Acumen West Africa seeks a committed and enthusiastic Investment Analyst to join its Lagos-based team; we are seeking candidates with 2 years of experience in impact investing to help build and manage an investment portfolio of impact-driven early-stage companies across West Africa.
Key Responsibilities
Source and identify exceptional investment opportunities providing critical services to the poor
Deal sourcing and analysis. Conduct market research to identify potential opportunities, analyze trends and build relationships to cultivate deal flow.
Qualitative and quantitative analysis on potential investment companies including financial modeling, valuation analysis and risk assessments.
Evaluate and identify quality investment opportunities from a large deal pipeline utilizing your analytical and critical thinking skills to find unique business models. Articulate your understanding of the value proposition, risks, competition, industry, and impact to your peers in a collaborative investment evaluating culture.
Prepare and present compelling investment memos for Acumen's Investment Committee.
Perform thorough due diligence and structure transactions reflecting appropriate risk/return factors. Work closely with legal counsel to document and close investments.
Qualifications & Characteristics
Bachelor's degree; finance, business, or related field preferred.
Must have authorization to work in Nigeria on a permanent basis.
2 years of investing underwriting experience, including financial and operational due diligence of private companies. Understanding of early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs is a plus.
Strong understanding of financial statements and an ability to analyze historical results and model future periods including running sensitivities of key input assumptions.
Curious – always questioning, always probing, and never blindly accepting.
Ability to thrive when there is ambiguity, remain cool-headed when there are curve balls, and withstand the tests of a rapidly changing environment with resilience and resolve.
Solid professional skills including ability to work and deliver projects independently, proactively and under pressure.
Strong communication skills and ability to be a "storyteller" of our work.
Effectively collaborate with and across teams, seeks and provides constructive feedback.
Ideally be familiar with the social enterprise sector with a significant commitment, desire, or experience serving the poor.
Commitment to, and enthusiasm for, the organization's mission and business model, and respect for our core values: generosity, accountability, humility, audacity, listening, leadership, integrity, respect.
Moral Imagination: The humility to see the world as it is, and the audacity to imagine the world as it could be. It also includes but is not limited to the following:
Displaying high level of empathy in all relationships and encounters. Possessing deep self-awareness and ability to identify own strengths and weaknesses, "coachable".
Actively listening and focusing on hearing what others are saying.
Exceptional relationship and interpersonal skills: courtesy, tact, patience and strong team orientation.
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