The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), a non-profit organisation, was established in 2019 to accelerate the growth of the impact investment industry in Nigeria.
Experience7 years
Location Lagos.
- The Deal Matchmaking Manager is a middle-level management position and the jobholder is responsible for facilitating connections between investors and businesses on the Deal Source Africa platform seeking funding in the Foundation.
- The Ideal Candidate: The role requires a highly motivated, innovative and organized individual with strong networking, market analysis, and relationship-building skills to effectively connect investors with entrepreneurs and align opportunities with impact investment goals.
Scope of Services
- Identify and source investment opportunities on Deal Source Africa platform, ensuring alignment with the foundation’s impact investment goals.
- Source for businesses and investors.
- Facilitate investor-entrepreneur connections by organizing meetings, deal rooms, roadshows, deal summits, presentations, and networking events, while providing matchmaking support through brokered relationships.
- Provide advisory support to companies entering the advisory facility, including guidance on investment proposals, investor expectations, and strengthening business models for funding.
- Support matches between companies and investors, companies and transaction advisories.
- Conduct market analysis and gather feedback from investors and businesses to understand trends, refine matchmaking processes, and enhance connection quality.
- Create linkages for impact enterprises.
- Monitor and evaluate deal outcomes to assess matchmaking effectiveness, measure investment impact, and identify improvements for future matchmaking efforts.
Qualification
- Qualification: Minimum Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or related fields.
- Experience: 7+ years’ experience working in reputable investment, banking, non-bank or media (business/investment desk) organisations with at least 3 years spent at leadership level in these sectors.
Method of Application
Suitably qualified candidates should send their up-to-date resumes to [email protected] using the job vacancy as the subject of the email.
