Senior Associate at

4 weeks ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Open Capital Advisors Full time

Open Capital Advisors is a management consulting and financial advisory firm that drives growth, enables investment, and builds markets across Africa.

We help businesses, investors, development partners, and the public sector identify opportunities and deliver unique, impactful solutions.

The Role

You will work on multiple client engagements across a range of industries, with a focus on developing growth strategies, supporting financial transactions, advising on market innovation and thought leadership, and more.

You will work closely with teams of Project Leaders and Analysts and engage directly with clients.

Key Responsibilities:
Work alongside our world-class team to help clients solve difficult and important challenges to their growth and to impact across African markets and economies;
Support to design growth strategies and/or new financial products, structure transactions, enable investment readiness for innovative companies, and more;
Create financial models, conduct market research and analysis, strategic planning and supporting client presentations and communication;
Develop highly-impactful written, visual and quantitative deliverables (in Word, PPT and Excel) with increasingly autonomy and ownership.

Who you are
You want to make a difference in your work and share our optimism for what we can achieve
You have...

4-5+ of years of proven working experience in management consulting, investment banking, investing, or a high-growth business with significant responsibility for client projects deliverables and client service;
Strong communication skills and excellent analytical abilities, ability to distil information quickly and structure solutions to problems;
Ability to effectively work with clients at all levels and backgrounds;
Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution. MBA or advanced degree is an added advantage but not required;
Professional fluency in English. Applicants interested in Abidjan & Dakar locations should be fluent in both French and English.

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