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Friday, November 6, 2009

Director-Catalyst Principal Partners

Role Overview

Catalyst is a regional private equity investor focus on mid-market growth capital investments
in Eastern Africa. We are looking for an Associate based in Nairobi to support the team in
structuring, evaluation, originating, executing and monitoring investment analyses,
conducting research, preparing support documentation and assisting in due diligence efforts,
and portfolio management.

Primary purpose:

Over see the origination, structuring and execution of deals and evaluation of the financial
status of clients. Responsible for the quality of decisions, execution and monitoring of
investments, and fee-generating activities.

Major responsibilities:
1. Ensure the quality of the portfolio by enforcing investment appraisal and portfolio
management standards, training staff and proving hands on support required.

2. Marketing/Business Development
• Creation and execution of marketing plan
• Creating new external relationships for the firm’s benefit
• Developing and implementing a program of events for relationship
maintenance
• Managing public relations, using the press where appropriate
• Aggressive use of Catalyst resources and business platform to create value
• Relationship building with intermediaries and targets

2. Business principles
• Must maintain awareness of issues involved in Health, Safety, Environmental and Social issues and how to apply them in the appraisal and investment procedure
• Works with Catalyst’s Business Principles Unit at every stage

3. Fundraising
• Build and maintain database of existing and potential investors
• Identifying and educating new investors about Catalyst
• Preparing presentations and briefing colleagues
• Co-ordinating relationship management internally and externally
• Monitoring the success of fund raising programmes

Experience:
Graduate with a minimum of 10 years experience in development capital or related areas
• MBA in Banking/ Finance/ Accounting
• Excellent networks across the international community. Includes relationships with
businessmen, bankers, finance houses, potential local investors, political decision makers
and representatives of foreign governments.
• Aware and sensitive towards local issues.

How to apply:

Send your application including a covering letter and detailed CV highlighting relevant
experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address,
and the names of three professional referees by end of business Friday, 20th November

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416 – 00100 Nairobi
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Website: www.adeptsys.biz

Only short listed candidates will be contacted!

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