligence processes, including market analysis, financial modeling, impact assessment, and risk evaluation. Develop Investment Memos (IMs) to present to the Investment Committee.
- Portfolio Management: Support portfolio companies post-investment through strategic guidance, fundraising support, and impact assessments, and build traction and use cases in humanitarian markets in coordination with IRC's Country Programs and technical teams.
- Strategy: Contribute to deepened sector mapping and refine investment theses across Airbel Ventures' focus sectors, sub-sectors, and verticals.
- Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement: Represent Airbel Ventures in regional investor networks, events, and conferences, strengthening its visibility and partnerships in the African venture ecosystem.
- Internal Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relevant IRC internal stakeholders through the full investment cycle and post-investment, including when building use cases and traction in humanitarian contexts.
- Other Support: Support the Managing Partner on fundraising, overall portfolio strategy, and broader internal stakeholder engagement within the IRC.
Working Conditions
- Standard office working environment based in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Some regional and international travel required to engage with startups, investor networks, and ecosystem events across Africa.
Requirements
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have the legal right to work in Kenya.
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