Analyst/Senior Analyst

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About the Organization

We are India’s foremost impact-first incubator. Established in 2001, Villgro’s mission is to make innovative, impactful businesses succeed in Health, Agribusiness, Climate Action and Gender Inclusion.

We believe that innovation and for-profit business models are the sustainable route to solving critical social and environmental problems in India. We help enterprises scale by financial (grants/equity/low-cost debt), subject matter expertise and help in accessing hard-to-reach markets. Since 2001, we have worked with over 387 enterprises which have impacted over 20 million lives.

Job Description

Villgro wants a dynamic, motivated professional who is passionate about social impact and keen on designing innovative finance structures to join our Impact Financing team.

Job Responsibilities

Pipeline Building and Deal Sourcing

• Research to identify promising social enterprises in the Villgro focus sectors
• Support the investment team during due diligence for equity deals or blended finance, debt and incubation programs
• by performing financial statement analysis, financial model analysis, and business model review.
• Assess the debt readiness of the enterprise based on cash flow analysis
• Take care of all paperwork to complete the deal, including setting business and impact milestones

Portfolio Management

• Support portfolio management by providing the startups with requisite guidance, ensuring appropriate usage of funds to achieve scale and meet aligned objectives
• Provide well-researched inputs for individual portfolio companies such as competitor analysis, key partnership opportunities, downstream funding opportunities and so on.
• Take ownership of activities designed to help startups succeed
• Mentoring, Technical Assistance, Networking events etc.
• Handling all other aspects of the program, including outreach, partner management and donor reporting
• Ensure systematic data collection on startup progress as well as Villgro contribution to the same, for internal reporting purposes
• Conduct site visits while evaluating startups on goals and performance.

Donor & Partner management

• Support relationships with donors and program partners to ensure clear communication of program data and status
• Co-own discussions and proposal responses on climate smart Agriculture for new funding opportunities
• Build ecosystem knowledge to understand trends that can help decisions on investment opportunities and potential partnerships

Blended Finance Structuring

• Support the sector lead in designing innovative finance structures appropriate for the social enterprises, including legal framework around them
• Support the team in preparing a credit evaluation framework, factoring in the sectoral nuances and risk profile of the enterprises

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or business
• A professional membership like ICAI is an added advantage
• At 1-3 years of overall experience, which included either consulting, portfolio management, or financial services
• A thirst to understand the ecosystem as a whole from Climate Science to Financing, Innovations to Impact, Livelihoods to Communities, would be appreciated.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to present data in a crisp and effective manner

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