Investment Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing founders that are solving important problems: reaching out to founders, building long-term relationships, and filtering opportunities
• Conducting market research on focus sectors. The analyst will conduct a deep analysis of industry trends and dynamics using complex datasets to produce research reports and presentations and build investment theses.
  
• Performing due diligence on companies and proposing deal terms, working in conjunction with the Managing Partner
  
• Interfacing with co-investors on prospective and existing deals. Interfacing with portfolio companies and tracking their progress and impact.
  
• Drafting investment memos and using data to support investment decisions and assess risks and liabilities of deals and provide accurate reports. Drafting internal presentations to our Investment Committee
  
• Managing CRM for deal tracking and LP reporting and taking notes on investment-related calls
  
• Providing operational support to portfolio companies including Just-In-Time tailored technical assistance on key growth challenges – including organizational structure and hiring, developing market expansion strategies, developing product go-to-market strategies, supply chain optimization, etc.
  
• Building a community for our ecosystem of female founders

Requirements:

• Demonstrated commitment to WEAV’s mission of working with female entrepreneurs
• Minimum academic qualification of a degree in Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or a similar field
  
• 2 years of experience in an investment or consulting role
  
• Knowledge of financial statements – income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements.
  
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
  
• Experience in building businesses and supporting scale
  
• Knowledge of and links to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa – e.g. incubators, accelerators, VCs, etc.
  
• Knowledge of business operations – sales, marketing, hiring, supply chain, market expansion, etc.
  
• Strong research, verbal communication, and writing skills. Should be able to write and produce thought pieces independently
  
• Self-starter and quick learner that is able to work within a small dynamic team
  
• Fluent in the use of Microsoft office tools – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  
• Strong presentation skills.