Haské Ventures recrute 01 Ventures Support Lead

Join Haskè Ventures, the venture studio building the next generation of West African entrepreneurs. We are focused on transforming the start-up landscape in Francophone Africa. We aim to support entrepreneurs by bridging the gap between ideas and growth-stage ventures. Haskè Ventures provides strategic (investment strategy and go-to-market strategy), operational (HR, recruiting, sales and growth/marketing), and executive (governance and fundraising) support to its portfolio companies in critical moments of their growth path. Haskè Ventures is looking for an experienced and ambitious Venture Support Lead to join our team in Dakar, Senegal.

Responsibilities of this role

As a Venture Support Lead, you will oversee and continuously improve the venture support process. Your activities will mainly be, but not limited to:

• Supporting ventures in setting up their boards and the organization of their first few board meetings
• Coordinating fundraising support needs for the ventures, including investor connections, pitch building, pitch reviews, conference speech reviews, data rooms, submission for grant funding, etc.
• Ensuring that policies and procedures are in place with regard to all operational elements encompassing HR/Talent, procurement, tendering processes, etc., to secure the best deals for the ventures
• Managing relationships with different external suppliers (including bankers) and third-party contractors (accountants, tax professionals, legal counsel, etc.) and ensuring timely payment of their invoices (as well as reimbursement of staff expenses)
• Ensuring the signing, filing and maintenance of all contracts and any statutory returns
• Providing operational planning and organization building for ventures (logistics support, procurement of IT tools, identification of connection with suppliers, etc.)
• Organizing regular support meetings to strategize, plan, and track support quality
• Organizing and facilitating the quarterly support strategy alignment meetings between Haskè Ventures and ventures to align support with the overall business strategy of the venture and to adjust Haskè Ventures support deliverables, KPIs, and efforts
• Organizing and facilitating monthly support retrospective meetings to review Haskè Ventures’ support performance
• Organizing and facilitating internal support status meetings to discuss Haskè Ventures’ support efforts with Haskè Ventures management team
• Preparing and sharing the periodic support retrospective survey, sent out to ventures as a preparation for the monthly support retrospective
• Collecting inputs from the Haskè Ventures management team to draft venture support term sheets (definition of support value, super performance, support delivery, support process, etc.)
• Collecting venture support requirements outside of the venture support term sheet, validating with the Hakè Ventures management team and coordinating the delivery of the support

Skills and qualifications

• Master or Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management or any relevant field
• Leadership and communication skills
• Experience in a high-pressure start-up environment with exposure to multidisciplinary teams and/or involvement with a top-tier consulting firm
• Previous experience with high exposure to entrepreneurship such as start-up, venture capital or start-up accelerator roles. Personal experience as a founder and entrepreneur is a plus
• Highly organized and able to adapt to changing priorities and responsibilities
• Thoughtful and attentive communicator – both verbally and in writing
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and time-management skills
• Comfortable operating within a small team
• Knowledge of office management responsibilities, systems, and procedures
• Computer skills and knowledge of office software packages
• Knowledge of accounting, data, and administrative management practices and procedures
• Knowledge of human resources management practices and procedures
• Bilingualism – English, and French is a plus

How to apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter to recrutement@haskeventures.com before the 30th of December 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted about the following steps of the recruitment procedure.

What haskè ventures offers

Francophone Africa is ripe with high-potential business opportunities. We aim to create and support entrepreneurs in this region by bridging the gap between ideas and growth-stage ventures.

If you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to transform the start-up landscape in Francophone Africa and many people’s lives. You’ll be joining a team of an intelligent and diverse group of talented people that are deeply motivated by the purpose of making a difference.

Haskè Ventures is determined to be a workplace that offers an unparalleled space for learning entrepreneurial skills. Whether it is solving complex challenges, being inspired by collaboration on a venture, or mentoring from the community of talents, we want to be the best place for your personal growth.

Haskè Ventures supports start-ups with seed capital and venture building, including strategy, talent, and operational support. Read more on our website at www.haskeventures.com.