Portfolio Manager for an Investment Company in Mombasa, Kenya

Our client, an international investment company in Kenya is looking for a driven Portfolio Manager for their offices in Mombasa. The portfolio manager will be building up the portfolio of start-ups invested in, grow the start-ups together with the founders, enhance and manage the portfolio, and thereby contributing to creating jobs and creating sustainable businesses in East-Africa. Our client invests both cash and sweat equity in early-stage tech start-ups and are sincerely engaged in sustainable business development.  They are well established in Mombasa and have a great network of highly esteemed partners such as IBM Kenya and Safaricom.  Successful candidates need to have a genuine interest in impact investments, start-ups, and with a proven track record in building a profitable investment portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the investment portfolio
• Optimize and grow the start-ups and the overall portfolio
• Assess and select start-ups to invest in
• Evaluate the performance of the portfolio companies
• Mentor and guide the portfolio companies
• Follow and assess market conditions and domestic and global developments
• Keep up with relevant investment news
• Raise capital and attract co-investors
• Mentor and guide the portfolio companies from an investor perspective, and evaluate their performance
• Ensure compliance with investor disclosures, privacy laws, anti-money laundering requirements and anti-fraud measures
• Participate in sales meetings and contract negotiations together with the start-ups, and coach the start-ups on the same
• Together with the Incubation Manager, attract mentors and manage the mentorship program
• Participate in strategy development and start-ups

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in MBA, Finance, Sales and Marketing or similar
• 5-10 years of relevant working experience in a similar role
• Experience as a leader with defined results responsibility and HR responsibility
• Proven track record in growing investments portfolio with a good return on investment
• Experience in business development, sales, marketing, and negotiations
• Preferably knowledge of the tech start-up sector and international business
• Outstanding communication ability (written and oral)
• Pro-active, Systematic and Solution oriented
• Familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals and Impact investments

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