Investment Manager – Airbel Ventures
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Airbel Ventures, the IRC's impact investing arm, is hiring an Investment Manager in Nairobi to source, evaluate, and manage seed-stage investments across Africa and parts of MENA. The role focuses on climate, health, education, and economic opportunities, blending impact and financial returns. Candidates need 6–8 years in venture capital, impact investing, or related fields, with strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Focus on impact investing in seed-stage businesses across Africa and MENA
- Requires 6–8 years in venture capital, impact investing, or management consulting
- Must have right to work in Kenya; Nairobi-based with regional travel
- Involves deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement
- Encourages strategic use of AI tools in research and analysis
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Airbel Ventures is the IRC's impact investing arm, launched in July 2025 to bridge humanitarian need and private-sector innovation. It invests in seed-stage businesses across Africa and parts of MENA that can help reach more people, faster, and at lower cost in humanitarian contexts, with a focus on climate, health, education, and economic opportunities. Airbel Ventures is a separate entity, wholly owned by the IRC, governed by a Board and an Investment Committee.
The Investment Manager will play a central role in sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments in early-stage companies that deliver both strong impact and financial returns. The role reports to the Managing Partner of Airbel Ventures and works closely with IRC's Country Programs and technical teams to build traction for portfolio companies within humanitarian markets.
The Investment Manager is expected to leverage AI tools strategically to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in research and analysis, ensuring all AI-generated content is reviewed for accuracy, quality, and alignment with the IRC's mission and values.
Major
Responsibilities
- Deal Sourcing: Identify and cultivate relationships with relevant startups, accelerators/incubators, and investors across Africa.
- Due Diligence: Lead due diligence processes, including market analysis, financial modeling, impact assessment, and risk evaluation. Develop Investment Memos (IMs) to present to the Investment Committee.
- Portfolio Management: Support portfolio companies post-investment through strategic guidance, fundraising support, and impact assessments, and build traction and use cases in humanitarian markets in coordination with IRC's Country Programs and technical teams.
- Strategy: Contribute to deepened sector mapping and refine investment theses across Airbel Ventures' focus sectors, sub-sectors, and verticals.
- Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement: Represent Airbel Ventures in regional investor networks, events, and conferences, strengthening its visibility and partnerships in the African venture ecosystem.
- Internal Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relevant IRC internal stakeholders through the full investment cycle and post-investment, including when building use cases and traction in humanitarian contexts.
- Other Support: Support the Managing Partner on fundraising, overall portfolio strategy, and broader internal stakeholder engagement within the IRC.
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Summary by Impactpool
The Investment Manager at Airbel Ventures will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments in early-stage companies that deliver strong impact and financial returns. This role involves leading due diligence processes, supporting portfolio companies, and contributing to investment strategies. The Investment Manager will also engage with stakeholders and represent Airbel Ventures in the African venture ecosystem. The position requires leveraging AI tools for research and analysis while ensuring alignment with the IRC's mission.
Candidate
6–8 years in venture capital, impact investing, or management consulting
Experience
Right to work in Kenya required.
6–8 years of
in venture capital, impact investing, development finance, or management consulting, with project
in impact investing.
managing due diligence processes from sourcing to closing.
within African startup ecosystems, with existing networks across the African startup ecosystem.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Excellent financial analysis skills, including financial modeling.
Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated interest in impact investing and innovation for underserved or frontier markets.
Comfort working across diverse sectors and geographies.
Entrepreneurial mindset, high independence, and ability to thrive in an early-stage team environment.
Ability to drive execution while navigating multiple internal stakeholder segments within a large global NGO.
Ability to leverage AI tools strategically in research and analysis, reviewing AI-generated content for accuracy, quality, and alignment with the IRC's mission and values.
based in countries where IRC has a registered office may also be considered.
Professional Standards:
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in
IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct
. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on
Safeguarding
, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
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managing due diligence processes
Familiarity with African startup ecosystems
Excellent financial analysis and modeling skills
Strong analytical and communication skills
Master's degree in finance, business, or economics
Education
- Master's degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field preferred.
- Working Environment:
- Standard office working environment based in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Some regional and international travel required to engage with startups, investor networks, and ecosystem events across Africa.
- The IRC is prioritizing candidates based in Kenya with the right to work in the country; however, candidates with exceptional
Preferred Qualifications
- Right to work in Kenya
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