Post-Investment Management: Associate Principal

Be part of the investment management team and help manage and grow a portfolio of high growth, early-stage venture investments and support in overall operations & strategic projects with the investment management team. Be able to run with the day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities with little or no oversight.

Core Activities:

Portfolio Management:

• Deliver value-added assistance to portfolio companies, including:
  

• Assistance in strategy development.
  

• Execution management.
  

• Business building support.
  

• Access to new markets.
  

• Raising capital.
  

• Special projects to unlock value.
  

• Assume full PIM responsibility for the allocated investee/s portfolio management from deal team handover to exit of more complex investments.
  

• Develop and deliver special projects to unlock value at portfolio companies.
  

• Assist with the preparation of regular portfolio updates to the relevant committees, help with trustee update reports and compile other reports to stakeholders as required from time to time.
  

• Drive financial performance management in investees.
  

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the PIM lessons learnt database and records.
  

Governance

• Ensure effective governance and best practice within investees.
  

• Help ensure effective governance at a Fund Level.
  

Strategic fund management project support

• Support in the Fund management space with strategic projects and deliverables.
  

Monitoring and compliance

• Assist with all M&C related information and deliverables.
  

Legal

• Develop and drive ongoing analysis, interpretation and compliance in terms of the legal agreements relating to portfolio companies which you are responsible for (with support from Legal team).
  

Operations and Admin:

• Help in supporting to improve internal processes, procedures and policies to improve the Funds service delivery.
  

Requirements

Qualifications:

• South African citizen
  
• CA (SA), FCMA or CFA
  

• Undergraduate degree with a strong problem solving (e.g. Engineering, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Finance, Business Science, BSC), and / or finance underpinning.
  

Experience:

• Venture capital, private equity or management consulting experience, preferably with some operational experience as well.
  

• Preferable: +5 years in an investment or finance environment, preferably within a reputable investment firm.
  

• Alternatively: If