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LGT Venture Philanthropy, Investment Associate

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About the portfolio organization

LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) is an independent charitable foundation established in 2007. With teams in Switzerland, Sub-Saharan Africa, and India, the foundation strives to improve the quality of life of people facing disadvantages, contribute to healthy ecosystems, and build resilient, inclusive, and prosperous communities. It does this by strengthening the capabilities of locally rooted partner organizations that deliver effective, scalable solutions to systemic problems across the health, education, and environment sectors and that contribute directly to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The foundation provides flexible, multi-year core funding and builds long-term partnerships to catalyse collaboration and collective impact. In addition, the LGT Impact Fellowship matches experienced professionals with partner organizations to provide them with strategic business expertise. Since 2007, LGT VP has supported 79 organizations and facilitated the matching of over 200 fellows, contributing to improving the lives of more than 17 million people. 

About the Fellowship role

We are seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial investment professional with 6+ years of experience in strategy consulting or a finance-related field. The ideal candidate will support the setup of a new fund focused on catalysing holistic landscape stewardship in East Africa and will have a diverse skill set to manage finance, diligence, administration, and reporting. 

Fellowship location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employment: Full-time, one-year Fellowship 
Starting Date: July 2025 
 

Key responsibilities

  • Fund Establishment & Structuring: Support the setup of the investment fund, including integrating fund management systems, and ensuring compliance with impact investment best practices. 
  • Investment Sourcing & Pipeline Management: Identify, source, and evaluate high-impact investment opportunities in community-led conservation in East Africa, while building and maintaining a strong pipeline to ensure a steady flow of high-quality investment prospects for the fund. 
  • Conduct Due Diligence: Lead financial analysis, risk assessment, and organizational evaluation of potential investees, ensuring alignment with the fund’s mission and strategy. 
  • Post investment support: Provide strategic and operational guidance to investees, helping them scale, improve governance, and achieve long-term sustainability. 
  • Investment Process & Documentation: Support the development and refinement of the investment processes, including investment memos, due diligence templates, and reporting structures tailored to impact-driven organizations. 
  • Reporting: Prepare fund updates and impact reports for key stakeholders. 
  • Investor Relations: Assist in organizing investor meetings, fund-related events, and communications to enhance engagement and transparency. 

Requirements

Experience and education:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience in finance, economics, or business administration.  
  • 6+ years' work experience in impact investing, strategy consulting, or finance.  
  • Strong understanding of community-led conservation in East Africa and impact investment.  
  • Proven ability to source, evaluate, and manage investments, including due diligence and financial analysis.  
  • Experience in fund setup, governance, reporting, and compliance mechanisms.  
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with financial modelling expertise.  
  • Ability to develop and refine investment processes and impact measurement frameworks.  
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.  
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for investment proposals and reports.  
  • Experience organizing investor meetings, fund-related events, and communications.  
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to work in a start-up environment.
 

About the LGT Impact Fellowship

As part of LGT Venture Philanthropy's and Lightrock's strategic efforts to scale positive impact, the LGT Impact Fellowship was established to provide additional know-how and capacity to portfolio organisations and companies. Each year a limited number of professionals are nominated to work full-time for one year with the organisations and companies supported by LGT Venture Philanthropy and Lightrock in Africa, India and Latin America as per the above job description.
LGT Impact Fellows are part of an enriching cohort of like-minded Fellows. They benefit from various program activities, including a 1-week in-person kick-off workshop, webinars, access to the network and know-how of LGT Venture Philanthropy, etc.

How to apply

Submit your application via the "Apply" button. Please note that we only accept online applications and that multiple applications are not allowed. However, you are invited to mention additional preferences in your application.
Moreover, please make sure to read all information in the application form carefully and answer the questions accordingly (additional information about the questions are marked with "i").