Impact Portfolio Officer At Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund

About Us

The AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund) is a development institution that finances early and growth-stage businesses to innovate, create jobs, and leverage investments and markets to create resilience and sustainable incomes in rural and marginalized communities in Africa.

Since 2008, we have invested over US$ 300 million in over 510 businesses across sub-Sahara Africa focusing on Agribusiness, Renewable Energy, and Climate-smart Technologies. We have impacted more than 33 million lives, created over 35,000 jobs, and leveraged over US$ 838 million in matching funds to our portfolio companies.

AECF is headquartered in Kenya, with offices in Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Sudan, Benin, and Somalia.

About the Program

The Energy Transition Challenge Fund (ETCF) will co-finance projects from the public and private sectors to promote the uptake of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency-enhancing investments, and the extension of vocational training opportunities. This role will be based in Nigeria largely supporting the program and providing remote support to any other ongoing programs where needed.

The Role

The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the team on impact measurement and reporting. The role holder will take the lead in analyzing and leveraging the data collected from portfolio companies, updating performance on all impact metrics, and documenting progress and lessons learnt for use in supporting program development, management, and communications. The role holder will also play a larger organizational role in supporting the development and implementation of AECF’s overall results measurement system and ensuring compliance with the reporting requirements of various donor partners.

This role will report to the ETCF Country Program Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Update and improve the portfolio monitoring plan of the program including future partners within the portfolio in line with AECF policies and procedures and the donor(s) and partner(s) 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.
• Provide an evidence-based feedback loop to the program’s team on an ongoing basis, and contribute to producing, packaging, and disseminating impact and change stories.
• Collaborate with the investees to address any data discrepancies or inconsistencies and ensure data integrity.
• Support partners in designing and disseminating research studies by providing relevant input.
• Ensure accurate and timely compliance with all reporting requirements both at the program level and at the institutional level (including supporting the preparation of annual impact reports, periodic donor reports, and ongoing ad hoc knowledge pieces).
• Maintain a dashboard to track performance against key impact indicators, providing feedback to all relevant teams on projects’ performance, as and when needed.
• 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, and website content.

Suitable candidates should:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, social sciences, or any other related discipline.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role.
• Priority will be given to professionals with prior experience in sustainable agriculture, climate finance, women’s economic empowerment, or financial inclusion.
• Have an understanding of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) standards for private sector-led development in relevant sectors.
• Demonstrate productive drive in working with peers, partners, consultants, and others to achieve pre-targeted and measurable business results.
• Have experience working with KFW or SIDA-funded projects, and familiarity with their requirements and compliance standards.
• Be fluent in English for effective communication.