Lead Social Business SSA (15810)

We are IMETA

ROPU IMETA is a Regional Operating Unit consisting of 6 mid-sized Operating Units: India, Turkey, Southern Africa (South Africa & Sub Sahara Africa) Northeast & West Africa, Near East & UAE, Saudi Arabia, Gulf & East Africa (SAGEA). 

IMETA is home to more than 47 nationalities. We are a myriad of color and culture and embracing this diversity is one of our greatest opportunities.

We are a powerhouse of talent, and we work together to ensure that we grow, nurture, and retain our talent. Uniting and working together is the key to our success.

 

The Opportunity

You are eager to drive value and make a difference with your work?

As Lead Social Business Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) you will be working in a globally operating team that aspire to enhance the well-being of both humans and animals in vulnerable communities,

enabling them to lead healthy lives and co-creating sustainable impact for generations.

You will be incubation and accelerating social start up`s to prepare them for investments to scale and sustain their impact full business models.

If you have experience in impact investing, ideally in the Africa region and you enjoy making things happen in a cross-functional and international environment, then we are looking forward to receiving your application and getting to know you.

 Role & Responsibilities

• In your new role, you contribute to Boehringer's Making More Health (MMH) ambitions 2030 to impact the lives of 50 million people and engage 20 000 employees into Making More Health.

• As a member of the overall Sustainability Social team, you will be strongly connected to all Social Business and Sustainability initiatives.


• You scale up and expand social business activities on grant bases, in terms of incubation and acceleration as well as sponsorships, together with partners.


• You lead investments for our impact investment initiative “Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement” (BISE) into high impact social business, initially in Sub-Saharan Africa, with future geographical expansion.


• One of your key tasks is to identify impactful social start up`s to develop them into investment targets and conduct the evaluation and due diligence for potential investments.


• You represent BISE as an observer in the Supervisory Board of the portfolio companies on a case-to-case basis, and you guide and refine the strategy of these companies with the aim to achieve the impact target and the successful scale up of their business models.


• By that, you contribute to the building of a highly innovative and well-balanced portfolio of companies, in line with the investment strategy.


• You work closely with a network of likeminded partners, such as other corporates, investors, foundations, NGO´s, public sectors, to develop high and impactful alliances, together with BISE investments.


• Furthermore, you manage the individual portfolio companies and alliances of BISE to scale up their business and achieve their impact goals.


• Further you will represent BISE investments and strategies to key stakeholders and senior leaders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (e. g. MBA, MSc), preferably a field related to impact investing, e. g. finance, sustainability.


• Several years of working experience and strong background in the field of impact investing, ideally in the target region of Sub-Sahara Africa


• Good understanding of social start-ups, impact models, impact measurement and venture capital


• Strong business acumen paired with very good communication, negotiation and presentation skills.


• Strategic thinking and striving for innovation in impact financing.


• Excellent command of the English language (written and spoken)


• You will be located in Kenya, Nairobi

What happens Next?

We are looking forward to receiving your application! We will then have a look at your CV. If we see a match, we will invite you for a screening interview.

Screening:

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION @ Boehringer Ingelheim

At Boehringer Ingelheim we share the opinion that diversity and inclusion is essential for the growth of our business and that our strengths and competitive advantage are also the result of the diversity of our company – diversity across the three dimensions of inclusion: Gender, Geography and Generation. Our people are part of a deep-rooted, family company philosophy that welcomes everyone! We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. 

Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity global employer who takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity of perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment, which benefits our employees, patients and communities.