Sr. Consultant, Private Sector Development Projects
Job description
A senior consultant / private sector development project lead at Renew Capital, leading a cross-cultural team to execute a multi-year program that aims to improve the SME investment ecosystem in Africa. The lead is accountable for project outcomes, deliverables and budget.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Africa
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Overseeing and driving the execution of a key development project by achieving results and meticulously delivering on all project milestones
- Developing and leading a team of project analysts
- Continuously improving and managing a collaborative company-wide M&E and reporting system that effectively captures the social impact of the firm, particularly in the area of gender equality
- Helping to develop and facilitate Renew Capital's core gender-smart programs by training SMEs both virtually and in-person
- Liaising with Renew Capital's asset management team to design and test interventions that fulfill project requirements and ultimately result in SMEs attracting growth capital from a variety of funding sources
- Providing coaching and technical assistance to a consortium of entrepreneurs looking to scale their companies and persist through various cultural and economical hurdles
- Preparing and reviewing project reports for clients that demonstrate Renew Capital's social impact results in a compelling and beautiful manner
- Managing communications with clients and running internal and external project meetings
- Creating, improving and driving the organization's adoption of Renew Capital's consulting project tools, systems and processes
- Reporting to and collaborating with Renew Capital's executive management team on a regular basis to continuously improve SOPs and efficiency in delivering project results
What we're looking for
- Strong background in business and/or investment work, and/or management consulting
- Comfortable working in frontier markets, learning and working with foreign cultures
- Adaptive and emotionally intelligent, patient and an excellent communicator
- Capable of handling data analysis and a variety of business and finance work
- Proficiency in writing reports in English
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint ability
- This position requires the candidate to be based in Africa
Nice to have
- Master's degree in business administration, finance or development is preferred
- Consulting experience in both the private sector and with an international development firm focused on gender equality is a plus
- Experience managing grant-based projects
- Strong project management skills – certification in project management is a plus
- Exposure to the finance or private equity world
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About Renew Capital
Renew Capital invests in promising African businesses, connecting them to a global network of investors and growing them into world-class companies. Since establishing its presence in Africa in 2012, it has pioneered an innovative blended-finance model that partners with the development community and focuses on investing in high-growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs), helping them build disciplined, gender-smart and climate-smart management systems and teams.
Mission
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.
Key facts
- Established presence in Africa in 2012
- Pioneering an innovative blended-finance model that partners with the development community
- Focuses on investing in high-growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Has mobilized millions of dollars into businesses in Africa
- Built a large network of investors, the Renew Capital Angels
What they value
- Intelligence
- Integrity
- Beauty
- Grit