Business Analyst Intern at Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)

Job Purpose
The position is responsible for providing technical and business advisory support services to KCIC clients as they seek to commercialize and become bankable or investor-ready through client-tailored support.

The key roles and responsibilities include:

• Provide support in technical advisory, business advisory, and financial analysis support to KCIC incubated enterprises.
• Provide support in development of concept notes and disbursement memos.
• Provide support in the development of investment teasers.
• Provide support in planning and organizing for mentorship boot camps for the onboarded clients in liaison with the Mentorship Assistant and the Mentorship Coordinator.
• Provide support in developing clients’ business proposals/plans through feedback based on the concept of business model generation by systematically challenging the assumptions of business models.
• Provide support in executing market research, market feasibility studies,competitive analysis, and other ad hoc research support as needed.
• Support entrepreneurs in expanding their adoption and use of digital marketing platforms.
• Assist in the management of due diligence data rooms for prospective portfolio companies and ensure the collection, organization, completeness of requested information.
• Contribute to the preparation of a wide range of reports and analysis of documents assigned including monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual programme progress reports
• Provide support in identifying business training needs for clients and developing user-friendly and practical training modules to close the identified needs.
• Assist in organizing client forums and coordinating all the logistics to ensure a smooth process for events, including communicating with clients regarding the proposed events.
• Assisti in managing the GreenBiz client tracker and updating necessary client information.
• Take minutes during departmental or programme meetings and distribute them to all relevant staff weekly.
• Disseminate information on the services currently offered to support KCIC’soutreach and partnerships focus.
• Respond to inquiries from internal and external customers via phone, meetings/discussions, and emails.
• Contribute innovative ideas on how KCIC can offer value to its clients.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Sustainable Waste Management, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Science, Water Resources Management, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Business Management, Economics or a related filed.
• Knowledge of climate technologies and an interest in environmental sustainability. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Fluent in English and Swahili. 
• Resides within Kenya.