Role Overview

• As Senior Manager – Investible Vehicles, you will play a pivotal role in supporting GSG Impact's efforts to expand and strengthen our National Partners' capacity to mobilise capital and launch investible vehicles for impactful investments. 

• This position will focus primarily on working across the GSG Impact Partnership in supporting the creation and scaling of large-scale impact investment vehicles, including funds of funds and impact wholesalers (c 75% of time), and on advancing knowledge products and advocacy (c 15% of time).

Key Responsibilities

Technical assistance, strategic advisory, and project management support for National Partners (~75%)

• Provide technical assistance and strategic advisory to National Partners, guiding them through the process of setting up and scaling impact investment structures.

• Provide support to National Partners in the design, implementation, and scaling of large-scale impact investment vehicles (e.g. funds of funds like Ci-Gaba in Ghana, Nigeria Impact Wholesaler, Zambia Small and Growing Business Initiative) to unlock capital for SDG-aligned investments.

• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including development finance institutions (DFIs), asset managers, and government agencies, to catalyse capital for high-impact solutions.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams within GSG Impact to ensure the successful delivery of complex initiatives in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

• Monitor and evaluate the progress of projects, ensuring that lessons learned are captured and disseminated for future scaling.

Knowledge Products and Advocacy (~15%)

• Engage with working groups, roundtables, and other forums to contribute to the development of innovative tools, frameworks, and best practices that advance the impact investment sector.

• Contribute to advocacy efforts related to SME finance and other key topics, leveraging GSG’s network to influence policies and practices that support sustainable investments.

• Coordinate with internal and external teams to align knowledge products with the broader GSG Impact strategy and ensure their relevance to global policy agendas.

General Responsibilities (~10%)

• Collaborate with internal teams globally, including Fundraising and Communications, to ensure the alignment of initiatives and maximise the impact of GSG Impact's work.

• Represent GSG Impact at global conferences, forums, and meetings to raise the profile of our work and advocate for systemic change in the financial sector.

• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities to ensure the impact of GSG Impact’s initiatives is tracked and communicated effectively.

Experience and Skills

• Experience in capital mobilisation structuring: proven track record in designing, structuring,  implementing, and scaling large and small impact investment vehicles such as funds of funds, wholesalers, or other catalytic finance structures.

• Impact investment expertise: in-depth knowledge of the impact investing sector, including market trends, policy challenges, and innovative financing mechanisms.

• Knowledge development: experience in developing knowledge products, particularly in areas related to SME finance, development finance or policy development.

• Stakeholder engagement: strong ability to engage diverse stakeholders, including government bodies, DFIs, investors, and other key players in the impact ecosystem.

• Strategic leadership: a hands-on leader with excellent project management skills, able to manage multiple projects and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Exceptional communicator: strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into actionable insights.

• Team player: ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and external partners across geographies, with a strong team-oriented mindset.

• 10+ years of relevant experience in impact investing, capital mobilisation, or a related field.

Location: Flexible (ideally London or other major Europe or Africa global hubs)

Compensation: Competitive within the charity sector, based on experience.

Full-time role

Application Process:
Please submit your CV and a short supporting statement (no more than one page) to Maria Bellocci (careers@gsgii.org) by 15 January 2025. Please include the job title in the subject line.