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Position Title:Partner, Women Entrepreneur Initiative
Organization: Mango Fund
Primary Location:Kampala
Minimum Experience : 5 (Years)
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: June 30, 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Mango Fund seeks to promote economic wellbeing and personal flourishing by
supporting the growth of
SMEs and their value chains within emerging markets.
Our specific focus is on those businesses that leverage technology to perform
value addition activities within their base countries. Our hypothesis is
twofold:
1) local value addition keeps capital within local economies, and
2) the development of more advanced
technical capabilities facilitates entry to more robust global markets.
Key responsibilities of role:
·
Senior Leadership – Help set
overall strategy and manage operation in East Africa
·
Networking/Partnership
Development – Form relationships and partnerships with organizations that focus
on women entrepreneurs
·
Deal Sourcing – Identify women
entrepreneurs appropriate for investment
·
Due Diligence – Evaluate
potential investments and develop investment proposals
·
Portfolio Management –Monitor
entrepreneurs’ progress and hold them accountable to their commitments; Work
with the rest of the Mango team to manage internal administration of the
portfolio.
·
Consulting/Technical Assistance –
Support entrepreneurs to help ensure their success; Systems development,
financial management, strategy consulting, etc.
Objectives for the first year:
·
Prove that there are strong women
entrepreneurs in Uganda ready for growth investment
·
Establish a strong network to
enable Mango to connect to new women-owned businesses
·
Make 5-10 successful investments
in women’s businesses
Details about the position:
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive salary and
benefits package for high level senior leadership role.
Sponsor International Candidates:
Yes
Preferred Start Date: January
2014
Profile of candidate:
·
Demonstrated leadership and
initiative
·
Passion to serve women
entrepreneurs in East Africa
·
4-6 years of experience in a
related field, 2 of which in East Africa or very similar context
·
Skill set appropriate for
investment fund management and small business consulting in East Africa,
including strong analytical and critical reasoning skills.
Education: preferred MBA
or otherwise related graduate degree Willing to commit three years to living
and working in Kampala, Uganda
How to apply:
Please send the following as a single PDF document to
employment@mangofund.org:
cover letter, CV, and a work sample that demonstrates your capability as
related to this role.
Please title the PDF document “Application – Partner, Women Entrepreneurs
Initiative – [Last name of applicant].”
All applications due by June 30,
2014.
Job ID: #663564
Career categories:
Finance/Accounting/Auditing
Management
