Prosperity Fund Fellow
Remote
Job Summary
Manage the rules-based system of the Prosperity Fund by assessing investment opportunities against established rules, analyzing cap tables and financial metrics, and evaluating impact against SDG goals. Execute due diligence on Harambean-founded ventures, handle correspondence with applicants and co-investors, and research writing investment memos and board resolutions for the Investment Advisory Committee. Attend weekly check-in calls to review applications and collaborate with the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance to refine the fund's processes. Provide post-investment support to portfolio companies and compile the annual impact report. This unpaid, remote volunteer role requires 10 hours weekly and offers access to a network of African founders and venture capital investors.
Required Qualifications
- 1-2+ years of combined experience in Venture Capital investing, consulting, or other relevant investment or commercial fields
- Technical and analytical expertise, with extensive experience in technology business development, venture capital, or executive leadership
- An ability to thrive in an autonomous environment with high levels of ambiguity and self-direction
- Highly effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Track record of sustained success
- A passion for enabling African success and a fundamental belief in the massive potential that the continent has to offer
Desired Qualifications
- Graduate of a top college/university, degrees such as an MBA are helpful, but not required
- Delivery Excellence - Able to lead projects and provide strategic direction across the core initiatives to deliver a superior network experience
- Executive Presence - Able to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence Harambeans and the partner ecosystem at all levels
- Global Mindset - Able to adopt a global approach to networking, building eminence for the Alliance, and assembling stakeholders to best deliver on key Alliance milestones
- Risk Strategy - Able to influence and advise the team on key risk decisions
- Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving - Able to facilitate innovative solutions to team and market problems and drive changes to processes or ways of working based on new trends/recent developments
- Entrepreneurial Drive – Good understanding of entrepreneurial business principles
- Living the Harambeans Purpose - Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live out the Harambeans purpose and values
- Competitive Edge - Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
- Inspirational Servant Leadership Qualities - Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires follower-ship through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others
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