Job Title: Emerging Funds Advisor
Company: Self Help Africa
Location: Ireland; UK; or any programme country of operation (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Nigeria, Burkina Faso), providing you have the right to work in the country
Contract type: Permanent Contract
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday
Salary: €37,000 – €47,000, dependent on experience
Company Description
Established in 1984, Self Help Africa is an international development organisation that works through agriculture and agri-enterprise development to address hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impacts of climate change.
We believe that equitable economic development is key to lifting communities out of long-term poverty, empowering them to take control of their futures and improving their quality of life.
Our current five-year organisation strategy, defines our mission as the alleviation of hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impact of climate change through community led, market-based and enterprise-focused approaches, so that people can have access to nutritious food, clean water, decent employment and incomes, while sustaining natural resources.
Our three core values are:
* Impact: We are accountable, ambitious and committed to systemic change.
* Innovation: We are agile, creative and enterprising in an ever-changing World.
* Community: We are inclusive, honest and have integrity in our relationships.
Role Description
The Emerging Funds Advisor identifies and applies for emerging and innovative funding instruments, including but not limited to impact investment funds, blended / climate / biodiversity / carbon finance models, and corporate social responsibility programmes, that mobilise capital and drive sustainable impact for SHA programmes. This role helps shape and deliver new approaches to funding that can unlock transformational change at scale. The Emerging Funds Advisor works across the organisation to ensure it is operationally ready for innovative finance and can design programmes that are structured for investment finance, results orientated, transparent for investor oversight and scalable.
The post holder identifies opportunities and coordinates proposal/bid development processes that can attract private investors, corporates and other entities, supports effective programme management and reporting, ensures compliance with investor or donor requirements, networks within the impact and climate financing sectors, builds relationships, and shares learning and impact with stakeholders.
Experience
· Demonstrable experience in leading the design, execution, and management of innovative finance models such as impact investment, carbon credits and inclusive insurance.
· Experience securing funding from non-traditional donors such as climate funds, corporates, and social responsibility programmes.
· Demonstrable experience in market research and analysis, communicating the potential impact in a clear and compelling way, and applying learnings to drive strategy and project development.
· Excellent relationship management skills, and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in a global environment.
· Excellent written skills, and the ability to turn complex information into proposals and reports.
· Self-motivated, proactive and driven individual, confident when presenting to potential donors, partners and management, meeting tight deadlines and working under pressure.
· Knowledge of emerging funding trends, climate financing, carbon generation or similar.
· Ability to analyse data, solve problems and take corrective action
· Strong numeracy ability, with ability to understand complex budgets
· Ability to work as part of an international team across cultures
· Ability and willingness to travel when required
To apply follow this link: https://selfhelpafrica.org/uk/emerging-funds-advisor/