Enterprise Development Officer at Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV)

Your Role and Responsibilities

While reporting to the Enterprise Development Manager, the Enterprise Development Officer, will manage assigned portfolio investments.You will work in liaison with the investment and enterprise development teams to;

• Monitor portfolio performance;
• Manage relationships with KCV portfolio investees;
• Provide technical assistance and business development support to the portfolio companies;
• Organise and facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building activities for the portfolio companies;
• Organise and conduct site visits to companies as per schedule;
• Monitor compliance with the investment making strategy, processes, policies, procedures and agreed performance targets;
• Manage portfolio risk in accordance with KCV Risk and Compliance Management Framework;
• Administer the flow of portfolio management activities and monitor quality and timelines of deliverables of the portfolio activities including funds disbursements and investment exits;
• Coordinate team activities.

Do you have what is takes?

For this role, the qualifications include;

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business administration, development studies and/or any related technical fields.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent professional accounting certification is an added advantage
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: finance, agribusiness, SME finance, renewable energy, forestry, water and waste management .
• 3 - 5 years of experience in financial and portfolio management, with the ability to review, analyse and interpret budgets, financial management systems; financial statements (including balance sheets as well as income and expenditure, and cash flow statements and audit
• reports;
• Demonstrate growth in key competencies and other soft skills necessary for delivery on this role.
• Proven experience in coordinating portfolio with structured technical assistance and business development support to enterprises;
• Experience in monitoring enterprises which apply climate lens, gender lens and/ or refugee lens investment.
• Must possess good understanding of SGBs financing and support, private sector.
• Must possess understanding of climate financing.
• Proven experience in industry stakeholders’ management;
• A good understanding of rural and/or financial services markets in Kenya;
• Possess excellent command of the English language skills both writing and speaking;
• Must possess excellent planning, organization and portfolio management skills;
• Possess analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• A strong business perspective, preferably with experience working in a financial institution or development financing institution.
• Outstanding organizational skills, including ability to set priorities, develop work plans towards multiple goals, monitor progress and track details on information and activities.
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a good aptitude for transparency, patience and perseverance.
• Ability to influence and push the impact agenda internally and externally.
• Experience in working in Sub Saharan Africa is an added advantage