Fall Student - Sustainability Venture Fund, Bdc Capital

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Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy inclusive and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions a Defined Benefit Pension Plan a $750 wellness and health care spending account to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year five personal days sick days as necessary and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning training and development and much more...

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Sustainability Venture Fund is a $150 million venture capital fund investing in Canadian early stage (Seed to Series B) technology businesses that contribute to the transition to a more sustainable economy. Broad areas of focus include water energy and food. More specifically this includes sustainable cities and communities (mobility logistics construction and the built environment water use and treatment) responsible production and consumption (food waste circular economy recycling sustainable materials) and clean and affordable energy (grid technologies energy production environmental remediation).

Co-op Intern Investment Students join one of our teams for a work term during undergraduate or graduate studies to operate parts of the process of evaluating potential deals and of monitoring our current portfolio. In this role you will network research and perform analysis for prospective and current investments as well as help with back-office and middle-office activities. These will cover strategic topics such as markets industries ecosystems and competition as well as operational ones such as financials management and products. You are expected to leverage sharp analytic skills and be able to work alongside experts on a variety of market and industrial subjects.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

Platform Building

• Assist in managing the deal pipeline and providing financial analysis for end-of-period reports

• Keep market databases and deal pipeline up to date

• Support other team members as appropriate during the life cycle of an investment

• Ensure that the investment research files and other collected information including legal documentation are maintained in conformity with our policies and procedures

• Ensure that new and existing investment files are properly documented by monitoring investments amendments and disbursements including financial analysis and forecasting

• Collaborate with departments at BDC such as Marketing and Public Relations to produce promotional materials and press releases

• Leverage research tasks to contribute to the funds intellectual capital by sharing and suggesting insights that support though leadership within the funds scope

Deal Sourcing

• Accompany senior colleagues at investment community or industry events forming initial relationships in the ecosystem

• Perform market research and scouting to inform the funds investment strategy identifying emerging markets verticals technologies or companies

• Conduct initial business plan reviews support initial communications with entrepreneurs and referring sources prepare initial interview guides and alignment memo with recommendations to pursue or decline

Deal Making

• Support due diligence analysis on companies market competition management sales products cap table and anything that is relevant to determining potential business value and exit strategies

• Manage operational tasks in due diligence such as booking meetings and preparing interview guides

• Determine and validate performance metrics feeding valuation models forecasts and financial pro formas

Sustainability Venture Fund

• Analyze technical documentation and/or work with technical consultants to evaluate technologies products and services

• Assist in reference calls with competitors clients industry experts and prospect companys current or past employees

• Conduct routine compliance policy procedures such as KYC (Know Your Client) and AML (Anti Money Laundering) and BDC Eligibility

• Record information in BDC systems and databases (i.e. Frameworks CLICs) on an ongoing basis

Portfolio Management & Support

• Conduct mark-to-market tasks to support the portfolios fair value reporting

• Monitor portfolio performance comparing performance to forecasts and models and relaying potential opportunities and issues to management

• Participate occasionally in investee board meetings as an observer keeping abreast of developments and escalating relevant information to Partners

• Assist investees with introductions to potential suppliers investors and employees

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Typical Background

• Working toward an MBA or bachelors degree in commerce economics science technology engineering or mathematics (STEM). Other degrees are viable if the professional has strong analytical skills

• If an MBA student 1 to 3 years of pre-MBA experience in a role involving structured thinking financial analysis and technical expertise is an asset. These profiles are likely to come from but are not limited to:

  • Finance roles: venture capital private equity investment bank accounting firm

  • Operator roles: technology startup industry-leading corporation industry specialist

  • Advisory roles: consulting law corporate strategy corporate development

Technical Knowledge

• Good skills in Excel particularly in building financial models that include sensitivity analysis and scenario modeling as well as performing data analysis. Any other analytic tools and techniques are an asset

• Fair ability to use other MS-suite applications mainly Word and PowerPoint

• Ability to answer questions politely in the context of a presentation to executive audiences

• Any technology skills with wide application such as coding chemistry electronics are an asset

• Operational knowledge of any technical industry is an asset

• Bilingualism in French and English is an asset

Behavioral Traits

• Supportive helpful attitude willingness to proactively identify gaps and jump-in to fill them

• Motivation and ability to do focused independent work in the context of a team

• Ability to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with stakeholders

• Willingness to learn and take feedback constructively

• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment where objectives must be met within tight deadlines

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