Investment Analyst / Associate

Investment Analyst / Associate PE Direct Investments, focus Access to Energy Africa

40 hours per week, based in Nairobi, Kenya

Triple Jump is an impact-focused investment manager that manages and advises several funds in the area of financial inclusion, SME finance, affordable housing, renewable energy and agri.

Triple Jump’s mission is to go where investing capital empowers people and improves lives. Triple Jump is headquartered in Amsterdam, and has a strong footprint in the emerging markets with 5 regional offices located in Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Thailand and Kenya. The team consists of over 120 professionals, including 30 different nationalities, with broad field experience and in-depth financial expertise. Triple Jump investment portfolio spans across more than 60 countries.

Triple Jump offers professional asset management services to investors, ranging from asset selection, to portfolio management to fund administration. Triple Jump holds an AIFMD license and is regulated by the Dutch Central Bank and the Authority Financial Markets. Our investor base includes institutional investors, development banks, governments, NGOs, and retail banks, all of whom seek to combine both financial returns with social/environmental impact.

Job Description

As an Investment Analyst / Associate you are part of Triple Jump’s Direct Investments team, responsible for the full investment cycle of equity and debt-based investments into companies active in the access to energy eco-system in Sub-Saharan Africa (“SSA”) for the fund EEGF.

Within a dedicated transaction team, your main focus will be the identification, appraisal, processing and monitoring of investments into companies active across the entire access to energy eco-system in Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, you will also perform overarching internal team tasks that are related to internal decision making, processes, client relationship management as well as day-to-day operational business activities.

The position requires frequent travel to investees and stakeholders located in SSA countries; You will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Finance, Accounting, Economics, Actuarial Science or related field is required, Master’s degree is preferred
• 4 years of experience, ideally in PE, VC, business consulting industries or other related experience
• Understanding of private capital investment process
• Experience in financial modelling strongly preferred, exposure to valuation and investment analysis
• An understanding of sector and business model analysis for investment purposes
• Must possess strong skills in all Microsoft Office applications, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic, creative, ambitious, and willing to go the extra mile
• Knowledge of economic and social development challenges in Africa.
• Experience with collaborating and influencing cross-functional teams is needed
• Mastery of English in writing and speaking

Triple Jump offers you

The opportunity to work within a growing, entrepreneurial organization in the impact investing sector;

Competitive salary for the impact investing sector, including pension scheme and a variable incentive arrangement;

Flexible working hours, good work-life balance;

A dynamic, multi-cultural and diverse working environment.

Application procedure

At Triple Jump, we celebrate diversity and are promoting an inclusive environment in which our team members from all different backgrounds, ages, genders or sexual orientations feel equally appreciated. In order to achieve this, we are committed to shaping a hiring process that provides everyone with an equal opportunity to get hired.

Are you interested? Please send your application to Sean Miers (HR Officer) before October 4th, 2024 via
https://triplejump.recruitee.com. More information about the position can be obtained through Sean Miers (HR Officer) at [email protected] or Jan-Henrik Kuhlmann (Director Direct Investments) at ([email protected])

www.triplejump.eu