Job Description
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The Investment Associate will be embedded in the East Africa regional team and will report to the Africa Investment Manager. You will play a critical role in identifying, shaping, and supporting high-impact forest-friendly grant and technical assistance investments within the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) programme, which runs until January 2030.
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This role demands a combination of strategic insight, investment analysis, financial modelling, stakeholder
Key Responsibilities
Pipeline Development & Opportunity Analysis
- Shape a strategic and balanced regional project pipeline together with the Regional Manager.
- Assess new opportunities through robust investment analysis in line with programme criteria.
- Develop financial/technical factsheets and insights on value chains and pipeline opportunities.
Investment Analysis & Proposal Development
- Lead development of investor-ready business plans, including financial modelling and commercial strategy.
- Support other Project Officers in designing documents for committee approval.
- Advise on partnership structuring, roles, risks, and expected impact outcomes.
Project Implementation Support
- Lead development of projects in line with Project Officer responsibilities.
- Deliver ongoing problem-solving support to approved projects as they progress toward scale and investment readiness.
Contribute to regional strategic planning and reporting.
- Manage and develop the East Africa investment network, in collaboration with the Africa Investment Manager.
- Manage TA resources and grant implementation linked to commercial strategy and investment mobilisation.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work with a broad range of partners including private-sector actors, governments, civil society, and donors.
- Coordinate closely with Systemiq’s partners, including Palladium (Feker Tadese will take part in partner interviews).
Mindset, Skills & Experience We Are Looking For
Essential
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, including financial modelling.
- Prior management consulting experience.
- Experience developing business cases, commercial strategies, and financial models.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
- Experience delivering high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders across sectors (private, government, civil society).
- Knowledge of sustainability, markets, and supply chains.
- Strong personal qualities: integrity, results orientation, inclusiveness, and resilience.
- Comfortable with regional travel.
- Master’s degree in economics, engineering, sciences or similar.
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How to Apply
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