Senior Investment Manager– Tech4Impact Fund for Africa at Bamboo Capital Partners

The Senior Investment Manager will closely work with Bamboo’s BLOC Fund Manager and be embeded in Bamboo's global BLOC team.

Candidates should have the following profile:

• International Investment Manager experienced with a good overview of investment process from origination to exit in equity Investments;
• MBA or equivalent with at least 7 years of work experience;
• Dynamic personality, self-starter, entrepreneurial, flexible, able to work with a high level of autonomy and in a challenging environment;
• Team player with emerging markets experience;
• Strong analytic skills, financial modeling, and structuring skills;
• Advanced skills in Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential, knowledge of CRM and pipeline IT tools is a plus;
• Strong communication, Interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• Long term and genuine interest in Impact Investments and motivated by Bamboo’s vision;

Responsibilities

As part of his/her responsibilities, the Senior Investment Manager will:

• Source, screen and appraise investment opportunities;
• Perform in-depth analysis of identified companies and projects (financial, business, strategic, and related socio-economic impacts)
• Work as part of a small team to develop and prepare investment decisions based on detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis and prepare written investment recommendations for BLOC’s Risk and Investment Committees;
• Help drafting transaction documents;
• Lead negotiations up to closing;
• Serve on the board of portfolio companies and monitor investments during their entire holding period;
• Follow-up and monitor investments until repayments/exits;
• Represent Bamboo at international conferences and in front of local and international authorities and institutions;
• Build and maintain strong and productive relationships with clients, co-investors and partners;
• -Expertise in Tech investments, especially in one of those areas: healthcare, financial inclusion, agriculture and/ or education
• Fluent in English is an absolute requirement; candidates ideally also have a good level of French (written and spoken).