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responsAbility Investments

Private Equity Professional with Fund-of-Funds experience in Emerging Markets

responsAbility Investments

Cape Town, South Africa · Pan-African

Role type

Private Equity, VC & Private Credit

Experience

Senior

Language

English

Summary

Senior private-equity fund-of-funds role managing African fund investments, co-investments, secondaries and portfolio oversight.

About the role

responsAbility is recruiting a private-equity professional to manage an African fund portfolio and execute investments into emerging-market funds, co-investments and secondaries, while supporting fund governance and fundraising. The mandate combines primary fund selection with portfolio oversight, rather than focusing on a single operating-company investment. It also includes LP advisory committee representation, giving the role a direct governance dimension across the fund portfolio.

Key responsibilities

Conduct fund due diligence and execute fund, co-investment and secondary transactions.

Monitor portfolio funds and represent responsAbility on LP advisory committees.

Support investment documentation and fundraising.

Key requirements

Seven to fifteen years of private-equity investment experience, including five years in fund-of-funds work.

Emerging-markets experience; DFI experience is advantageous.

Professional English; other languages welcome.

Full-time, unlimited contract. Requisition 2293; no deadline was published.