Investment Specialist - Part-Time Consultancy

The role

You will support Jasiri Growth Accelerator ventures with their follow-on capital raise. The work covers funding strategy, deal structuring, investor introductions, valuation work and reporting to the Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

What you will do

• Develop follow-on funding strategies for ventures and track progress against fundraising targets.
• Advise ventures on capital structure, valuation, instruments, dilution and deal terms, and support term sheet review and closing.
• Use investor networks to create follow-on funding opportunities and facilitate introductions and negotiations.
• Run investor engagement, including deal rooms, investor showcases and one-to-one introductions.
• Assess and mitigate risks to follow-on raises and provide inputs to the portfolio risk register.
• Track fundraising progress, runway and financial health of ventures and flag those at risk of missing targets.
• Lead annual portfolio valuations and report valuation movements and their drivers.
• Prepare and present updates and investment materials to the Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance, or a relevant postgraduate qualification in investment, accounting, finance or a related field.
• 5+ years of investment, venture capital or private equity experience.
• Track record of closing Seed to Series A deals and supporting startups through follow-on capital raises.
• Strong, verifiable investor network across angel investors, family offices, venture capital funds, DFIs and strategic investors.
• Demonstrated experience valuing early-stage and early-revenue companies and defending valuation approaches.
• Solid understanding of startup financing instruments, term sheets, cap tables and investor rights.
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
• Practical experience with investment due diligence, investment committee materials and post-investment support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Before you apply

• Advisory role: may not commit Jasiri or its ventures, make investment decisions or act as a representative without prior written authority.

About the company

Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy Rwanda (AGGPR) aims to attack poverty by investing in and empowering responsible entrepreneurs across the African continent. Its Jasiri program includes the Jasiri Talent Investor, Jasiri Growth Accelerator and Wavumbuzi.