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Ghana

Job: Investments Intern – Ghana

About the job

Do you have a keen interest in financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and impact investing? Zidicircle promotes inclusive entrepreneurship and financing for the Global diaspora & SMEs in Africa. We do this by facilitating training boot camps for startups and angel investors as well as facilitating funding, mentorship, match-making and venture partnerships. We are headquartered in the Netherlands with a physical presence in Ghana and Kenya and Virtually through programmes that widely reach the global diaspora and participants across the EU, UK and Africa.

This role of an investment intern will support the Angel investing programme called the Venture backers programme where aspiring diaspora and in-country angel investors get trained and thereafter start investing through the Zidicircle Coop-Investment Vehicle.

The focus on Ghana will mostly support Green SMEs and Angel investors through the investment process. Read more about the Green venture backers programme here.

Our organization has a very inclusive culture with a hybrid format that promotes a great work-life balance. We also have good personal development opportunities through training and International exposure. This role requires someone based in Ghana and mobile enough to visit the SMEs in different regions.

This is a 3 months internship position with a possibility of being absorbed by Zidicircle.

Skills & Attributes

The following skills would be an advantage:

  • A recent university graduate of a finance-focused degree or a related discipline
  • Broad understanding of SMEs needs and solutions
  • Excellent Analytical skills
  • Excellent spreadsheet skills – particularly in Excel
  • Excellent communication – both verbal and written english, french is an added advantage
  • Excellent organizational skill
  • Tech savvy

Responsibilities:

  • Act as a liaison between the Green SMEs and Investors
  • Coordinate the retrieval of business information from the green SMEs
  • Reviewing green SMEs funding application forms
  • Onboarding the green venture backers’ (investors) to the Zidicircle Coop including replying to applications, onboarding calls, bylaws clarification, information requests and approvals
  • Coordinating SMEs and Investors for the green pitching events including evaluation, grading and post pitch follow up
  • Coordinating due diligence by contacting entrepreneurs and gathering all relevant information for due diligence
  • Coordinating with 3rd parties for due diligence background checks
  • Visiting SMEs for on-the-ground due diligence
  • Holding investor meetings and sharing meeting reports
  • Scheduling entrepreneurs’ meetings where necessary
  • Preparing investments committee minutes
  • Facilitating funding negotiations and documentation with the SMEs, investors and lawyers
  • Proper storage of green SME investments documentation, filling in the database
  • Responding to queries by outside parties
  • Coordinating with Lawyers for deal closing
  • Preparing payments documentation for the Board
  • Coordinating timely reporting by the portfolio companies

Applications with a detailed CV and cover letter can be made online on this link by 27th November 2022. For any queries write to applications@zidicircle.com

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Job Opening: Investments Intern – Ghana

About the job

Do you have a keen interest in financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and impact investing? Zidicircle promotes inclusive entrepreneurship and financing for the Global diaspora & SMEs in Africa. We do this by facilitating training boot camps for startups and angel investors as well as facilitating funding, mentorship, match-making and venture partnerships. We are headquartered in the Netherlands with a physical presence in Ghana and Kenya and Virtually through programmes that widely reach the global diaspora and participants across the EU, UK and Africa.


This role of an investment intern will support the Angel investing programme called the Venture backers programme where aspiring diaspora and in-country angel investors get trained and thereafter start investing through the Zidicircle Coop-Investment Vehicle.


The focus on Ghana will mostly support Green SMEs and Angel investors through the investment process. Read more about the Green venture backers programme here.


Our organization has a very inclusive culture with a hybrid format that promotes a great work-life balance. We also have good personal development opportunities through training and International exposure. This role requires someone based in Ghana and mobile enough to visit the SMEs in different regions.


This is a 3 months internship position with a possibility of being absorbed by Zidicircle.


Skills & Attributes

The following skills would be an advantage:

  • A recent university graduate of a finance-focused degree or a related discipline
  • Broad understanding of SMEs needs and solutions
  • Excellent Analytical skills
  • Excellent spreadsheet skills – particularly in Excel
  • Excellent communication – both verbal and written
  • Excellent organizational skill
  • Tech Savvy

Responsibilities:

  • Act as a liaison between the Green SMEs and Investors
  • Coordinate the retrieval of business information from the green SMEs
  • Reviewing green SMEs funding application forms
  • Onboarding the green venture backers’ (investors) to the Zidicircle Coop including replying to applications, onboarding calls, bylaws clarification, information requests and approvals
  • Coordinating SMEs and Investors for the green pitching events including evaluation, grading and post pitch follow up
  • Coordinating due diligence by contacting entrepreneurs and gathering all relevant information for due diligence
  • Coordinating with 3rd parties for due diligence background checks
  • Visiting SMEs for on-the-ground due diligence
  • Holding investor meetings and sharing meeting reports
  • Scheduling entrepreneurs’ meetings where necessary
  • Preparing investments committee minutes
  • Facilitating funding negotiations and documentation with the SMEs, investors and lawyers
  • Proper storage of green SME investments documentation, filling in the database
  • Responding to queries by outside parties
  • Coordinating with Lawyers for deal closing
  • Preparing payments documentation for the Board
  • Coordinating timely reporting by the portfolio companies

Applications with a detailed CV and cover letter can be made online on this link by 31st July 2022. For any queries write to applications@zidicircle.com

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ZidiCircle partners with SNV to launch the GrEEn-Diaspora Venture Backers Programme targeting green angel investors in Ghana and the Diaspora

Investor workshop at a past event

Accra Ghana/Amsterdam The Netherlands, 01-09-2021

Zidicircle and SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) have partnered to launch the GrEEn Venture Backers programme. The programme aims to equip investors in Ghana and the Diaspora who are seeking to invest in Ghana’s green economy with the knowledge and skills to start investing in green SMEs in the Ashanti and Western regions.

The two organisations strive to build synergies and coordinate activities to support sustainable growth, development and financial inclusion of green entrepreneurs through diaspora investment, mentorship and portfolio management. Therefore, they plan to mobilise and strengthen diaspora, international and local investors to support green SMEs led and owned by youth, women and returning migrants by facilitating access to innovative financing opportunities and solutions.

The collaboration is expected to result in additional complementary activities in future that may contribute to a sustainable green and circular economy in the Ashanti and Western Regions of Ghana, such as the upcoming 3-day regional investment fora.

The GrEEn-Diaspora Venture Backers programme, a four-week virtual training, will focus on green businesses and SMEs in three sectors namely, Food and Agriculture, Renewable Energy, as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

Due to the partnership, this programme will be offered free of charge on condition that participants commit to invest a set minimum amount post-training.

Since November 2019, SNV in Ghana has been implementing the Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) project. The GrEEn project is a four-year action from the European Union, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and aims at creating greater economic and employment opportunities for youth, women, and returning migrants by promoting and supporting sustainable, green businesses in two selected regions in Ghana: the Ashanti and Western regions.

As part of the GrEEn Project, SNV Ghana runs incubation and acceleration programmes that support green businesses and start-ups at the early stages of development to make better use of natural resources, be energy efficient, properly manage waste and pollution, and operate profitable business ventures.

According to SNV Ghana’s Senior Incubation and Acceleration Advisor on the GrEEn Project, Genevieve Parker-Twum,

The structure of most investment facilities makes it nearly impossible for early-stage businesses to access critical funding for growth. With funding from the European Union and through the GrEEn Project, we are excited about this opportunity to work with angel investors in Ghana and the diaspora, as it offers many opportunities, unlocks the much-needed affordable funding and brings the investors closer to the SMEs. On our part, the GrEEn incubation and acceleration programmes will focus on supporting the SMEs to be investment ready so they can take advantage of the great opportunity this programme presents“.

Zidicircle has been facilitating investments, mentorship and business incubation services both to the diaspora and in-country programmes in African countries since 2016. In 2021, Zidicircle launched the Venture Backers Programme targeting in-country investors and diaspora professionals who are interested in investing in SMEs in their home countries. In May, Zidicircle partnered with SNV Ghana to conduct the first-ever GrEEn-Diaspora match-making programme.

“To me it’s a dream come true. Having both the local investors in African countries such as Ghana, and the diaspora contribute to sustainable development through venture investing in the green economy is a game changer. With the current funding landscape, very few mainstream investors are willing to take the risks associated with the green sectors, and what SNV is doing with the support of the European Union is commendable. We are plugging in to simplify green investing by a step-by-step learning approach with real case studies and de-risking mechanisms that will support the climate goals”.

Fridah Ntarangwi, Zidicircle’s Managing Director

The GrEEn-Diaspora Venture Backers Programme seeks to further develop and strengthen the green entrepreneurship ecosystem in Ghana. Zidicircle and SNV are partnering to train and support angel investors in Ghana and the diaspora on how to invest in already trained and vetted green start-ups and SMEs.

The programme will run quarterly every year, starting September 2021 until November 2023.

Green Economy

The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines a green economy business as one that contributes to protecting and restoring the natural environment, and reduces the harm caused to it. It is also productive, fair, and secure.

In the context of the GrEEn project, green businesses may include one or all of the following aspects:

·         Efficient use of resources, e.g. energy, water

·         Protection of natural resources, e.g. soil, water, forests and biodiversity

·         Reduction of waste and losses (especially in relation to food crops) along the value chains: e.g. through solar drying and solar cooling facilities

·         Promoting the circular economy, e.g. re-use, upcycling and recycling

·         Reduction of carbon emissions

·         Resilience against climate change, e.g. conservation agriculture and climate-smart agriculture

·         Reduction of waste and pollution

Qualifications

The Ghanaian or Diaspora angel investor should be a motivated and passionate professional with a broad interest in the venture capital space and driven to find and fund exceptional green businesses in the three sectors.

Zidi B.V is a business incubator and investments advisory firm based in the Netherlands that is promoting inclusive entrepreneurship and financing for the Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Europe & SMEs in Africa. Zidi does this by providing training, mentorship and investments to diaspora entrepreneurs who partner with local SMEs in Africa. Zidicircle has headquarters in the Netherlands with entrepreneurship and investments chapters in Ghana, Kenya, Germany and has hosted diaspora entrepreneurs from 24 African countries. Zidi has been recognized by the European Union’s Emen Project as one of the migrant-led initiatives that promote inclusive entrepreneurship in Europe and has been nominated by the European Women Payments & Fintech as Initiative of the Year (2018).

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a not-for-profit international development organisation that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services. We focus on only three sectors and have a long-term, local presence in over 25 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Its team of over 1,300 staff is the backbone of SNV.

SNV has been present in Ghana since 1992 and operates from its national office in Accra with project offices in the Western, Ashanti, and Northern regions.

The programme is open for applications. Read more and apply here

For any comments or correspondent please email info@zidicircle.com

 or greenghana@snv.org

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