Tongston Ventures Intern at Tongston Entrepreneurship Holdings

Tongston is a pan-African group of companies connecting entrepreneurship and education through finance, media, consulting and training. Tongston, with special focus on secondary education, partners with educators, parents, students, profit and non-profit enterprises, social influencers, investors and government, whilst leveraging on media, learning and finance, to transform secondary schools into entrepreneurship institutes, secondary teachers to entrepreneurial educators and secondary students to entrepreneurial learners.

Tongston is structured as a holding company, Tongston Entrepreneurship Holdings, together the “Tongston Group” with 4 subsidiary entities: Tongston Entrepreneurship College (Tongston College): A business secondary school, Tongston Entrepreneurial Teachers Hub (Tongston Institute): An educator training centre, Tongston Entrepreneurship Ventures (Tongston Ventures): A venture capital & private equity firm and Tongston Entrepreneurship Media (Tongston Media): A multimedia production company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tongston Ventures Intern

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Internship

Job Roles and Responsibilities

• Carrying out the due diligence process, engaging with founders and the fund partners; collecting, organizing, and analyzing reported information
• Screening and reviewing investment opportunities
• Preparing Investment Memos to present to the Investment Committee
• Supporting communication, including working on presentations and contributing to the T-Ventures online presence and reach
• Undertaking market research
• Conducting financial analysis and modeling
• Product development and implementation
• Development of business development tools and resources to support clients’ business
• Development and implementation of investment policy, investment review and due diligence tools for efficient identification, processing, and management of businesses or supporting intrapreneurs

Requirements and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree / HND qualification
• At least 6 months' experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, having lived, studied or worked on the continent or strong cultural knowledge of the continent
• At least 6 months experience in a private equity/venture capital investment fund, an investment bank, a management consultancy, a business development firm, or an audit firm is required
• Strong analytical and writing skills with the capacity to multitask and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial attitude and skills
• At least 6 months of hands-on business development/advisory skills and experience
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High integrity, ethics and work standards
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple projects
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and takes initiative
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Possess Entrepreneurial attitude, skills and knowledge
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office tools (PowerPoint word and excel)

Application Closing Date
14th July, 2022.