JOB DETAILS:
At Renew Capital, we see opportunities in Africa where others, too often, only notice the problems. We invest, rather than provide handouts, by finding promising businesses, connecting them to a global network of investors and growing them into world-class companies. We do this because we believe that many growing businesses, together, create the engine that lifts entire nations out of poverty. Our ambition is to become the best middle market investment firm in Africa. We’re looking to hire those who embody our values and get excited about our vision for a prosperous Africa with growing businesses, thriving nations and a legacy of investment. Our organizational values are intelligence, integrity, beauty and grit.

Since establishing the Renew Capital presence in Africa in 2012, we have been pioneering an innovative blended-finance model that partners with the development community and focuses on investing in high-growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This blended-finance model allows us to invest in smaller deals that are often overlooked by larger investors but are too big for microfinance. We then help these companies build disciplined, gender-smart and climate-smart management systems and teams and grow them into market leading companies. As a result of our investment work to date, Renew Capital has mobilized millions of dollars into businesses in Africa, and built a large network of investors, the Renew Capital Angels.

We are inviting passionate and qualified candidates to apply to join our team as an investment manager in Uganda. In candidates, we look for professionals with a trailblazing attribute who align with our organizational values. We welcome challenges and face them head-on each and every day! What we do is not easy, but it is rewarding and forces us to grow and innovate. As such, we hire individuals who are committed to their work, take pride in what they do and are relentless in advancing projects forward in a systematic manner. The people that flourish at Renew Capital are mission-driven; they see the big picture and the long-term result of their work, and they sincerely wish to make a lasting economic impact on the continent of Africa. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply.

ROLE SUMMARY
The investment manager will assist in engaging stakeholders, growing and managing our investment pipeline. This role will help local businesses to prepare for approaching, engaging with and receiving investments. The goal of this role is to increase the success of local small and growing businesses in Uganda with attracting capital.

Successful candidates will have a strong background in business planning, financial modeling, due diligence, and communicating with business managers and investors. Ideally, the candidate has prior advisory experience. Successful candidates will be comfortable working in frontier markets, working on detailed documents, creating high quality investment presentations and documents, learning and working with foreign cultures, and will be adaptive and emotionally intelligent, patient and an excellent communicator. The successful candidates will also be strong trainers, exceptional writers, and capable of handling data analysis and a variety of business consulting and coaching work. S/he will receive comprehensive onboarding and critical support from Renew Capital’s leadership team and will be involved in a high-impact role creating significant social and financial impact on the continent.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for Renew Capital’s Uganda investment process, including,
o Ecosystem and stakeholder mapping
o Sourcing and engagement plans
o Screening processes
o First interview and deal screening forms
o Term sheets, financial models & due diligence reports
o Recommendations and presentations to investment committees
o Managing the closing process
• Training and coaching portfolio companies and supporting with portfolio management activities
• Building strategic plans, financial models and pitch decks in partnership with companies

• Developing strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders

• Helping to develop and facilitate Renew Capital’s core gender-smart programs by training, coaching and supporting SMEs
• Reporting to and collaborating with Renew Capital’s management team on a regular basis to continuously improve SOPs and efficiency in delivering investment results

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or development is preferred
• 5+ years of management consulting and/or advisory experience
• Experience providing financial advisory services to businesses
• Experience raising capital for companies
• A keen eye for detail and sharp analytical skills
• Knowledge in financial modeling
• Proficiency in writing reports in English
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

Benefits:
• Participation in company retirement plan
• Medical insurance coverage
• Paid leave

About Renew Capital:
We invite you to learn more about Renew Capital by visiting our website: www.renewcapital.com .

Renew Capital invites qualified applicants to fill out the application form on our website here.
Renew Capital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Further, Renew Capital supports gender-based pay equity and is committed to compensating women and men equally, for equal work.