Vacancies

Investment Analyst

Reports to: Country Director and Chief Investment Officer, Accelerate Prosperity, Kyrgyz Republic  

Location: Bishkek (with frequent travels to regions) 

About Accelerate Prosperity:

Accelerate Prosperity (AP) is a part of a new initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Central and South Asia, which provides a formal structure to catalyze enterprises where economic opportunities remain insufficient. Through patient capital and tailored technical assistance to startups and Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs), AP facilitates mentorship, enables promising enterprises to become finance and investment-ready, and enables access to tailored financing and business networks. 

To deliver strong technical assistance content to SGBs, AP will conduct ongoing consultations with businesses in the target areas in order to design a market-responsive acceleration programme, access to growth financing, and post-financing technical assistance.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience financing or facilitating financing to SMEs either at financial institutions (e.g banks, audit companies) or at an investment vehicle in an analytical role.
• Experience in IT-related sectors, either in an investment role or in consulting, business development, and technical roles, is a major advantage.
• Experience managing a team of at least 2 people is required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, economics, information technology, mathematics or other relevant fields.
• Proficiency in Kyrgyz, English, and Russian is required.
• Must possess excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, analytical, conceptual, and partner relations skills.
• Must be client-oriented, proactive, skilled with operational aspects of programming (i.e., support administration/logistics/finance processes), creative, results-oriented, and meet tight timelines.
• Good reporting and writing skills are required.
• Financial modeling and presentation skills are required

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze target and portfolio companies’ financial statements and prepare forecasts. 
• Support senior team members in all phases of the investment life cycle, e.g., pipeline sourcing, evaluation of prospective investments, Investment Committee presentations, delivery of value creation plans, exit of portfolio companies, drafting deal term sheets, etc.
• Conduct and/or facilitate post-investment technical assistance for selected companies.
• Develop/review comprehensive financial models to support investment transactions and portfolio monitoring.
• Coordinate external due diligence and other advisers working on transactions or the delivery of a value creation plan for portfolio companies
• Program Delivery: assist in the implementation of different components of AP’s acceleration programme, including: (but not limited to) company selection and interviewing, specific training delivery and technical assistance, mentorship
• Assist in preparing financial and narrative reports according to the donor's contact in a timely manner.
• Assist with other urgent tasks if necessary

AP (KG) offers a competitive remuneration package and a conducive working environment. We are an equal opportunity employer - women are encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, (no other documents, please) via email to aiperi.mukashova@akdn.org  

Subject line: Investment Analyst

Application deadline: June 17, 2026