Investment Analysts - Swedfund

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Motivated to advance your investment analysis skills and make an impact?
Attracted by the prospect of working across multiple sectors and geographies in emerging markets?

Swedfund is looking to appoint several Investment Analysts to join their investment team, providing critical analyses to support and manage their growing portfolio of investments. Working closely with Investment Managers and various other senior colleagues you will have a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience and involvement in the entire investment cycle and broaden your expertise across Swedfund’s three focus sectors. Analysts will also gain invaluable insights from working with ESG and impact departments, and provide support in various group-wide projects.

*This role will be based in Stockholm, however, Swedfund invests globally in emerging markets with a focus on  Africa and Asia, therefore travelling to the markets where Swedfund  invests is a recurring element of working in Swedfund's investment team.

Main role-associated tasks:

The role will work actively in the entire deal cycle; providing accurate and timely support within three broad areas;

1) Investment Management tasks

Actively participate in deal processes from early-stage assessment to funding, more specifically;

Prepare analyses of potential investment opportunities aligned with Swedfund’s strategy

Prepare internal analyses and decision materials for Swedfund’s investment team, Investment Committee and Board

Perform financial, commercial, sector and market due diligence, including valuation analyses

Provide support in the commitment and disbursement processes


2) Portfolio Management tasks

In close collaboration with Investment Managers;

Actively monitor and engage with portfolio companies in matters relating to financial and operational performance, sustainability, developmental impact and corporate governance

Maintain up-to-date information in Swedfund’s internal management systems (e-Front)

Prepare and present quarterly portfolio management reports

Manage capital calls, waiver requests, and any other portfolio work

Together with other departments when required, work to increase the positive impact of Swedfund’s portfolio companies through value-creating activities like sustainability, operations and governance


3) Business Development initiatives

Market-mapping exercises; contributing to the development of innovative approaches to fill market gaps and / or complementing existing product offerings

Researching and updating relevant sector and geographic intelligence

Support senior colleagues in creating investment strategies and preparing forecasts and business plans

Contribute to other ad hoc external and internal work, investment- or non-investment related


Profile

Relevant candidates will have strong academic qualifications within Finance and / or Economics combined with up to two years’ experience from Investment Banking, Private Equity or Management consulting. You have proven financial, analytical and quantitative skills and have applied these skills within an investment context, such as commercial/ financial due diligence and company valuation.

Communication is key, we therefore expect candidates to be accustomed to working with excel and transferring key data to Power Point presentations and have professional levels of fluency in English.

We are looking for candidates that demonstrate a firm understanding of Swedfund’s overreaching purpose and are genuinely motivated by the goal. Combined with your analytical expertise, you work in a highly structured manner ensuring quality in everything you deliver. You are recognized by others as a team player who builds, maintains and promotes internal and external collaboration.  A person who represents quality, dependability and structure.

The role will part of a unique organisation where you will interact with highly competent and driven colleagues with a collective purpose of eliminating poverty through sustainable investments.

About Swedfund

Swedfund was founded in 1979, and has since invested in more than 240 companies, financial institutions and funds in developing countries. Swedfund is a long-term and active investor focused on supporting sustainable growth of investee companies. Swedfund’s investments are mainly focused in Sub-Saharan Africa and certain regions of Asia. At the end of 2019, Swedfund had 64 investments in businesses, financial institutions and funds in 17 countries.

Empowered by a staff of 57 and headquartered in Stockholm, Swedfund is the Swedish Government’s Development Finance Institution (DFI) for impact investments in developing countries. With a mission is to fight poverty by investing in sustainable businesses – “a developed private sector contributes to stable societies and reduced poverty”.

Questions and contact 

Swedfund is working with Amendo in this recruitment process. If you have any questions regarding this specific role, please contact Shaun Ogden.

Interviews and selection are ongoing so please do not hesitate to register your interest in the role as soon as possible.