Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Kenya Climate Ventures Ltd (KCV) is a pioneering early-stage investment facility that was established by the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC), to invest in innovative and scalable start-up and early-stage climate-technology companies in Kenya. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you will provide strategic leadership for the company. Reporting to the Board of Directors and working closely with KCV management team, you will establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies that are aimed at attaining growth, operational efficiency and the desired social, environmental and economic returns. Our investment thesis will provide a good foundation for the achievement of this. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Providing leadership and management guidance in the development,
• communication and implementation of effective growth strategies and processes
• aimed at delivering KCV’s mission and the attainment/surpass the capital,
• profitability, cash flow and business goals and objectives;
• Developing and executing a fundraising strategy to ensure that the fund grows in
• value from the current USD 4 million;
• Collaborating with the management team in the development and
• implementation of plans for operational infrastructure, systems and processes
• designed to accommodate the growth objectives of the company;
• Creating, motivating and leading a high-performance management team (not
• currently in place). You will provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the career
• development program and ensure that the organizations core values are put into
• practice;
• Managing the image of the company, which will include but not limited to
• engaging with and successfully managing relationships with the Board, Investment
• Committee, investors and other stakeholders, you will act as the lead “relationship
• officer” through direct contact with every client, partner, investor and donor.
• Fostering a success-oriented, accountable environment within the company.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• A proven entrepreneurial mind-set/approach and enterprise development skills;
• Experience with strategy
• development, implementation and project
• management;
• A strong network in the local and international entrepreneurial finance community
• including funding agencies, investors and the donor world, as well as the ability to
• cultivate opportunities with co and follow-on investors;
• Experience of building effective relationships with decision makers (CEO’s and
• Directors);
• Significant local knowledge of the Kenyan early-stage investing and
• entrepreneurial space and experience of working with entrepreneurs, negotiating
• with them, mentoring and coaching them on how to grow businesses;

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 30th August, 2019 For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Climate Ventures Chief Executive Officer Jobs in Kenya

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