Growth Fund Strategist and Operations Specialist
Anza is an innovation organisation, founded on the belief that entrepreneurs will transform Tanzania. Understanding the challenges faced by many growing enterprises, Anza provides them with personalized and strategic capacity building, affordable capital, and relevant community. Through this robust range of offerings, Anza meaningfully assists in growing businesses that create more jobs and provide life-improving products or services to low-income Tanzanians.
We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to support the Anza Growth Fund in revising its strategy, strengthening operations, enhancing due diligence procedures, and providing a framework for sourcing the best leads for investment. The volunteer will also review current and prospective investors, determining how to engage them effectively. The ideal candidate will provide strategic direction to improve AGF’s performance and expand its reach.
Responsibilities
- Strategy Revision Analyze AGF’s current strategy and propose innovative approaches to enhance AGF’s investment model and expand its impact.
- Operational Strengthening. Review and improve AGF’s due diligence procedures.
- Investor engagement. Review AGF’s current and prospective investors, including KIVA, OneSeed Expeditions, and 3rd Creek, develop strategies to engage investors more effectively.
- Perfomance Evaluation. Assess AGF’s past performance to identify key challenges and successes, develop metrics and KPIs to track AGF’s progress.
- Sourcing the best leads and collaborate with entrepreneurs.
Qualification
- Degree in Finance, Microfinance, Accounting, Investments, Business, Economics, or relevant education. Advanced degree and or professional qualification will be an added advantage.
- At least 3+ years of experience with fund management, Investments, credit/loans management, financial management, budgeting, and accounting.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Critical thinking skills are a crucial asset and you know how to take the team along in the strategy journey
- Appreciate the use of technology as a key driver of organization efficiency