Venture Capital Job – Analyst / Associate – Encourage Capital

Encourage Capital; Mumbai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Encourage Capital, based in Mumbai, is looking for an Analyst / Associate to support its climate finance initiatives. The candidate will gain hands-on experience through collaboration with portfolio companies, requiring 2-4 years in investment banking or consulting.

The role requires strong quantitative skills, financial modeling expertise, and proficiency in communication. Responsibilities include industry research, stakeholder engagement, and performance reporting. A competitive salary and performance-based bonus will be offered.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of transaction experience with a reputed investment bank or consulting firm.
• Knowledge of financial markets and climate opportunities in India.
• Ability to fit into a multi-cultural, high-demand work environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor relevant industry developments through market research.
• Build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Design and manage capacity building programs to scale climate finance.
• Benchmark performance against financial and impact targets.
• Prepare frequent reports and presentations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Quantitative skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Description – Analyst / Associate, Mumbai

Encourage Capital ("EC"), via its Indian subsidiary Encap India Strategies LLP, is seeking an Analyst / Associate in Mumbai to support its team in enabling climate finance in India. This is a unique opportunity to gain functional experience for the candidate through close collaboration with current and future portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will have two to four years of transaction experience with a reputed investment bank or consulting firm. Familiarity and/or a passion for impact and knowledge of the financial sector and climate opportunity in India is desired. Candidates must have strong quantitative skills, aptitude and experience with financial modeling, knowledge of financial markets, great attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and be able to fit into a multi-cultural, entrepreneurial, mission driven and highly demanding work environment.

The individual will be given the following key responsibilities:

1. Research & intelligence: monitoring relevant industry developments through desktop research, analysis and market engagement;
2. Business development: building relationships with diverse stakeholders;
3. Portfolio engagement: supporting in design and management of key capacity building programs (including training, ESG management system implementation, market awareness programs, etc.) to help scale climate finance;
4. Portfolio monitoring: benchmarking performance against financial and impact targets;
5. Reporting: preparing frequent reports and presentations.

Compensation: Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and will include base salary and performance-based bonus.

About Encourage Capital: EC is a research-driven, solutions-focused asset management firm that seeks to solve critical environmental and social problems. We believe we can generate both compelling investment returns and social and environmental impacts for our investors. EC, and its predecessor firm, Wolfensohn Fund Management, have been investing in the financial sector in India for nearly 20 years.