Investment Vehicles Value Creation Lead – Côte d’ivoire (Full time)

About ESPartners

ESPartners (Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners) is a leading consultancy founded in 2010 in Washington DC, dedicated to fostering sustainable enterprise development across Africa. With regional offices in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and Kigali (Rwanda), we serve West, Central, East, and Southern Africa.

Our mission is to empower African entrepreneurs with the tools for sustainable success. We deliver “Intelligent Capital™” – a unique combination of insights and funding – through two key practice areas:

• SCALE: Supporting entrepreneurs from ideation to acceleration, with access to diverse financing solutions
• INSIGHTS: Providing innovative consulting services for sustainable development through value chain optimization and business strategy

ESPartners has four core values expressed via P.A.C.E.: Passion, Agility, Collaboration and Equity.

Position Overview

The lnvestment Vehicles Value Creation Lead will be responsible for driving the technical assistance (TA) provided to our investment vehicles (IVs), ensuring qualitative support at scale. 

They will identify and manage relationships with relevant business development service providers (BDSPs) to deliver specialized services to the IVs when needed. 

This raie will also involve taking a leading part in managing the overall relationship between l&P and the IVs, becoming the preferred contact persan for all IV capacity building initiatives.

Additionally, the successful candidate will oversee a portion of the value creation (VC) team.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated Investment Vehicles Value Creation. 

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful entrepreneurship development initiatives in Africa, working with a dynamic team and diverse partners. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for economic development, a strategic mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multicultural environment : 

• Drive the provision of TA to IVs, ensuring high-quality and scalable support
• ldentify and manage relationships with BDSPs to provide specific services to IVs as required
• Take a leading role in managing the relationship between l&P and the IVs, becoming the go-to contact for all IV capacity building matters
• Oversee a portion of the VC team and contribute to its overall leadership and direction

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, business administration, or a related field
• 7-10 years of experience in capital investment, venture capital, or financial advisory
• Entrepreneurial mindset ( e.g., having participated in setting up an investment fund) 
• Proven experience in managing value creation for an investment fund (such as leading a TA facility)
• Expertise in strategic and operational financial analysis 
• Experience in contributing to due diligence processes (for SM Es and/or funds) 
• Strong relationship management skills, particularly with high-level stakeholders
• Fluency in English and French

We offer

• An opportunity to become part of a highly professional, motivated, and dynamic team. 
• A unique opportunity to have a strong impact in building the African entrepreneurial sector. 
• An entrepreneurial adventure to be lived daily. 
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train / Help the next generation of entrepreneurs. 
• A structuring and expanding initiative. 
• Access to a high-level network 
• A good opportunity to challenge and grow with a competitive rewarding package. 

How to apply

Please send your CV, cover letter and two (02) references to the following email address, specifying the job title:

esptalent@espartners.co