2024 African Private Equity Fellowship Program by Proparco

  •  Fellowship
  •  24-Jul-2024
  •   Africa
  • $$  Varies

The African Private Equity Fellowship, a 6-month executive program designed to provide training and networking opportunities for talented investors in Africa.The program is open to investment professionals, from the whole African continent and promote synergies between regions. We will pay particular attention to achieving gender parity in the program.

Table of Content
  • Proparco Fellowship Program
  • Benefits of Proparco Fellowship Program
  • Requirements for Proparco Fellowship Program
  • Selection Process
  • Application Deadline
  • How to Apply

Proparco Fellowship Program

Application DeadlineJuly 24, 2024
Funding Type Partially Funded
Type Fellowship
Sponsor Proparco
Gender Men and Women

Benefits of Proparco Fellowship Program

Topics covered during the Fellowship include :

  • Major trends in private equity in Africa
  • Macro risk management
  • Financing/debt: focus on private credit in Africa
  • The strong growth of Venture Capital in Africa
  • ESG in private equity in Africa
  • Sector focus: Infrastructure Energy, Telco/FinTech, Healthcare, Agri-food etc.
  • Regional focus: East & South Asia, MENA, West Africa etc.

At the end of the Fellowship, participants will join our growing community of next-generation African Investors.

Requirements for Proparco Fellowship Program

The program is open to investment professionals, from the whole African continent and promote synergies between regions. We will pay particular attention to achieving gender parity in the program.

Applicants will be selected according to these criteria:

  • Already working in PE / VC / Private Debt (or working in Finance and willing to initiate your career in those sectors)
  • Working with the African continent
  • English-speaking (fluent)
  • Have 2 to 6 years of experience in PE / VC / Private Debt
  • Available to attend the program : approximately 2/3 hours per week

Selection Process

Your commitment

  • The program is designed for active professionals, with mandatory webinars every two weeks after working hours. The Fellowship is 100% online and totally free of charge.
  • 2-3 hours per week max, over a 6 months period. This includes both synchronous (mandatory) webinars and asynchronous times (optional MOOC, mentorship etc..).
  • Commitment and rigour are expected from the Fellows, with regard to the quality of the stakeholders involved in the programme.

Application Deadline

July 24, 2024

Eligibility Criteria

The program is open to investment professionals, from the whole African continent and promote synergies between regions. We will pay particular attention to achieving gender parity in the program.

Applicants will be selected according to these criteria:

  • Already working in PE / VC / Private Debt (or working in Finance and willing to initiate your career in those sectors)
  • Working with the African continent
  • English-speaking (fluent)
  • Have 2 to 6 years of experience in PE / VC / Private Debt
  • Available to attend the program : approximately 2/3 hours per week

Offered Benefits

Topics covered during the Fellowship include :

  • Major trends in private equity in Africa
  • Macro risk management
  • Financing/debt: focus on private credit in Africa
  • The strong growth of Venture Capital in Africa
  • ESG in private equity in Africa
  • Sector focus: Infrastructure Energy, Telco/FinTech, Healthcare, Agri-food etc.
  • Regional focus: East & South Asia, MENA, West Africa etc.

At the end of the Fellowship, participants will join our growing community of next-generation African Investors.

Application Process

Go to Proparco on hmpwkqwxmzc.typeform.com to apply
Apply Here
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