Careers

Reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer, the role will provide overall management and strategic direction toward achievement of the Enwealth Impact Debt Fund objectives and goals and be responsible for deploying debt capital to high-impact sectors while achieving both sustainable financial returns and measurable social and economic outcomes and strengthen the brand as a leader in sustainable finance

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the investment strategy, and operational model post-CMA licensing.
• Drive fund mobilization, investor engagement, and capital raising.
• Monitor portfolio performance, compliance and impact metrics.
• Manager borrower relationships and credit risk.
• Develop partnerships with DFIs, HNIs, institutional investors, SMEs and intermediaries
• Represent the Fund in industry foras.
• Prepare investor reports and host investor meetings
• Implement and impact measurement framework
• Prepare annual impact reports for stakeholders
• Ensure compliance to investment policy, governance standards, and regulatory frameworks.   
• Build and lead a specialist investment and impact team
• Performing any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

Qualification, Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 12 years’ experience in investment management, private equity, impact investing or structured finance.
• Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Post graduate qualifications (MBA with specialization in Finance or Economics) preferred.
• Certified Financial Analyst or Certified Public Accountant (Kenya) or Associate of the Chartered Certified Accountants or Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers or equivalent recognized accounting qualification.
• Proven track record in debt or blended finance.
• Experience in credit analysis, financial modelling, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge of impact investing frameworks.
• Strong exposure to ESG/impact frameworks
• Strong stakeholder diplomacy and board-level engagement capability.
• Commitment to ethics, impact finance, and responsible business.
• Proven track record of designing and executing growth strategies that resulted in measurable market expansion and revenue growth.
• Extensive experience in partnership development and strategic alliances.
• Sound understanding of the Kenya, East Africa financial services regulatory landscape.
• Knowledge of financial services sectors, specifically; pension, investment advisory, asset management, insurance, and fintech.