Investment Lead

About Inzira Creative Partners

Inzira Creative Partners is the sector infrastructure for Rwanda’s creative economy, coordinating the Creative Rwanda consortium and connecting creatives and creative enterprises to markets, catalytic finance and policy.
The Creative Rwanda Program is delivered through a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and is led and coordinated by Inzira Creative Partners, in collaboration with Gahaya Links and MASS Design Group. Within the program, Inzira leads ecosystem coordination and financial inclusion.
Nibigira, from the Kinyarwanda for “it guides us”, is our catalytic fund for young creative entrepreneurs. It offers finance designed around how creative work actually earns. There is no land collateral, repayment follows income rather than the calendar, and every investment comes with business support built in.

About the role

Most Rwandan creatives have never been offered finance that fits how they earn. We are building a fund that does, and we’re looking for an Investment Lead to build and run it day to day.
This is a builder’s role. The fund is in its first cohorts. You will shape how it works in practice, from finding creatives who have never been considered bankable to seeing capital come back so it can go out again.
What you’ll drive

Pipeline and origination

• Build a pipeline of creative entrepreneurs across Rwanda, including outside Kigali.

• Make sure the application process is open to everyone the fund is for. That means bilingual Kinyarwanda and English, accessible formats, and support for applicants who can’t produce a written plan.

Assessment and investment decisions

• Assess creatives on their practice, the demand for their work and their potential, not only on credit history or collateral.

• Prepare investment papers and bring sector insight on creative business models, seasonality and risk.

• Make sure every investment is documented, with a clear rationale, repayment plan and follow-up.

Portfolio and repayment

• Monitor the portfolio so repayment follows what creatives actually earn.

• Spot repayment barriers early and act on them, so capital returns and can be invested again.

Inclusion and support

• Make sure the fund reaches young women, rural creatives, refugees and persons with disabilities, and track it in disaggregated data at every stage.

• Make sure every investment comes with support, from financial literacy, pricing and business planning to mentorship and market connections.

Partnerships and growth

• Lead conversations with banks, microfinance institutions and fintechs to build a pathway from Nibigira into mainstream credit.

• Pilot finance for emerging creative sub-sectors and turn what the fund learns into the case for its growth.