Edge Growth Ventures manages one
of South Africa's leading Impact Funds, backing high-growth, early-stage
businesses that create meaningful employment and economic inclusion across the
country. We invest in exceptional founders and support them with capital,
expertise and networks to scale.
What
You'll Do
Portfolio Management
• Assume full accountability for
allocated investee companies from deal team handover through to exit.
• Deliver value-added support to
portfolio companies: financial modelling, strategy development, execution
management, business building, access to new markets and capital raising.
• Oversee and manage the full active
portfolio with a principal-level lens.
• Own, prepare and critically review
follow-on funding requests and IC presentations i.e assessing rationale,
structure, timing and mandate fit.
• Drive portfolio scorecard
performance; prepare consolidated review reports and dashboards.
• Lead special projects to unlock
value through restructures, turnarounds and new market entry.
• Ensure financial reporting,
systems and processes of investees meet required standards.
Governance & Compliance
• Ensure best-practice governance at
both investee and Fund level.
• Manage investee non-compliance;
recommend enforcement or rectification measures.
• Oversee legal resources for
PM-related legal amendments across the portfolio.
• Assist with all monitoring and
compliance deliverables.
Growth Support & Stakeholder
Engagement
• Provide strategic oversight of all
Growth Support initiatives across the portfolio.
• Represent the Fund Manager in
stakeholder engagements; present portfolio updates to relevant parties.
• Develop and maintain PM
lessons-learnt databases; present insights to stakeholders.
Operations & Process
Improvement
• Drive improvements to internal
processes, procedures and policies that enhance portfolio management delivery
within the Fund.
• Maintain portfolio-related
information databases and reporting infrastructure.
Requirements
Experience
• 5+ years in Impact Investing or
Venture Capital — preferably in a post-investment / portfolio management role.
• Or 5+ years in Audit, Private
Equity or a closely related field with strong exposure to financial analysis,
deal structuring or investor reporting.
Qualifications
• South African citizen
• CA (SA) — preferred.
• FCMA or CFA — accepted as an
alternative.
• Postgraduate degree in
Engineering, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Finance, Business Science or BSc
with a finance underpinning.
Skills & Attributes
• Analytically sharp with a
builder's instinct.
• Equally comfortable in the
boardroom and working directly with founders.
• Driven by purpose, you want your
work to create lasting economic impact.
• Highly accountable,
ownership-oriented and solutions-focused.
• Excellent communicator, fluent in
both numbers and narrative.
Skills Required
- 5+ years in Impact Investing or Venture Capital
- 5+ years in Audit, Private Equity or a related field
- CA (SA) preferred
- FCMA or CFA as alternatives accepted
- Postgraduate degree in relevant fields
What We Do
Edge Growth is a leading South African firm specializing in Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) and SME fund management. They provide tailored solutions, including strategy, capital, and business development support, to help small and medium-sized enterprises overcome growth constraints and achieve impact.
