Build a Career That Changes Markets and Changes Lives
Crestmont International is home to mission-driven professionals who believe that the most compelling investment opportunities — and the most meaningful career experiences — are found in the world’s most underserved markets.
A Team United by Curiosity, Integrity and a Bias for Action
Our team comes from investment banks, DFIs, engineering firms, law firms, government, and academia — but what unites us is not our backgrounds. It is who we are as people.
We are genuinely excited by the complexity of frontier markets. We share a conviction that underserved markets are not charity cases — they are extraordinary investment opportunities hiding in plain sight. And we believe that the best way to unlock them is to show up, stay curious, and do the work with integrity.
We build environments where excellence is expected, where everyone can belong, and where honest collaboration beats hierarchical approval-seeking every time. We act like the owners we are — because we are.
Our Ten Virtues
We Are Guided by Ten Virtues
These are not values we aspire to — they are the behaviours we demand of ourselves and each other every day, in every market, on every engagement.
We Expect Excellence
High standards are the baseline. We hold ourselves and each other to the quality of work that our clients, communities, and mission deserve.
We Can All Belong Here
Inclusion is a performance imperative, not a compliance requirement. Diverse perspectives make our analysis sharper and our solutions more durable.
We Act Like Owners
Because we are. Our team ownership programme means everyone at Crestmont has a stake in our collective success and acts accordingly.
We Are Relentlessly Curious
The best ideas at Crestmont have come from people who kept asking “why” long after others accepted the conventional wisdom.
We Prioritise Results
Activity and output are not the same thing. We measure ourselves against the outcomes we promised — for clients, communities and investors.
We Authentically Care
About each other, our clients, the communities we work in, and the long-term outcomes of the capital we deploy. This is not performative.
We Think Deliberately
Speed matters, but so does rigour. We take the time to think before we act — and we resist the pressure to confuse busyness with thoughtfulness.
We Act With Humility
Frontier markets are humbling. The best practitioners here know that local knowledge and lived experience will always outrank credentials and models.
We Are Biased to Action
In markets where speed can determine whether a deal gets done, we move with intention. Perfect is the enemy of closed.
We Never Compromise on Integrity
Full stop. No mandate, no fee, no relationship is worth more than the trust we have built over 15 years of operating in complex markets.
Where We Work, How We Work
We Invest in Our People the Way We Invest in Our Markets — For the Long Term
Crestmont is committed to a comprehensive benefits programme that meets the needs of our team members and their families — wherever they are in the world.
Global Health Coverage
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for team members and dependents — wherever you’re based. Plus life insurance and disability protection.
Family Support
Generous parental leave for all parents, fertility support, childcare assistance, and flexible working arrangements designed around real family life.
Generous Time Off
Competitive paid leave, flexible public holiday policies across geographies, and a culture that genuinely supports rest and recovery — not just nominally.
Learning & Development
Annual L&D budget, access to executive coaching, internal mentorship, and cross-platform secondments that accelerate your growth across disciplines.
Team Ownership Programme
Our growth is the product of our combined work. Every team member participates in our ownership scheme — aligning individual effort with collective success. The longer you stay, the more you share in what we build together.
Global Mobility & Remote Flexibility
We are a genuinely global firm. Secondment opportunities across our six offices, flexible working arrangements, and a culture that evaluates you on results — not hours in your seat.
Current Vacancies Across Our Platforms
Start Your Career at the Frontier of Finance and Impact
We are looking for self-starters who are passionate about creating lasting change in underserved markets. If you’re ready to be challenged, supported, and trusted with work that matters — Crestmont is the place.
Our internship programme places talented graduates alongside our deal teams, research desks, and operational platforms across Nairobi, Lagos, London, and Washington DC. You won’t fetch coffee. You’ll close data rooms, build models, accompany deal teams into the field, and present to senior leadership.
Internships typically run 3–6 months and many convert to full-time offers. We recruit on a rolling basis.
At Crestmont, I genuinely felt like part of the investment team from week one — with real responsibilities, real stakes, and real feedback. I left with a better understanding of frontier markets than most graduates get in years.
Interning at Crestmont taught me that impact has three equally important parts: doing the work, measuring it well, and communicating it effectively. I came in thinking I knew what development finance was. I left knowing I had just scratched the surface.
The hands-on experience I gained at Crestmont — working across cloud infrastructure and process automation for a genuinely complex global firm — equipped me far better than anything in my curriculum.
Six Offices. Four Continents. One Shared Mission.
Our global footprint gives our team the opportunity to work in some of the world’s most dynamic markets — with the support of an internationally connected firm behind them.
HQNairobi, Kenya
Our headquarters and largest office. Home to advisory, energy, access and corporate teams.
West AfricaLagos, Nigeria
Coverage of Africa’s largest economy with a growing advisory and Access team.
EuropeLondon, UK
Global capital markets, Fund for Nature, and institutional investor relations.
AmericasWashington, DC
DFI partnerships, USAID/DFC engagement, and US institutional investor relations.
If You Don’t See a Role, Reach Out Anyway
The Crestmont team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet rewarding markets in the world. We are always looking for exceptional people.
Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities that we look for in every conversation:
Ready to Do the Most Meaningful Work of Your Career?
Explore our open positions, apply for our internship programme, or simply reach out and tell us who you are and what you want to build. We read every message.