Deal Matchmaking Manager at the Impact Investors Foundation (IIF)

JOB TITLE: Deal Matchmaking Manager

JOB LOCATION: Lagos

JOB DETAILS:

• The Deal Matchmaking Manager is a middle-level management position and the jobholder is responsible for facilitating connections between investors and businesses on the Deal Source Africa platform seeking funding in the Foundation.
• The Ideal Candidate: The role requires a highly motivated, innovative and organized individual with strong networking, market analysis, and relationship-building skills to effectively connect investors with entrepreneurs and align opportunities with impact investment goals.

Scope of Services

• Identify and source investment opportunities on Deal Source Africa platform, ensuring alignment with the foundation’s impact investment goals.
• Source for businesses and investors.
• Facilitate investor-entrepreneur connections by organizing meetings, deal rooms, roadshows, deal summits, presentations, and networking events, while providing matchmaking support through brokered relationships.
• Provide advisory support to companies entering the advisory facility, including guidance on investment proposals, investor expectations, and strengthening business models for funding.
• Support matches between companies and investors, companies and transaction advisories.
• Conduct market analysis and gather feedback from investors and businesses to understand trends, refine matchmaking processes, and enhance connection quality.
• Create linkages for impact enterprises.
• Monitor and evaluate deal outcomes to assess matchmaking effectiveness, measure investment impact, and identify improvements for future matchmaking efforts.

Qualifications

• Qualification: Minimum of Master’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics or related fields.
• Experience: 7+ years’ experience working in reputable investment, banking, non-bank or media (business/investment desk) organisations with at least 3 years spent at leadership level in these sectors.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the ongoing Impact Investors Foundation (IIF) job opening, visit the job APPLICATION PORTAL to submit your application!