Manager, Enterprise Development

FSD Africa is seeking a Manager for Enterprise Development to contribute to the development of its ESF strategy and venture building portfolio, focusing on venture development, agri-tech innovation, and climate-resilient enterprise models. The role involves supporting the design and refinement of venture building approaches, with a primary focus on the Agri-Tech Venture Launcher under AFIYA, and building synergies with other enterprise development efforts. The manager will translate strategic objectives into multi-country workplans, budgets, and implementation frameworks, and monitor ecosystem trends to inform programme design. This position requires close collaboration with the Development Impact team and effective management of resources and budgets for venture building projects.

• Contribute to the development of FSD Africa's ESF strategy and venture building portfolio, contributing expertise in venture development, agri-tech innovation, and climate-resilient enterprise models.
• Support the design and refinement of venture building approaches across the ESF portfolio, with a primary focus on the Agri-Tech Venture Launcher under AFIYA.
• Build synergies with other enterprise development efforts to develop a strategic continuum of support and feedback as ventures grow and scale.
• Translate strategic objectives into coherent multi-country workplans, budgets, and implementation frameworks across venture building initiatives.
• Monitor ecosystem trends in agri-tech, venture building, and financial inclusion to inform programme design and adaptation.
• Contribute to the identification, design, and development of venture building initiatives aligned to ESF priorities.
• Work closely with the Development Impact team to integrate learning and evidence into programme design and strategy refinement.
• Ensure effective management of resources/budget for venture building projects under management, aiming to optimise impact and ensure compliance with FSD Africa and donor policies.
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and expenditure tracking across venture building initiatives, ensuring value for money and alignment with approved plans.
• Support fundraising and proposal development through preparation of technical inputs, budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee due diligence, risk assessment, and compliance processes for ventures and partners.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure compliance with financial, legal, safeguarding, and donor requirements.
• Monitor financial and operational performance across the portfolio, identifying risks and implementing mitigation measures.
• Coordinate the roll-out of a portfolio of venture building projects so that results are achieved, risks are managed, and quality programmes are delivered.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of venture building initiatives, including the Agri-Tech Venture Launcher and other ESF programmes.
• Design and implement venture sourcing, selection, and onboarding processes, including open calls and targeted outreach.
• Manage referral and graduation pathways for ventures transitioning into programmes serving more mature companies and establish feedback mechanisms.
• Engage alumni of enterprise development programmes as mentors, market partners and contributors to venture building initiatives.
• Oversee delivery of technical assistance to ventures, ensuring structured, high-quality support aligned to programme objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, risk frameworks, and performance tracking systems across initiatives.
• Monitor implementation progress, reviewing performance data and adapting delivery approaches as required.
• Manage project closure processes, ensuring sustainability, learning capture, and effective transition beyond FSD Africa support.
• Collaborate with the Development Impact team to ensure robust management of Development Impact for venture building projects under management.
• Co-design and oversee development impact frameworks, ensuring strong alignment with poverty alleviation, gender, and climate resilience objectives.
• Ensure systematic collection, validation, and reporting of qualitative and quantitative data across ventures and partners.
• Review monitoring, evaluation, and learning outputs to inform decision-making and programme adaptation.
• Generate actionable insights to strengthen venture models, programme effectiveness, and ecosystem-level impact.
• Support development of reports, knowledge products, and learning outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively participate in development, and lead implementation, of advocacy and communications plans for venture building initiatives under management.
• Support stakeholder mapping and engagement across venture building ecosystems, including public and private actors.
• Collaborate with communications teams to develop and deliver content, campaigns, and knowledge dissemination activities.
• Contribute to advocacy efforts that promote venture building, financial inclusion, and climate-resilient innovation.
• Participate in and represent FSD Africa at relevant forums, convenings, and networking opportunities.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of communications and influencing activities.
• Take initiative to build relationships and ensure effective collaboration with and between all venture building stakeholders and FSD Africa colleagues; includes managing consultants deployed.

• Contribute to the development of FSD Africa's ESF strategy and venture building portfolio, contributing expertise in venture development, agri-tech innovation, and climate-resilient enterprise models.
• Support the design and refinement of venture building approaches across the ESF portfolio, with a primary focus on the Agri-Tech Venture Launcher under AFIYA.
• Build synergies with other enterprise development efforts to develop a strategic continuum of support and feedback as ventures grow and scale.
• Translate strategic objectives into coherent multi-country workplans, budgets, and implementation frameworks across venture building initiatives.
• Monitor ecosystem trends in agri-tech, venture building, and financial inclusion to inform programme design and adaptation.
• Contribute to the identification, design, and development of venture building initiatives aligned to ESF priorities.
• Work closely with the Development Impact team to integrate learning and evidence into programme design and strategy refinement.
• Ensure effective management of resources/budget for venture building projects under management, aiming to optimise impact and ensure compliance with FSD Africa and donor policies.
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and expenditure tracking across venture building initiatives, ensuring value for money and alignment with approved plans.
• Support fundraising and proposal development through preparation of technical inputs, budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee due diligence, risk assessment, and compliance processes for ventures and partners.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure compliance with financial, legal, safeguarding, and donor requirements.
• Monitor financial and operational performance across the portfolio, identifying risks and implementing mitigation measures.
• Coordinate the roll-out of a portfolio of venture building projects so that results are achieved, risks are managed, and quality programmes are delivered.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of venture building initiatives, including the Agri-Tech Venture Launcher and other ESF programmes.
• Design and implement venture sourcing, selection, and onboarding processes, including open calls and targeted outreach.
• Manage referral and graduation pathways for ventures transitioning into programmes serving more mature companies and establish feedback mechanisms.
• Engage alumni of enterprise development programmes as mentors, market partners and contributors to venture building initiatives.
• Oversee delivery of technical assistance to ventures, ensuring structured, high-quality support aligned to programme objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, risk frameworks, and performance tracking systems across initiatives.
• Monitor implementation progress, reviewing performance data and adapting delivery approaches as required.
• Manage project closure processes, ensuring sustainability, learning capture, and effective transition beyond FSD Africa support.
• Collaborate with the Development Impact team to ensure robust management of Development Impact for venture building projects under management.
• Co-design and oversee development impact frameworks, ensuring strong alignment with poverty alleviation, gender, and climate resilience objectives.
• Ensure systematic collection, validation, and reporting of qualitative and quantitative data across ventures and partners.
• Review monitoring, evaluation, and learning outputs to inform decision-making and programme adaptation.
• Generate actionable insights to strengthen venture models, programme effectiveness, and ecosystem-level impact.
• Support development of reports, knowledge products, and learning outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively participate in development, and lead implementation, of advocacy and communications plans for venture building initiatives under management.
• Support stakeholder mapping and engagement across venture building ecosystems, including public and private actors.
• Collaborate with communications teams to develop and deliver content, campaigns, and knowledge dissemination activities.
• Contribute to advocacy efforts that promote venture building, financial inclusion, and climate-resilient innovation.
• Participate in and represent FSD Africa at relevant forums, convenings, and networking opportunities.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of communications and influencing activities.
• Take initiative to build relationships and ensure effective collaboration with and between all venture building stakeholders and FSD Africa colleagues; includes managing consultants deployed.