UNDP Investment Analyst Jobs in Kenya

UNDP Investment Analyst Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

Background

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Project Description

About UNCDF

Founded by a General Assembly resolution in 1966, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries.

With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers financial solutions that try to mobilize public and private resources, both internationally and domestically, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.

UNCDF uses a combination of financing tools and technical assistance to support early-stage businesses, SMEs, projects, microfinance institutions and municipal investments.

In response to the need to deploy different kind of risk tolerant capital, a blended finance impact fund was launched. The fund, called BUILD, can provide finance to an additional set of potential investees coming from UNCDF and the wider UN system.

Detailed Description of Job Roles and Responsibilities

Management and development of a pipeline of investment initiatives and opportunities

Under the supervision of the Kenya-based Investment Specialist and in conjunction with the LDCIP Deputy Director, help curate a portfolio of investment-related initiatives, mostly in conjunction with other agencies of the UN System

Help develop concept notes, funding proposals, project documents to help such initiatives progress and advance along the portfolio.

Help sourcing and screening specific revenue-generating projects and investment opportunities across the wider UN system which require additional investment to grow and achieve greater impact.

If and where needed, contribute to initiate new specific sourcing activities such as requests for proposals, challenge funds, market scans, etc.., by leveraging digital platforms.

Financial Analysis, Due Diligence and Capital Deployment

Contribute to the deployment of impact capital loans and guarantees to selected prospects.

Analyze company financial statements and projections (balance sheet, income statement and cash flow analysis) of prospective investees.

Support in conducting onsite and virtual due diligence of the investment opportunity, including company, industry and country analysis, and prepare the required documentation.

Draft investment notes and memorandums during the various stages of the investment process. Such documents will reviewed and approved by relevant LDCIP Investment Specialists.

Matchmaking with commercial capital and Structuring

Collect information about potential financiers and support in populating a central investment matchmaking platform.

Together with relevant LDCIP Investment Specialists, help prospects access additional commercial funds by matchmaking them with a variety of financiers, such as domestic investors, local commercial banks, international impact investors, and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)

Advocacy and knowledge management

Prepare institutional presentations on the activities of the LDC Investment Platform.

Develop case studies on UNCDF investment activities for further dissemination.

Contribute to adopting approaches to ensure that the lessons learned from the transactional work are captured and disseminated. Document and share lessons learned from the transactional work to inform

investors, government officials, DFIs, and development partners.

Support LDCIP in- country team members, in organizing convenings, events, advocacy, communication, planning, and analysis related to strategic financing and investment for the SDGs

Policy work and Resource mobilization

Support LDCIP policy work by drafting policy papers, reviewing concept notes, conducting ad’hoc research as needed

Support LDCIP resource mobilization work by drafting or reviewing funding proposals as needed.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Public/Business Administration, or a related discipline or Bachelor’s degree in the related field with additional 2 years of relevant experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the Master’s degree.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years with Master’s degree or 4 years with a Bachelor’s degree of progressive relevant professional in financial services particularly in the areas of financial modeling, credit analysis, and portfolio management.

Experience working in venture capital and/or banking within an international financial environment, preferably in development finance institution, impact investor or similar, is highly preferable.

Experience in private credit and/or equity for investments with a social mission in emerging/frontier markets, is highly preferable.

Experience in project preparation and/or in development of investment opportunities, especially for investment projects with social objective in developing countries.

Additional/Substantive Work-Experience in any one or more of the below-mentioned investment/operational work-areas is considered highly preferable.

SME finance, preferably in the agribusiness and/or clean energy and/or the digital space.

Project finance, especially for projects structured as Public Private Partnership.

Managing Guarantee instruments and their application to different types of financial structures and to different financial institutions.

Investment in financial institutions, preferably in frontier markets

Advocacy work, promoting business environments

Required skills and competencies

Communication and relationship management (Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform): Synthesizes information to communicate independent analysis

Report Writing: Ability to prepare quality reports

Active interest in investing in developing countries and understanding of emerging market environments, opportunities and barriers to investing

Strong knowledge of financial markets and financing for sustainable development, with ability to apply it to strategic and/or practical situations.

Full familiarity with a range of debt and equity instruments.

Competency with financial modeling and analysis in Microsoft excel.

Ability to work in a multicultural environment, with a willingness to travel

Computer literacy, including proficient use of research and applied software

Required Language

Full working proficiency in English is required

Knowledge of French is desirable.

Knowledge of Swahili will be considered an asset.

Professional Certificates

Professional certification in finance or credit is an asset

Travel:

Frequent local travel within Kenya
Occasional travel (regional or international)

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Investment Analyst Jobs in Kenya

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