ABOUT AGRI FRONTIER

Agri Frontier is an agri sector impact investment and advisory firm, with offices in Kenya, Nigeria and United Kingdom that specialises in helping to create world class farming and integrated agri businesses across the value chain, with a focus on frontier markets, particularly Africa.

We work with clients to provide innovative solutions to food security, economic and environmental sustainability, delivering impact in challenging environments and provides the following key services within our four divisions:

Corporate & Development Consulting:

• Transaction Services, including investment readiness, due diligence, fund raising, deal negotiation, acquisition, divestment and joint ventures.
• Strategic Development.
• Feasibility, business planning and financial modelling.
• Sustainability, including climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies.
• Agricultural research and policy advisory.
• Market linkages.

Agri Frontier Growth HUB:

Agri Frontier Growth HUB is an accelerator that supports growth stage Agri SMEs across East & West Africa, helping companies to scale, grow and deliver impact.  The Agri Growth HUB provides a range of match funded TA/BDS support, including:

• Capacity building support (pre-funding, fund raising and post funding stages).
• Climate and gender baseline evaluation and improvement strategies.
• Investment readiness and fund-raising activities.

Agri Frontier Growth FUND:

Agri Frontier Growth FUND is a blended finance impact fund that invests in growth stage Agri SMEs supported by the Agri Frontier Growth HUB.

Talent Solutions:

The growth and success of any organisation is driven by its people.  Talent Solutions offers a range of services to help identify and grow an organisations human capital.

• Executive search to yield the crème de la crème of candidates within the African Agri space.
• Board services to support and recruit for a credible and solid board of directors.
• Talent strategy helps identify improvements and gaps within your executive and senior team
• Performance management.

Typical clients range from Agri SME to corporate businesses across the agri value chain as well as Impact, Developmental and Private Equity investors. We cover projects across sub-Saharan Africa.

ABOUT THE ROLE          

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, under the support and guidance of the Growth Hub Manager and Senior Consultants, the position is provide financial and investment readiness support to Growth Hub members and investees. Regional travel to East and West African countries may be a requirement. Typical work may involve:

Typical work may involve:

• Development of strategic plans, financial models and business plans for agri businesses.
• Carrying out agri business valuations.
• Transaction advisory including presenting opportunities to developmental, impact and private equity investors.
• Feasibility studies for new and expansion agricultural projects.
• Preparing fund raising proposals and tenders.

The ideal candidate should have the following attributes:

• 2 – 3 years of post-qualification experience is essential
• relevant financial analyst experience/qualifications
• a combined passion for Investment/Finance/Business
• be commercially aware and analytical
• possess excellent report-writing skills
• relevant accounting/financial qualifications, CPA/ACCA/CIMA, is essential.
• possess a bachelor’s degree essential, an MBA/CFA would be an advantage.

How to Apply:

Please send CV with the subject line “Junior Analyst Application” to recruitment@agrifrontier.com

Note: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.