Sahara Impact Ventures Finance Jobs in Accra
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Sahara Impact Ventures (SIV) is a Ghana-based female-owned and led investment advisory and fund management company investing in early-stage businesses at the nexus of climate change and gender disparity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company is founded by experienced African investment professionals who share a common passion and commitment to building the ‘Just Transition’ to Net Zero.
The company exists to raise investment funds to provide patient capital and growth support to SMEs in the Global South to enable them to scale beyond their borders and impact their communities where patient capital would otherwise not have been possible.
Through our fund vehicles, we aim to address the challenges posed by climate change on food security and gender inequality while creating jobs for the youth, increasing clean energy access and improving livelihoods in our markets of focus.
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B.THE FUND
Sahara Impact Ventures Fund I is a USD30M fund focused on tech-enabled SMEs operating at the nexus of gender and climate in Ghana and Nigeria. The Fund uses equity and quasi-equity instruments to invest in early and early growth stage businesses (Pre-seed to Series A) within three interactive systems;
- Sustainable Food Systems – Food Production, Aggregation, Processing, Distribution, Access to Market, Consumption & Waste Recovery
- Clean Energy Systems – Renewable Energy, E-mobility & Clean Cooking.
- Increased Access – in Financial Services, Healthcare and Education to overlooked stakeholders.
Eligible businesses are also supported with technical assistance for pre and post-investment support.
C.THE ROLE
Sahara Impact Ventures is expanding its team and seeking an Investment Principal who will be an integral part of the investment team. He/she will work closely with the Managing Partners, Venture Partners and other investment professionals over the lifetime of the fund.
Responsibilities:
Finding new opportunities
- Lead the team’s efforts in sourcing opportunities for the fund
- Build and maintain a deep network in the VC ecosystem in our markets of focus
- Lead deep dives, industry analysis and market mapping of relevant sectors
- Attend and speak at industry events
- Keep up to date and have a genuine interest in the developments and trends in tech and the VC and Growth investing landscape
Leading new investments
- Take responsibility for all aspects of the deal process
- Lead due diligence, manage advisors, conduct site visits and expert interviews, assess market opportunity and sensitize financial forecasts
- Recommend and own valuation and ideal round structure
- Lead the preparation of the internal briefing and Investment Committee (IC) pack
- Present and sell new opportunities internally to the partners and the investment committee.
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Portfolio Management
- Take on board positions with portfolio companies representing Sahara Impact Ventures
- Draw on your own and team network to support portfolio companies where possible
- Build close working relationships with founding teams of portfolio companies
- Manage complex situations within the portfolio including performance management, follow-on rounds and exits
- Implementation of value-creation strategies
- Monitoring & reporting of portfolio companies including tracking of KPIs
- Act as a Sahara Impact Ventures representative in front of multiple stakeholders including investors in our funds, entrepreneurs, other VCs and corporates
Coaching more junior team members
- Coach and mentor junior team members to complement their investor skill set and make high-quality investment recommendations
- Support junior team members in executing investment-related tasks and offer training where required.
D.THE CANDIDATE
We are seeking stellar professionals with a true passion and commitment to our work to join our team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be mentored and coached to become a distinguished venture capital/investment professional.
Typical Profile:
- 10+ years of experience at a venture capital firm, corporate finance/investment banking, private equity, reputable consulting firm or experience in setting up a successful business at scale across the countries and sectors relevant to the fund’s mandate.
- Degree in finance, economics or management. MBA/Masters degree/ related professional qualification is a plus. CFA charter holders/candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Completion of Ghana Securities Industry courses or Certificate holders is strongly preferred.
- Understanding of investment landscape and development priorities in our sectors and markets of focus.
- Outstanding analytical and financial modelling skills, and excellent commercial negotiation skills.
- Strong ability to work in a multicultural/diverse environment
- Passionate about /committed to climate finance and gender lens investing
- Confident & articulate communicator and team player
- Results-oriented and willingness and able to meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel where necessary
Location: The role is based in Accra, Ghana with hybrid work available to the team.
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.
1. Patiently scroll down and read the job description below.
2. Scroll down and find how to apply or mode of application for this job after the job description.
3. Carefully follow the instructions on how to apply.
4. Always apply for a job by attaching CV with a Cover Letter / Application Letter.
Sahara Impact Ventures (SIV) is a Ghana-based female-owned and led investment advisory and fund management company investing in early-stage businesses at the nexus of climate change and gender disparity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company is founded by experienced African investment professionals who share a common passion and commitment to building the ‘Just Transition’ to Net Zero.
The company exists to raise investment funds to provide patient capital and growth support to SMEs in the Global South to enable them to scale beyond their borders and impact their communities where patient capital would otherwise not have been possible.
Through our fund vehicles, we aim to address the challenges posed by climate change on food security and gender inequality while creating jobs for the youth, increasing clean energy access and improving livelihoods in our markets of focus.
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B.THE FUND
Sahara Impact Ventures Fund I is a USD30M fund focused on tech-enabled SMEs operating at the nexus of gender and climate in Ghana and Nigeria. The Fund uses equity and quasi-equity instruments to invest in early and early growth stage businesses (Pre-seed to Series A) within three interactive systems;
- Sustainable Food Systems – Food Production, Aggregation, Processing, Distribution, Access to Market, Consumption & Waste Recovery
- Clean Energy Systems – Renewable Energy, E-mobility & Clean Cooking.
- Increased Access – in Financial Services, Healthcare and Education to overlooked stakeholders.
Eligible businesses are also supported with technical assistance for pre and post-investment support.
C.THE ROLE
Sahara Impact Ventures is expanding its team and seeking an Investment Principal who will be an integral part of the investment team. He/she will work closely with the Managing Partners, Venture Partners and other investment professionals over the lifetime of the fund.
Responsibilities:
Finding new opportunities
- Lead the team’s efforts in sourcing opportunities for the fund
- Build and maintain a deep network in the VC ecosystem in our markets of focus
- Lead deep dives, industry analysis and market mapping of relevant sectors
- Attend and speak at industry events
- Keep up to date and have a genuine interest in the developments and trends in tech and the VC and Growth investing landscape
Leading new investments
- Take responsibility for all aspects of the deal process
- Lead due diligence, manage advisors, conduct site visits and expert interviews, assess market opportunity and sensitize financial forecasts
- Recommend and own valuation and ideal round structure
- Lead the preparation of the internal briefing and Investment Committee (IC) pack
- Present and sell new opportunities internally to the partners and the investment committee.
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Portfolio Management
- Take on board positions with portfolio companies representing Sahara Impact Ventures
- Draw on your own and team network to support portfolio companies where possible
- Build close working relationships with founding teams of portfolio companies
- Manage complex situations within the portfolio including performance management, follow-on rounds and exits
- Implementation of value-creation strategies
- Monitoring & reporting of portfolio companies including tracking of KPIs
- Act as a Sahara Impact Ventures representative in front of multiple stakeholders including investors in our funds, entrepreneurs, other VCs and corporates
Coaching more junior team members
- Coach and mentor junior team members to complement their investor skill set and make high-quality investment recommendations
- Support junior team members in executing investment-related tasks and offer training where required.
D.THE CANDIDATE
We are seeking stellar professionals with a true passion and commitment to our work to join our team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be mentored and coached to become a distinguished venture capital/investment professional.
Typical Profile:
- 10+ years of experience at a venture capital firm, corporate finance/investment banking, private equity, reputable consulting firm or experience in setting up a successful business at scale across the countries and sectors relevant to the fund’s mandate.
- Degree in finance, economics or management. MBA/Masters degree/ related professional qualification is a plus. CFA charter holders/candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Completion of Ghana Securities Industry courses or Certificate holders is strongly preferred.
- Understanding of investment landscape and development priorities in our sectors and markets of focus.
- Outstanding analytical and financial modelling skills, and excellent commercial negotiation skills.
- Strong ability to work in a multicultural/diverse environment
- Passionate about /committed to climate finance and gender lens investing
- Confident & articulate communicator and team player
- Results-oriented and willingness and able to meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel where necessary
Location: The role is based in Accra, Ghana with hybrid work available to the team.
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.
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