General Manager at GVA Partners

Job Description
Entrepreneur Identification:

• Identify and build strategic relationships with local and international institutions that can provide a credible flow of high quality entrepreneurs for screening.

Technology Management:

• Co-ordinate the design, rollout and ongoing usage of a simple to use technology platform to support the company's activities.
• Identify and ensure the company's interface with other leading global technology interfaces.

Event Planning and Execution:

• Plan and execute pitch sessions, networking events and information sessions.
• This will involve supervising proper documentation and recording of investor conversations with prospective investees during meetings as well as agreements reached.
• In addition, you will be required to develop ideas for new high profile events that give the company the desired visibility locally and internationally.

Due Diligence:

• Support in managing the critical mentoring and due diligence phases on prospective investments.
• You will ensure that there is clear communication between all parties and objectives of the process are achieved in a transparent manner.
• You will also be responsible for interfacing between angels and investors to ensure that appropriate term sheets are executed and investment transactions achieve financial closure.

Post Investment Monitoring:

• Develop and implement a technology enabled framework to ensure investee companies provide the required post investment information in a timely manner.

Communication and Public Relations:

• Produce and distribute monthly electronic newsletter and periodic materials that will be of interest to the company.
• Ensure strategic visibility of the company in the media via interviews, features and news releases.

Financial Management:

• Keep record of the organization's income and expenses.
• Support the process of securing additional sponsors for the organization.

Sector Analysis:

• Identify the most attractive emerging investment areas by undertaking research on identified sectors.
• Perform market analysis to identify what sectors are hot and scan the market for potential investees in these areas.

Administrative:

• Perform general administrative responsibilities such as coordinating member communications, following-up after prospective recruits and supporting the company's recruitment and pipeline development process.

Requirement

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications.