Investor Relations Associate
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6 hours ago
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Job Summary
Key Responsibilities
1. Investor Engagement & Network Coordination
- Support the onboarding of new investors to the DCA network and AfricArise programs
- Maintain and update investor CRM/contact lists ensuring quality segmentation and tagging
- Coordinate investor communications including newsletters dealflow sharing and roundtables
- Organize and facilitate B2B investor-startup matchmaking activities
Act as a liaison between investors and internal program teams
2. Community Management
- Manage communications and updates to the DCA investor WhatsApp and LinkedIn groups
- Coordinate ecosystem updates investment opportunity alerts and internal reports
- Monitor engagement and provide periodic feedback on community activity
3. Support Event Execution
- Support investor-related sessions and networking events during AfricArena Summits and Bootcamps
- Prepare investor and startup briefings for physical and virtual events
Liaise with communications team for promotional assets and event content
4. Program Promotion & Sales Support
Actively promote DCA and AfricArena programs events and partnership opportunities to relevant investors and relevant ecosystem stakeholders.
Support investor focused lead generation and conversion activities including outreach follow-ups and onboarding.
Communicate the value proposition of our programs to attract high-quality investor applications and drive investor stakeholder engagement.
Collaborate with the marketing and partnerships team to improve program visibility and optimize outreach funnels for investors.
5. Ecosystem Research & Data Analysis
- Support the development of AfricArenas ecosystem reports benchmarks and trend papers
- Conduct research on sectors (e.g. fintech climate tech edtech) markets and policy frameworks
- Assist in gathering and organizing data from interviews surveys and secondary sources
- Produce insights charts and short write-ups for use in internal reports newsletters and public publications
Monitor startup funding trends investor activity and innovation policy in Africa
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree or Diploma in Business Economics International Relations Entrepreneurship or related field
- 13 years of professional experience in ecosystem building investment startups or innovation spaces
Comfortable presenting program benefits and value to diverse stakeholders (founders investors partners)
Ability to identify and act on opportunities to grow program participation and partner engagement
Skills and competencies required
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English (French is a plus)
- Detail-oriented with good organizational skills.
- Proactive and resourcefulable to take initiative in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable with digital tools like Google Workspace (google sheets/excel is a must) Canva Wix (and WIX CRM system).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and inspire action.
- Sales-oriented mindset with a track record (or potential) of converting leads into participants clients or users
Required Skills:
Experience 13 years of professional experience in ecosystem building investment startups or innovation spaces Comfortable presenting program benefits and value to diverse stakeholders (founders investors partners) Ability to identify and act on opportunities to grow program participation and partner engagement Skills and competencies required Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills Excellent written and verbal communication in English (French is a plus) Detail-oriented with good organizational skills. Proactive and resourcefulable to take initiative in a fast-paced environment Comfortable with digital tools like Google Workspace (google sheets/excel is a must) Canva Wix (and WIX CRM system). Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and inspire action. Sales-oriented mindset with a track record (or potential) of converting leads into participants clients or users
Required Education:
Bachelors degree or Diploma in Business Economics International Relations Entrepreneurship or related field
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
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- Intelligence
- Aluminium
- Horticulture
- External Audit
- Audio Visual
