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Triple Jump is an impact-focused investment manager that manages and advises several funds in the area of financial inclusion, SME finance, affordable housing, renewable energy and agriculture. Triple Jump’s mission is to go where investing capital empowers people and improves lives. Triple Jump is headquartered in Amsterdam, and has a strong footprint in the emerging markets with 5 regional offices located in Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Thailand and Kenya. The team consists of over 120 professionals, including 35 different nationalities, with broad field experience and in-depth financial expertise. Triple Jump investment portfolio spans across more than 60 countries.
Triple Jump offers professional asset management services to investors, ranging from asset selection, to portfolio management to fund administration. Triple Jump holds an AIFMD license and is regulated by the Dutch Central Bank and the Authority Financial Markets. Our investor base includes institutional investors, development banks, governments, NGOs, and retail banks, all of whom seek to combine both financial returns with and social/environmental impact.
Triple Jump is looking for an:
Investment Officer (fluency in English & French required)
32-40 hours per week, duty station Nairobi, Kenya.
Since the start in 2006 we followed our own unique path as impact-investors, driven by the belief that we have a role to play in solving global challenges. Today, Triple Jump thrives as a close-knit group of passionate professionals dedicated to making a positive difference. From our six offices across the globe, we collaborate closely, combining our expertise and shared commitment to leave a lasting footprint. Our main goal is to make the most of our investments and support incredible projects that help communities worldwide. We value a can-do attitude and a strong sense of determination, and we encourage a work culture centered around efficiency, collaboration and impactful results. To achieve this, we welcome passionate new Jumpers who want to play a crucial role in shaping our future.
Expectations
As an Investment Officer you will assist with the identification, appraisal, processing and supervision of debt investments in MFIs in the Africa/Middle East region. You will contribute to the full investment cycle, from origination to monitoring of the investment. You will develop an extensive regional network of partners and other people/institutions relevant to the fulfillment of your position. The position requires frequent travel within Francophone Africa and the wider region (with an average of one week per month). You will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Job requirements
This position requires an economic or financial oriented education, plus considerable working experiences in an asset manager, rating agency, a development- or a commercial bank. You should have experience with analyzing financial statements and financial ratios as well as with institutional assessments (i.e., governance, risk management, internal control etc.) of financial institutions and dealing with legal and organization issues as part of the due diligence process. You should have an extensive network of partners and other people/institutions relevant to the fulfilment of the position in the region. You are familiar, or willing to familiarize yourself, with issues of development co-operation in a cross cultural context. You have demonstrable communication and reporting skills and are able to disseminate knowledge and mediate between different views.
Competencies
Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience;
Result-oriented with excellent writing skills;
Excellent communicator and negotiator with strong analytical skills;
Excellent writing and presenting skills;
Comfortable working in a team while independently developing new and managing existing markets;
Fluent in English & French is a must;
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialized communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Triple Jump offers you
A competitive salary for the Impact Investing sector, including a year-end payment, plus benefits such as an annual variable payment up to a maximum of 10% of your salary;
35 days of annual leave, based on a full-time contract (40 hours per week);
A dynamic, multi-cultural, and diverse working environment;
Social activities such as team weeks (Company Conferences) where staff gather in Amsterdam;
A healthy work-life balance in the Nairobi area;
Application procedure
Are you interested? Send your application in English to the attention of Sean Miers, HR Officer in Triple Jump, before June 7th, 2026 via https://triplejump.recruitee.com. More information about the position can be obtained through Sean Miers (HR Officer) at smiers@triplejump.eu
