Analyst, Research And Market

About Kifiya

Kifiya is an AI-powered financial and market infrastructure company advancing inclusive economic growth across Africa. We design and deploy risk decisioning systems, intelligent financial infrastructure, and market linkage platforms that unlock credit, insurance, payments, and capital access for MSMEs and smallholder farmers. We build the AI, data, and financial infrastructure that helps financial institutions serve hard-to-finance segments at scale.

Business Unit Description

Capital Solutions is Kifiya’s capital design and capital technology infrastructure practice. The unit structures, mobilises, and administers blended finance facilities, liquidity platforms, guarantee mechanisms, securitisation vehicles, and Islamic finance instruments that expand access to affordable capital for MSMEs and smallholder farmers. By integrating AI-driven portfolio analytics, disciplined fund governance, and digital capital infrastructure, Capital Solutions transforms fintech-originated assets into investable, scalable funding vehicles. The practice bridges development finance and institutional capital, enabling catalytic capital to crowd in commercial funding and build sustainable, market-based financing ecosystems.

Position Summary

The Analyst, Research and Markets, provides structured analytical, market intelligence, and opportunity development support to the Capital Solutions practice. This role translates strategic capital objectives into actionable research outputs, pipeline insights, financial models, and proposal documentation. The Analyst combines market research rigour, structured problem solving, financial modelling support, and institutional-quality writing to enable capital mobilisation and new facility design.

Key Responsibilities

• Market and Landscape Analysis: Conduct structured research on MSME and agricultural finance gaps; map capital providers and financing instruments; analyze risk-return preferences; produce country-level capital landscape briefs; monitor policy and regulatory updates.
• Opportunity Screening and Pipeline Development: Identify blended finance opportunities; conduct preliminary risk and commercial viability assessments; prepare opportunity summaries and maintain a structured pipeline tracker.
• Financial Modelling and Structuring Support: Build financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses; translate outputs into narrative insights; collaborate with structuring teams.
• Proposal Development and Documentation: Draft concept notes, proposals, and partnership briefs; ensure alignment with DFI and investor requirements; coordinate internal inputs; ensure submission compliance.
• Strategic Analysis and Thought Leadership: Conduct thematic research on blended finance, securitization, Islamic finance, and capital market trends; contribute to white papers and policy briefs; support benchmarking against global best practices.
• Data Synthesis and Executive Reporting: Translate complex market data into executive-ready presentations; develop slides, charts, and visualizations; maintain a centralized repository of research outputs.

Key Outputs

• Quality and timeliness of research deliverables
• Pipeline opportunities identified and advanced to structuring stage
• Accuracy and robustness of financial model support
• Executive satisfaction with clarity and rigor of analytical outputs
• Contribution to thought leadership and strategic positioning

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Business, or related field
• 2–3 years of experience in consulting, financial markets research, finance analysis, or similar field
• Strong financial modeling capability in Excel
• Strong analytical synthesis and structured problem-solving capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Core Competencies

• Structured and hypothesis-driven thinker
• Strong analytical rigor and intellectual curiosity
• Ability to translate data into strategic insight
• High-quality writing and presentation capability
• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams under tight timelines
• Collaborative and responsive in cross-functional environments

Requirement Skills

• Analytical skills
• Decision-making skills
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills

Skills Required:

• Accounting / Finance
• Economics / Statistics
• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management