Inclusive Business Investment Officer

SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995. Using the market based approach, SNV is committed to reducing poverty by catalyzing sustainable solutions for the poor in agriculture, energy, water & sanitation, and REDD+.

SNV’s Inclusive Business (IB) Program supports and promotes business initiatives that integrate the low-income population into the supply chain of companies as suppliers, employees, distributors and/or consumers that generate win-win solutions for both, economic benefits for the companies and job and income increase for the low-income population.

We are seeking for highly qualified candidates to fill in the position of Inclusive Business Investment Officer with the following profile.

Responsibilities

- Develop an understanding of target sectors in Vietnam, provide market intelligence; carry out market research to determine the level of activity, attractiveness and returns of IB funds, define future trends
- Develop strong business networks and help develop a pipeline of potential investments
- Undertake due diligence of potential investments; participate in structuring, negotiating and execution of deals
- Prepare investment review materials and presentations to investment committees to obtain investment approval
- Management of the investment portfolio
- Provide business mentoring to the investee companies
- Prepare analytical frameworks for monitoring and evaluation activities measuring financial and social impact
- Track and monitor compliance of portfolio companies, prepare supervision reports against relevant benchmarks and propose courses of action in the event of non-compliance
- Analyze corporate financial data and other industry information to identify and monitor issues that may affect investments and recommend actions where necessary
- Communicate the investment strategy and its rationale for engaging in specific transactions to stakeholders

Candidate profile

- Vietnamese citizen
- Master degree of Business Administration or equivalent qualification
- 7 years of relevant working experience, preferably in a private equity firm
- Knowledge of the private equity market in emerging markets, impact investing and as well as the critical success factors for investing in private equity funds
- Experience with agricultural investments that involve smallholder supply chains
- Understanding of poverty and social impact
- High professional integrity and sound business judgment in identifying potential business partners
- Ability to think independently, analyze problems, and identify solutions;
- High degree of initiative, flexibility, reliability, discretion and willingness to learn;
- Good understanding of field realities; ability to link different professional spheres: business, government, development and funding agencies
- Good network with local government organizations
- Cross cultural skills and management experience of multiple complex tasks.
- Strong facilitation skills and excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability and willingness to travel.
- Excellent spoken and written Vietnamese and English
- Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Internet, Email)

Contract Duration: One-year associate consultancy with possibility of extension will be offered to the final candidate

How to apply?

Please send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, HR Officer at [email protected] by 24th September 2012.

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