Investment Intern - Quito, Ecuador - Enabling Qapital

Descripción

Introduction
Enabling Qapital Ltd.

(EQ) is a fast growing, Swiss-based leading Impact Investment Advisory Company dedicated to a world where investments provide a financial and social return and have a positive economic, social, and environmental impact.

EQ currently advises over USD 550m in assets within the EMF Microfinance Fund AGmvK and the Spark+ Africa Fund (in cooperation with the Clean Cooking Alliance from the UN Foundation).

EQ has roughly 50 Team Members based in Switzerland, Ecuador India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines and the United States.

EQ is a certified B-Corp, the gold standard for environmental and social certifications, and is seeking to become a regulated asset manager in early 2023.

Description of Function

The Investment Intern will be responsible for providing assistance to the Investment Team members in managing Regional Office (RO) investees and loan portfolios, provide administrative and logístical support to help maintain and manage regional operations.

The Intern will be guided by senior Investment Team members in the use of EQ's tools in order to assist in the financial analysis and assess credit risk posed by financial institutions or other investee types.

Part of his/her functions will include performing market/industry research, assisting colleagues in country and other risk analysis, preparing fund management reports, creating investor reports and other analytical support as required.

The key functions of the Investment Intern role are to:

• Contribute to the team by researching, collecting and analyzing investees operational, financial and ESG information and ensuring that the information is stored on the shared drive.
• Monitoring market systems, investees and performance.
• Prepare sections of the investment proposal to be used by Investment Team members.
• Assist in periodical analytical reviews and credit risk assessment of the outstanding loans.
• Perform other creditrelated tasks regarding closing transactions, disbursement of loan proceeds and followups.
• Assist the Investment Team by performing portfolio analysis.
• Contribute to the development of internal tools and procedures.
• Participate in technical task forces and support management teams.

Who you are
Key attributes and skills you bring to this exciting role are:

• Degree in finance, economics or a related field.
• Preferably internship experience in areas such as banking, impact investment or economic development.
• Demonstrate interest in impact investing, emerging markets development, SDG's initiatives, green energy or energy transition projects.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Capability to draw appropriate conclusions from the information available.
• General knowledge of assessing credit risk and developing investment proposals.
• Comprehensive understanding of political and economic context, especially in emerging markets.
• Aptitude to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Ability to identify critical issues and communicate effectively to the team.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and spoken
  English and Spanish:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced skills in Excel.

Whom you will work with

The Investment Intern will report directly to the Head of the Regional Office (RO) while working closely with a team of Investment Analysts and Officers.

Location
Quito - Ecuador and Hybrid Schedule


Application

• Application, CV and cover letter to be submitted in English

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Equal Opportunity Employer _**- Enabling Qapital Ltd.

(EQ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, tribe, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and staff development_.

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