About US:
AgDevCo was established in 2009 as a social impact investor and project developer operating exclusively in the agriculture sector in Africa. Our mission is to reduce poverty and improve food security. We do this by investing in farming, food processing and marketing enterprises, which have the potential to make a major positive social impact. We also provide technical support and specialist agricultural advice to management teams. Over the past five years, AgDevCo has grown to become a leading investor in the African SME agriculture sector, with headquarters in London and offices in Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Uganda (opened in Sept’ 15). We have committed over $50 million in 47 companies since our inception.
Job Summary: The analyst will provide support to the in-country AgDevCo team, helping identify, analyse and structure, and support prospective investments and play a supporting role in project development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Country-specific portfolio management and investment:
· Governance support (e.g. team meetings, preparation for board meetings, AGMs).
· Programme administration including meeting minute-taking, tracking project expenditure against budget for individual investments, and weekly country cashflows.
· The incumbent will carry out impact monitoring of specific investments including review of quarterly financial statements provided by sponsors, annual M&E form completed by sponsors and aggregation of country-level impact for comparison against logframe targets.
· Render support in the development of AgDevCo’s financial models, including for new investments, working and collaborating with other team members and investees. In addition, providing an independent review for others’ financial models.
· Carry out market research, finding and analysing data on market dynamics to support investment decisions.
· Offer support in the investment due-diligence process for investments. For specific investments, this may include more detailed assessment of past performance, analysis of opportunities, forecasting of financial performance and assessment of management capabilities.
· Provide timely project support to include creation of PIM/pitch documents, project development agreements (e.g. shareholders agreement, loan documents, etc.) and on-going project support.
· Prepare and present investment materials for consideration by AgDevCo’s Senior Management Team and Board of Directors, as well as third party investors and partners.
2. Supporting Corporate functions:
· Produce marketing documents for brochures and the website.
· Programme support such as tracking investments, monitoring and evaluation of project performance at an individual investment, country-wide and portfolio-wide level. M&E document preparation and review for both internal and external audiences.
· Responsible for the preparation and submission of reports to funders, the Investment Committee and Board.
· Work with in-house legal, finance, impact and country teams to manage workflows.
· Refining policies and procedures where appropriate and producing standard AgDevCo templates.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicant should possess a minimum 2:1 or second class upper degree in a Business related subject including accounting and economics (Master’s preferable);
· Two years’ experience in investment bank, business advisory, private equity modelling experience (ideally project finance/cash flow lending modelling);
· Excellent quantitative, written, presentation and communication skills; ability to present arguments and analysis in a structured and succinct manner
· Strong finance and accounting knowledge;
· Possess the ability to work independently; self-starter and highly motivated;
· Agribusiness knowledge is desired
· The Analyst should possess excellent finance and analytical skills. Candidates will have an interest in international development and impact investing.
· Strong project finance / PE modelling skills for more senior roles.
· We are looking for an individual who demonstrates the potential to develop within AgDevCo to become an Investment Manager with responsibility for individual investments.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda should send their updated CVs and cover letters with reference “Analyst Uganda” explaining why you would be suitable for the role to careers@agdevco.com