Investment Director

Job Summary:

The Investment Director will lead investment origination, execution, and portfolio management across nature-based investments in emerging markets. The role is responsible for identifying high-impact investment opportunities, structuring complex transactions, managing portfolio performance, building strategic partnerships, and supporting investor engagement. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in fund strategy while mentoring junior investment professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead deal sourcing, origination, and pipeline development across reforestation, blue carbon, sustainable agriculture, and land-use projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with project developers, government institutions, and ecosystem partners.
• Evaluate investment opportunities against financial, environmental, and impact objectives.
• Lead end-to-end investment execution, including due diligence, financial modeling, legal review, regulatory analysis, and risk assessment.
• Structure investment transactions and negotiate commercial terms.
• Prepare investment committee papers and present investment recommendations.
• Monitor portfolio performance and ensure investments achieve financial and impact objectives.
• Identify portfolio risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Support investee companies with operational improvements and value creation initiatives.
• Develop strategic partnerships with carbon credit buyers, co-investors, research institutions, and technical partners.
• Maintain strong relationships with investors and strategic stakeholders throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Support fundraising activities by providing investment updates and portfolio performance reports.
• Mentor and guide junior investment professionals.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Fund's investment strategy.

Educational Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree in Business, Finance, Environmental Science, or a related field is preferred.
• CFA or an equivalent professional qualification is an added advantage.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of investment management experience.
• Proven experience in infrastructure, project finance, private equity, or related investment sectors.
• Demonstrated experience leading investments from origination through execution and post-investment management.
• Experience working within emerging markets is required.

Technical Skills:

• Strong financial modeling and project finance expertise.
• Investment analysis, valuation, and due diligence skills.
• Knowledge of environmental and social safeguard assessments.
• Understanding of land tenure, community engagement, and sustainability considerations.
• Knowledge of voluntary carbon markets, MRV processes, carbon methodologies, and carbon credit issuance is an advantage.
• Risk assessment and portfolio management expertise.

Required Competencies:

• Strategic investment and commercial thinking.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong negotiation and transaction structuring abilities.
• Leadership and team mentoring skills.
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management.
• Strong decision-making and commercial judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear investment recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple investment projects simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with nature-based solutions and sustainable finance.
• Knowledge of carbon credit markets and climate finance.
• Established professional network across emerging markets.
• Relationships with carbon credit buyers, project developers, or co-investors are advantageous.
• Additional language proficiency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese is an advantage.

Skills Required:

• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management