Senior Investment Manager, Outcome Finance for Restoration, WRI Africa

Finance and Program Management (70%):

• Build an overview of potential business cases and opportunities for outcome payments (working closely with the Engagement Manager, the Restoration Investor Coalition lead, Landscape Managers, and WRI Invest, Monitor and Enable teams in the Restore Local program)
• Scope the viability and feasibility of outcome-based finance structures to scale up their work, based on the existing portfolio of 200+ TerraFund projects restoring land in the three priority landscapes
• Lead on financial and economic analysis and assessing potential viability of projects, working with investors, government partners, (potential) outcome payers, and implementation and data partners
• Scope and build partnerships for outcome finance with blended finance investors, project developers and other stakeholders already present in the landscape and beyond, with a focus on developing shared metrics, financing structures, and business cases
• Co-lead the development of financing structures and contracts for outcome finance

Coordination and Strategy (30%):

• Provide recommendations on capacity development needs for TerraFund projects, to prepare projects developers to access outcome markets
• Participate in and contribute to the wider program strategy for Restore Local and its implementation
• Liaise with WRI staff and project stakeholders to solve project implementation issues
• Establish and grow partnerships with stakeholders, especially government, private sector, investors, landowners, civil society, and funders, and contribute to improving the wider enabling environment for outcome-based finance for land restoration projects
• Demonstrate thought leadership and share insights and lessons internally and externally.

What will you need:

• Education: You have a completed master’s degree in finance, public policy, economics, environmental management, or a similar area
• Experience: You have 8+ years of relevant, full-time work experience in the field of finance, economics, and infrastructure or conservation finance, nature-based solutions and climate change resilience
• Demonstrated experience in investment project preparation and appraisal
• Demonstrated experience in engaging stakeholders from multiple backgrounds and with diverse interests (government, NGOs, private sector)
• Experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Experience with outcome-based financing mechanisms or nature-related credits desirable
• You are willing and able to travel regionally and internationally on a regular basis
• Languages: You are proficient in spoken and written English. French skills are desirable
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position is based.
• WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization.