Fund Manager – Africa-Focused Investment Fund

Experience

Reports To: CEO & Investment Committee

Role Overview

1. Investment Strategy & Portfolio Construction

• Refine and own the fund's investment thesis, sector allocation, and geographic focus
• Lead end-to-end deal origination, structuring, due diligence, and execution across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and venture opportunities
• Build and manage a high-conviction, diversified portfolio targeting risk-adjusted returns consistent with emerging market institutional benchmarks

2. Capital Deployment & Risk Management

• Drive disciplined capital deployment within the fund's investment period, maintaining rigorous underwriting standards
• Establish and oversee a robust risk framework encompassing country risk, currency risk, liquidity, and ESG considerations
• Monitor portfolio companies and positions; lead active value-creation and exit management processes

3. Fundraising & LP Relations

• Partner with the CEO in LP engagement, fund marketing, and closing activities
• Serve as primary investment contact for institutional LPs, sovereign wealth funds, DFIs, family offices, and pension funds
• Prepare and present quarterly and annual investor reporting, including performance attribution and portfolio updates

4. Governance & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with Qatari regulatory requirements and applicable fund governance standards
• Lead the Investment Committee process — preparing IC memos, presenting investment recommendations, and maintaining decision documentation
• Collaborate with legal, tax, and compliance advisors on fund structuring and ongoing regulatory matters

5. Ecosystem & Relationship Building

• Cultivate a high-value network across African markets — governments, development finance institutions, regulators, and co-investors
• Represent the firm at international investment forums, conferences, and bilateral meetings
• Support the broader platform — contributing to deal flow, strategic partnerships, and brand positioning

Experience

• Minimum 15 years of demonstrable experience in fund management, private equity, private credit, infrastructure investing, or equivalent senior investment roles
• Proven track record managing or co-managing funds of USD 200M or above, with documented investment performance
• Substantial exposure to Africa or frontier/emerging market investment; direct deal experience on the continent is strongly preferred
• Prior experience in a senior leadership role (CIO, Fund Manager, Partner, or MD equivalent) within an institutional investment platform

Languages**

• English — full professional proficiency (mandatory)
• Arabic — full professional proficiency (mandatory); ability to lead investor conversations, negotiate, and present in Arabic is essential, given the target LP base
• Additional languages are a significant advantage

Technical & Domain Skills

• Deep understanding of alternative investment structures — closed-end funds, co-investments, SPVs, blended finance
• Solid command of financial modeling, valuation methodologies, and risk analytics
• Familiarity with digital finance, tokenization, or data-driven investment processes is a distinct advantage
• Exposure to ESG frameworks and impact measurement in emerging market contexts

Education

• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field from a globally recognized institution (MBA, MSc, MPhil, or equivalent)
• CFA, CAIA, or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred

Personal & Leadership Profile

• The ideal candidate brings not only the technical rigor of a seasoned institutional investor but the cultural intelligence, relational depth, and entrepreneurial conviction to help build a category-defining platform.
• We are seeking:
• A builder's mindset — comfortable in a high-accountability, lean operating environment with the discipline of a larger institution
• Exceptional cross-cultural fluency — able to operate credibly across Swiss institutional culture and African market ecosystems simultaneously
• A trusted steward of capital — integrity, fiduciary discipline, and LP-centricity are non-negotiable
• Strategic clarity under ambiguity — decisive in complex, information-scarce environments; able to move from insight to conviction to action
• A collaborative leader — capable of building and mentoring an investment team as the platform scales

What the Firm Offers

• Direct access to a senior LP network across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and pan-African institutional investors
• An intellectually rich, entrepreneurial environment with the backing of a technology-forward platform

Application Process