Portfolio Officer

The role will be responsible for actively managing the Local Enterprise Development (LED) Window projects and will report to the Programme Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence on prospective investee companies.
• Prepare investment memorandums and supporting documentation to be presented to the internal Investment Review Committee.
• Ensure that defined transactional requirements recorded in the documentation are executed accordingly and further monitor the portfolio and report development results internally and to the donor.
• Monitor and track financial and impact performance of investee companies assuring a healthy portfolio.
• Engage investees on a regular basis and serve as an active risk/growth investment partner to the companies.
• Prepare and deliver reports on financial performance and development impact objectives for internal purposes and for inclusion in reports to the donors and stakeholders.
• Working with the AECF Impact Team, develop results measurement plans with each investee, and support monitoring and evaluation activities at the investee level during implementation, to ensure quality impact reporting.
• Ensure program compliance with all AECF and implementing partner policies and procedures, local laws, and regulations that govern AECF.
• Contribute to the building of AECF’s knowledge base for best practices and participate in knowledge sharing and dissemination.
• Contribute to the identification of investees who require technical assistance and arrange to deliver services based on the AECF TA and Learning service delivery framework.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to support investees implement their planned activities, the M&Eand reporting systems.

The Candidate

The suitable candidate should be/have:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in economics, development finance, development studies, business or commerce, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in end-to-end project management, business advisory, enterprise development, and private sector development, including scoping and design, resourcing, risk management, and quality assurance.
• Experience working in project design, implementation, and management, working with WSMEs.
• Extensive experience in markets and private sector engagement with systems targeting women.
• Excellent business judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues, present creative, practical solutions, and make and commit to sound decisions, anticipating short-term and long-term implications.
• Demonstrated strong written, presentation, and communications skills in English & Swahili and the ability to synthesize and present information effectively and tailored for different audiences.
• An understanding of donor operations and international development organizations.
• Be willing to relocate to Kakuma.