Impact Portfolio Officer – IIW Nigeria

Written by AECF

Purpose of Role

The Investing in Women Nigeria (IIW-N) programme is a Global Affairs Canada investment programme designed to support women-owned and women-led enterprises and other organizations operating in climate-smart agriculture in Kano State, Nigeria.

The Impact Portfolio Officer will be a key member of the IIW–N delivery team and will be responsible for supporting the ongoing impact measurement, analysis, and insight generation across the IIW-N portfolio of investees and activities. The incumbent will contribute to reporting at the project level, and collaborate with AECF’s impact and knowledge team, feeding data and impact stories into thought leadership, storytelling, and dissemination of learnings.

The role holder will take the lead in analyzing and leveraging the data collected from portfolio companies, updating performance on all impact metrics, and producing analytical insight and knowledge products from IIW-N’s portfolio. Data, evidence, and insights will be used in supporting programme management, future program design, business intelligence, and promoting the voices of the communities and entrepreneurs we support to build the resilience of rural and underserved communities in Kano and across Africa.

Key Responsibilities

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

  • Develop and own the portfolio monitoring plan of the projects in IIW-N’s portfolio in line with AECF policies and procedures, donors, and partner requirements.
  • Support the development of investee monitoring plans, targets, and budgets during the process of investee selection and reviewing as needed throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Coordinate with the programme team and making use of AECF’s digital platform and automated tools, ensure high quality of data (qualitative and quantitative) collection, aggregation and processing, verification, and analysis, in a timely manner.
  • Provide an evidence-based feedback loop to the programme’s team on an ongoing basis, and contribute to producing, packaging, and disseminating impact and change stories.
  • Assist in designing, coordinating and conducting project evaluation (mid-term and end-line) and post implementation monitoring surveys.
  • Support partners in designing and disseminating research studies by providing relevant input.

Reporting and documentation.

  • Ensure accurate and timely compliance with all reporting requirements, including supporting the preparation of annual AECF impact reports, periodic donor reports, and ongoing ad hoc reports.
  • Maintain a dashboard to track performance against key impact indicators, providing feedback to all relevant teams on projects’ performance, as and when needed.
  • Co-develop, with the portfolio Officers, field visit reports, including learning insights.

Learning and sharing.

  • Contribute to monthly and ongoing insight generation and knowledge creation from analysis of impact data, exchange and interviews with investees and programme partners, and feed into the broader AECF insight and knowledge practice.
  • Share learning from results measurement and impact analyses with the wider team.
  • Develop and disseminate monthly short evidenced-based articles, updated project summary briefs, reports, human interest stories, website content etc.
  • Identify and participate in impact and insight networks.

Suitable candidates should possess:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in data science or statistical analysis.
  • A Bachelors Degree preferably in Statistics, Economics or a related field.
  • Experience in Kano, Nigeria, focused on SME development, women empowerment or sustainable agriculture.
  • Curiosity to keep abreast of innovative practices for understanding systemic change, capturing and measuring women empowerment, resilience, adaptation to climate change of vulnerable populations.
  • Understand the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) standards for private sector-led development in relevant sectors.
  • Possess superior data analysis and presentation skills, software skills (MS Office) as well as data manipulation and visualisation skills (Airtable, Tableau, Power BI).
  • Have excellent writing, analytical and communication skills in Hausa and English.
  • Demonstrate productive drive in working with peers, partners, consultants and others to achieve pre-targeted and measurable business results.

How to Apply;

The AECF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered based on merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

AECF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).

If you believe, you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role register and apply on: https://recruitment.aecfafrica.org . To be considered, your application must be received by:  10th May 2024.

For more information, please visit our careers page on www.aecfafrica.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

 

Legal Counsel

Written by AECF

The Legal & Compliance Unit aims to support AECF’s mission by providing strategic, efficient, and innovative legal services.

AECF seeks to recruit an exceptional individual to fill the Legal Counsel position responsible for providing legal support in the legal and compliance function.

This role will report to the Head of Legal & Company Secretary.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide legal advisory services to AECF and its stakeholders on all aspects of law and investment portfolio while ensuring proper representation of the organization in all legal matters.
  • Provide legal support through AECF’s transaction lifecycle by advising on transaction structures, providing deal negotiations support, documentation support, and drafting and advising on legal documents, including interim agreements, while ensuring effective documentation of legal terms and conditions.
  • Leading in the drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including funding agreements, collateral documents, term sheets, inter-creditor agreements, consortium agreements, transaction advisory agreements, downstream partner agreements, and other consulting and service provider agreements.
  • Support the portfolio and investments teams in structuring and compiling contract documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy and drafting/reviewing information memorandum and legal deal negotiation documents.
  • Review and understand all laws and regulations relevant to AECF portfolio companies across Sub-Sahara Africa and AECF’s governing documents to ensure transaction compliance.
  • Undertake legal assessments and interpretations and advise senior management on compliance including regulatory and donor compliance, while providing recommendations and representation on day-to-day operational matters.
  • Continuously analyze in-country and cross-border regulatory issues affecting AECF, communicate effectively with internal key stakeholders, and support the development of strategies and plans to mitigate any non-compliance risks arising therefrom.

Suitable candidates should possess:

  • A Bachelor of Laws degree and a postgraduate diploma in law/legal practice certificate.
  • A minimum of 6 to 8 years post-admission experience working at a commercial-oriented law firm or international organization.
  • Experience presenting to senior management and at the board of directors level.
  • Substantial experience in leading financing transactions, including drafting and negotiating a wide range of finance documents, including LMA-based finance documents and complex legal agreements.
  • Have excellent organizational and prioritizing skills with the ability to manage multiple work demands while meeting tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including strong work ethic, impeccable integrity, and judgment.
  • Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners. Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work accurately with creativity.

How to apply

The AECF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. AECF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or other fees).

If you believe you can demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the role, register and apply at https://recruitment.aecfafrica.org.

To be considered, your application must be received by April 19, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.