Location: Cape Town (hybrid)
Sector: Venture & Growth Equity / Investment Management
Our client is a founder-led international investment firm opening its Cape Town office. It backs early and growth-stage businesses and runs with a small, high-calibre team where everyone owns their outcomes.
The firm is hiring its first operations hire in Cape Town: an Associate who will work side by side with the founder and the Finance Manager to keep the business running, from the founder's diary and international travel to investor onboarding and the monthly payment run.
This is a role for someone with a can-do attitude who gets things done. You don't need years of experience. You do need to be exact, quick, and the kind of person who closes loops without being chased.
Responsibilities
Founder support
Own the founder's calendar across UK, South African, Gulf and US time zones; schedule meetings end to end
Take minutes and chase actions until they are closed
Plan multi-city international trips, typically four to six a quarter
Investor operations
Be the point of contact for investor onboarding: KYC/AML and subscription documents
Keep the investor pipeline current in the firm's CRM
Finance support (with the Finance Manager)
Process supplier invoices and expense claims
Reconcile card statements and assemble the monthly payment run
Company records
Keep the document trail and corporate records in order
Track statutory deadlines
Roughly two thirds of the role is diary, travel and investor logistics; the balance is finance and company-secretarial support at preparation level.
Requirements
Essential
BCom degree, recently completed (the role includes bookkeeping)
Evidence of excellence: strong academic results, leadership, sport, music or similar
A clear track record of getting things done: you have run something, such as a society, team, event or business
Exact with numbers and dates
Very computer literate
Clear, warm and precise in writing
Right to work in South Africa and able to work roughly 10:00–18:00 SAST for UK overlap
Advantageous
Bookkeeping or accounting exposure (Xero, Sage or similar)
Comfort using AI tools to work faster
Experience organising travel or events
Qualitative fit
Can-do attitude; gets things done
Discreet with confidential information
Calm when plans change
Notices errors before anyone else
Takes ownership without being chased
Benefits
Package: base, bonus and carried interest, on the same structure as the rest of the team.
To apply: submit your CV with matric and university results, leadership roles, and one example of something you made happen.