Requirements
The Investor role requires strong financial analysis and investment evaluation skills, including experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and ROI assessment. A background in venture capital, private equity, corporate finance, or impact investing, ideally within technology, food, or emerging markets, is preferred. The role also demands the ability to conduct market research and due diligence, interpret data, and make evidence-based investment recommendations, alongside strategic thinking, business development capabilities, and excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Description
Company Description YooKatale is a mobile food market that enables selling, buying, and advertising food products and services across Uganda, Africa, serving both homes and commercial clients. Guided by a mission to make food accessible everywhere and a vision to connect people and communities to healthy food anywhere, YooKatale focuses strongly on customer needs and satisfaction. The company's core values emphasize customer focus, respect, simplicity, authenticity, curiosity, valuing opportunities, and perseverance. YooKatale operates as a hybrid organization, integrating physical and digital solutions to address everyday societal challenges. Its culture follows a customer-first, employee-second, stakeholder-third approach, aligning efforts toward delivering value to customers while fostering a positive work environment and sustainable stakeholder relationships.Role Description The Investor role at YooKatale is a hybrid position based in Dubai, with flexibility for partial work from home. This role involves evaluating and financing strategic initiatives that expand YooKatale's mobile food market presence and enhance food accessibility across target regions. The Investor will review business plans, financial models, and market analyses to assess investment opportunities and risks, and will collaborate with leadership to shape growth strategies and capital allocation. Day-to-day activities include monitoring portfolio performance, participating in strategic meetings, providing input on fundraising and partnerships, and ensuring investments align with YooKatale's mission and values. The role also requires building relationships with co-investors, advisors, and partners to support long-term, sustainable growth.QualificationsStrong financial analysis and investment evaluation skills, including experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and ROI assessment.Background in venture capital, private equity, corporate finance, or impact investing, ideally within technology, food, or emerging markets.Ability to conduct market research and due diligence, interpret data, and make evidence-based investment recommendations.Strategic thinking and business development capabilities, with experience supporting growth initiatives or scaling early-stage ventures.Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse, cross-cultural teams.Demonstrated interest in food accessibility, social impact, or purpose-driven enterprises, aligned with YooKatale's mission and values.Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is an advantage.Comfort working in a hybrid setup based in Dubai, with flexibility to attend in-person meetings and collaborate across time zones.