Investment Associate

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Nexus is seeking a dynamic and driven Investment Associate to join our Impact Investment team at a pivotal moment as our flagship debt fund, the Pioneer Facility, prepares to scale into a $30 million regional fund. The Investment Associate will play an integral role in building a pipeline of deployment ready climate enterprises as we approach our next fund close. This is a front-row opportunity to help shape how an innovative impact fund grows, as part of the investment team that expands our investment activities and portfolio across the region.

The Investment Associate will be responsible for independently managing transactions through the full investment cycle. The position reports to our Head of Impact Investment and will be based in our office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Reporting to: Head of Impact Investment

Term: 12-month fixed-term contract to be extended based on performance and fundraising for the Pioneer Facility.

Remuneration: Negotiable, dependent on experience. In line with market rate for similar roles at comparable regional impact investment funds.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Sourcing and Pipeline Development: Identify investment opportunities through independent research, strategic relationships with accelerators and incubators, and active engagement with other regional investors.
• Origination and Investment Screening: Independently conduct screening and pre-qualification assessments of potential investments, ensuring alignment with the Pioneer Facility investment mandate, as well as identifying key risks, recommending areas for focused due diligence, and presenting pre-screening memos to the Investment Committee.
• Due Diligence: Independently conduct financial due diligence on identified investment opportunities, addressing key risks and providing investment recommendations. This includes site visits, financial modelling, impact assessments, and drafting of due diligence reports for presentation to the Investment Committee.
• Loan Contracting and Documentation: Contribute to the drafting and negotiation of loan contracts with investee management teams, including loan covenants, impact reporting KPIs, conditions precedent and other key loan terms.
• Portfolio Management: Manage a portfolio of investee companies by monitoring financial performance, loan repayments, and impact performance. Provide strategic and operational support where appropriate, and identify operational or repayment risks, recommending appropriate mitigation actions as required.
• Business Development: Represent the Pioneer Facility and Nexus at relevant industry events, including accelerator pitch days, impact investment conferences, and networking events. Build relationships with founders, investors, and ecosystem partners to strengthen the investment pipeline and raise the profile of the Pioneer Facility.
• Process improvement: Continuously review existing processes, forms and templates to ensure that risks are properly flagged and mitigated, payments are on time, and deals progress as efficiently as possible.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• 40 days of annual leave including public holidays
• Visa, group health insurance, local pension fund scheme
• Yearly professional development budget
• Health insurance and childcare/ tuition support for dependents
• Annual flight home (for non-national staff)

Languages

• English - Fluent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

Work History

• Investment analysis, venture capital, SME lending or international development finance for 3 to 5 years as a minimum

General & Technical Skills

• Candidates with a background in corporate finance or investment banking are also encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of managing investment transactions, particularly screening, due diligence, and preparing written memos or reports.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including interpreting financial statements and building three-statement financial models.
• Understanding of impact measurement processes and frameworks, namely SDGs and IRIS+.
• Experience in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, or other frontier markets is preferred.
• Have a genuine passion for impact investing and be up to date on financing mechanisms and trends in development finance and startup investing.
• Be fluent in English (both written and spoken). Knowledge of Southeast Asian languages (e.g. Khmer, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesian, Filipino) or Bengali is a valuable asset.

Soft Skills

• Be highly organised and detail-oriented, with a proven track record of project management success.
• Be self-motivated and adaptable, capable of working independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships with colleagues, investors, and investees.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a positive impact on businesses and communities.