Impact Network Administrator & Executive Assistant

Role: Impact Network Administrator, WAI Group & Executive Assistant, Lelapa

Company: Lelapa S.A.S.U.

Contract type: Services contract – 12 months renewable

Workplace type: Hybrid

Location: Cape Town (preferred). Remote candidates must be in time zone GMT to GMT+4 

Required availability: Full-time (both roles combined) with flexible working hours

Start date: Immediate

Applications close 25 March 2023 21h00 SAST.

Cape-Town and Paris-based consultancy, Lelapa S.A.S.U., is hiring an individual to work across two part-time roles: an Impact Network Administrator for the Women in African Investments (WAI) Group and an Executive Assistant to the Founder of Lelapa.

Lelapa S.A.S.U. is a consultancy that brings together individuals and organisations to work on challenges in access to finance for African small businesses –-particularly those led by women entrepreneurs. We take an entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and have launched two standalone organisations, the African Crowdfunding Association and the Women in African Investments (WAI) Group.

The WAI Group is an influential collective of over 200 senior female investment professionals working across the African continent. A ground-up organisation, its mission is to support women fund managers through networking, knowledge-sharing and awareness-building to catalyse gender-equitable economic growth in Africa.

This role is a good fit for you if:

• You love meeting and communicating with people from all corners of the world.
• You care about a thriving Africa, women’s empowerment and communities of change.
• You value flexible working hours and a family-friendly work environment.
• You value professional integrity: you can communicate your needs and are comfortable taking direct responsibility and accountability for work. You are reliable and honest.
• You enjoy building workflows and processes, and love a good productivity hack!
• You’re happy to self-study new concepts if you’re new to the world of investments.
• You’re a stickler for grammar, spelling and good formatting. Pedants are welcome!
• You are already established as an independent consultant or services provider.

Responsibilities – Impact Network Administrator

• End-to-end onboarding of members using Google Sheets, WordPress and other tools.
• Management and reconciliations of global subscriptions, billing and member database.
• Website content development and back-end maintenance.
• Management of the network’s annual calendar of events.
• Organisation of  in-person events in multiple African cities as well as virtual gatherings.
• Engagement with existing members, sponsors and partners via e-mail and WhatsApp.

Responsibilities – Executive Assistant

• Assisting with digital book-keeping using accounting software.
• Assistance with hiring and procurement across multiple projects.
• Formatting and editing Word and PowerPoint presentations.
• Scheduling and communication with Board and stakeholders.
• Taking meeting minutes and notes.
• Any ad-hoc administrative task assigned by the Founder from time to time.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

Minimum qualifications and skills

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the Social Sciences or Commerce.
2. At least 2 years of directly relevant work experience or 5 years’ general work experience.
3. Experience with Excel/Google Sheets, Airtable or other database manager.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
5. Experience writing, formatting and editing short and long form reports and presentations, including in Word and PowerPoint.
6. Strong ability to be concise in communications and to summarise reports into key points.

Important: Candidates must have their own laptop/computer, smartphone and a permanent internet connection.

Preferred qualifications and skills

1. Experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant and/or Book-keeper/ Accountant.
2. Knowledge of the investment industry, corporate finance or development finance.
3. Fluency or Intermediate level of French.
4. Experience with Xero or other accounting software.
5. Experience with WordPress, G-suite, Slack, Zoom or other productivity software.

To apply:

Please send your CV, client references, brief cover letter and preferably one or two examples of writing to: elizabeth@lelapafund.com

Please address any questions to elizabeth@lelapafund.com or book a 15-minute meeting: https://calendly.com/elizabeth-lelapa/15min

Note: Meeting requests will only be accepted from candidates who have submitted their CV.