About This Job:

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client, INUA CAPITAL, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Investment Analyst to work in Uganda.

Company Description:

Inua Capital is an impact fund manager investing in high-potential entrepreneurs and SMEs in Uganda. Inua will look to make over 30 equity & quasi-equity investments into high-growth SMEs over the next decade. Visit www.inuacapital.com 

Job Summary:

The investment analyst will support critical elements of the investment evaluation process and will have responsibility for (and gain experience in) financial analysis and business strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

• Draft investment memoranda and business plans to support process of making new investments.
• Develop financial models to support the decision analysis on potential investment opportunities.
• Lead due-diligence review of company information, documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and implement strategies for Inua Capital’s investee companies to increase revenue, improve operations, strengthen financial controls, and increase shareholder value.
• Perform analytical assessments (pricing analyses, cost cards, competitive positioning, etc).
• Track and manage the Fund’s pipeline of new potential investments, and perform first screenings.
• Research sectors and industry players, and develop an “informed perspective” of assigned sectors.
• Collaborate with other departments and external stakeholders to support the transaction execution process, including deal structuring and negotiation.
• Monitor portfolio companies, coordinate portfolio companies Board meetings, collate performance information (financial, ESG, impact) periodically and perform periodic valuations and analysis.
• Advise and provide support to investees’ founders and management teams.
• Share some responsibility in the management of the day-to-day administration of the Fund.
• Cultivate network in the entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem, and further Inua’s network.
• Exude passion for the job, work hard daily, take initiative regularly, and demonstrably ascribe to culture of collaboration, continual learning/growth/self-improvement – this is an absolute must.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Fund’s leadership.   

  Qualifications & Requirements:

• Excellent academic credentials and is highly numerate and analytical.
• Excellent writing skills, exceptional Excel skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• A real passion for business and a basic understanding of business performance management.