Investment Associate (Working Capital)

Title: Investment Associate (Working Capital)

Location: US remote (EST), or Dakar, Senegal on site

About myAgro:

myAgro is a non-profit agritech social enterprise based in West Africa. We have developed a mobile savings model that allows farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seed, fertilizer, and agricultural training to increase their harvest and income by 50-100%. Our North Star is to support 1 million farmers in 2026 - providing them the tools they need to prosper. Our organization has received recognition and support from Skoll Foundation, Echoing Green, World Bank, and The Audacious Project from TED. Learn more from our founder and CEO here.

About the Role:

The primary function of the Investment Associate is to work with the VP, Impact Investments to build myAgro’s working capital program (WCP) through collaborating with the Development and Finance teams at myAgro, creating strategic alliances to help expand myAgro’s WCP, and developing relationships with lenders and other external stakeholders. 

You will report to the VP, Impact Investments. Aside from the Finance and Development teams, the Investment Associate will work with other teams including sales, operations, and logistics and procurement. As part of the Investment Team, you will help raise up to $30 million in working capital over the next 3 years to support myAgro’s growth to serve 1 million farmers and become the world’s most cost-effective agritech organization.

You Will:

• Research and cultivate relationships with prospective lenders to join myAgro’s WCP.
• Support the VP, Investments with strategy and implementation of short- and long-term financing structures and strategies.
• Develop financial models to forecast working capital trends and identify potential risks or opportunities.
• Build relationships with the lender community, impact investment organizations, bankers, attorneys, and other external partners to form a valuable network of subject matter experts.
• Be the relationship coordinator for a growing portfolio of lenders, delivering on all aspects of relationship management, including regular communications. This includes the delivery of, accurate, and professional submissions of solicitations and reports.
• Help manage the relationships with myAgro’s attorneys to facilitate lender agreements and complex financial and legal negotiations.
• Use content from myAgro’s Development and Communications teams (client stories, impact studies, analyses) to engage lenders, foundation partners, and prospects.)

You Have:

• 3 years of experience in banking or investment management as a client relationship coordinator
• Experience translating and presenting complex financial information in a clear way and identifying applicable insights from the data.
• Experience working with partners across multiple geographies
• Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• Fluent in English. French desirable.

Our Benefits:

• Health insurance (including dental, vision and health coverage)
• Approximately 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• Retirement plan contributions
• Professional development and laptop stipends
• If Senegal based: Annual flight benefit
• If remote role: Co-working Space stipend
• The opportunity to make a difference for farmers everyday!

Application Process and Deadline

To apply, submit an application on our website. Include a cover letter (motivation letter) and a resume or CV. Please submit your application and documents in English. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team.

There is no fixed deadline as we hire on a rolling basis. If someone else is selected while you are interviewing, we will let you know and consider your application for future positions. The interview process includes the application form, short virtual interviews and typically a short written assignment or a visit to the field or one of our offices.

myAgro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, national origin, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, and genetics. myAgro complies with all applicable federal, provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.