- The Investment Manager/Associate is responsible for independently originating new business, building strong relationships in the impact business entrepreneur community, overseeing deal execution and working towards strengthening Caspian's brand. This role is specific to the debt team or Caspian Impact Investments -CII (<a href="http://cii.caspian.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://cii.caspian.in/</a>). - Caspian Impact Investments (CII) is the debt arm of Caspian Advisors, which is a pioneer in the impact investing space in India. CII is backed by reputed investors like SIDBI Venture Capital, Gray Ghost Ventures (USA), FMO (The Netherlands), OPIC (USA), Triodos Investment Management, etc. Over the past 5 years, the company has provided debt finance to about 100 professionally managed companies across several high impact sectors like food & ag, financial inclusion, healthcare, clean energy, education, drinking water, etc and managed to maintain an impeccable portfolio quality. The CII team gets the opportunity/thrill of working with high growth companies that solve real & difficult social and environmental problems. Minimum Qualifications: - Post Graduate Degree - At least 3 years (for Investment Associate), 7 years (for Investment Manager) and at least 10 years (for Senior Investment Manager) of experience in lending and/or investing in high growth businesses. - Extensive experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with entrepreneurs and with other stakeholders who support the entrepreneurial ecosystem. - Strong experience in structuring debt transactions for corporate SME clients or high growth impact enterprises. The Senior/Investment Manager/Associate is responsible building CII's debt portfolio, including business development, conducting due diligence, structuring & negotiating transactions and managing relationships with investee companies. Business Development - - Prospecting and sourcing Debt proposals through professional networking and fieldwork. - Preparation of presentations or marketing materials for use in client coverage, business development activities, conferences, etc. - Develop a suitable pipeline for the CII target sectors by developing a pipe line development plan for specific sectors. - Develop industry relations with PE/VC funds, banks, financial institutions, Industry associations. Transaction Execution & Relationship Management: - Detailed analysis of the potential investee's operations and financials to determine suitability for CII Debt. - Manage and conduct end to end loan process from due diligence, risk analysis, preparation of credit notes and presentation to credit committee, structuring of debt transactions, negotiations with clients and ensure timely turnaround. - Establish and maintain portfolio company relationships and take remedial measures in case of stresses in portfolio. - Identify opportunities to support investee companies through knowledge sharing and connecting to relevant ecosystems. Knowledge Building: - Ongoing knowledge building in the CII Target Sectors to help identify emerging avenues of investment. Conduct research and analysis of sector, market and regulatory environment as required to support knowledge building. Key Requirements: - Integrity, reliability and independence. - Humility and Drive. - Strong network in corporate SME or social and environmental impact business and investor ecosystem. - Deep understanding of financial statements and business models. - Ability to conduct secondary and primary research on market and success factors for businesses. - Ability to build strong relationship based and value driven networks. - Empathy for real world problems - Strong appetite for learning new things - Skilled in expressing ideas clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing - Good personal discipline and planning - Confident working to deadlines without constant detailed supervision - Ability to form good working relationships with the team - This is a full time position and will be based in Hyderabad. ABOUT CASPIAN ADVISORS: Caspian, incorporated in Dec 2004 and registered with SEBI as an investment manager and Certified B Corporation. We invest in socially responsible, multiple bottom line businesses delivering financial and social value. We deploy private capital into sectors including financial inclusion (microfinance, small business financing), food & agribusiness, healthcare, education, clean energy, last mile banking and affordable housing. Through our funds we have invested in several path finding entrepreneurs who have changed the course of their respective industries. We have set up four impact funds/initiatives so far - Bellwether Microfinance Fund, India Financial Inclusion Fund, Caspian Impact Investments and Caspian SME Impact Fund. The firm currently has over INR 1000 Cr under management. THE CASPIAN CULTURE - THE TEAM YOU WILL JOIN Caspian is a meritocracy and is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment to all members of our team. You will be an important part of our organization and will have a key role in our continuing success. Working as a team is critically important at Caspian. Our organization is lean and requires efficient solutions, unencumbered by excessive bureaucracy. As a result, we work together to find the most innovative answers, maintaining an environment that is very entrepreneurial. As a B Corporation, we are working towards a future society that enjoys shared & durable prosperity for all and this reflects in our work environment.

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Caspian Impact Investments - Associate/Manager/Senior Manager - Investments  ,Job Description for Caspian Impact Investments - Associate/Manager/Senior Manager - Investments  in Caspian Impact Investment Adviser Private Limited in  Hyderabad for (3-15) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Caspian Impact Investments - Associate/Manager/Senior Manager - Investments  in Caspian Impact Investment Adviser Private Limited in  Hyderabad for (3-15) years of experience. Apply Now!