Job Description
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) brings together philanthropy including the IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund, governments, technology, policy and development partners, and the private sector to tackle the twin challenges of energy access and transition in emerging and developing countries. By 2030, we aim to expand clean energy access to one billion people, enable 150 million new jobs and reduce 4 gigatons of future carbon emissions. We believe clean energy is development: without it, every other form of progress is undermined so we’re building a movement to unlock a new era of inclusive green economic growth that accelerates universal energy access while enabling the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade.
About the Role
The Investment Director plays an important strategic role in the Investment Team by:
- Working closely with program teams to evaluate, execute, and manage investment transactions in line with GEAPP’s investment strategy.
- Managing portfolio performance, conducting impact assessments, and monitoring risks.
- Providing expertise and insight into market trends, innovative structures, transactions, and approaches to meet GEAPP’s impact targets.
- Representing the investment team on a day-to-day basis, offering commercial expertise including insights on market trends, blended finance structures, precedent transactions, and strategies to achieve GEAPP’s impact goals.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Capital Deployment:
- Collaborate with private investors and GEAPP teams to develop global strategies aligned with regional priorities.
- Conduct comprehensive due diligence on potential investments, assessing business models, partners, management teams, impact factors, financial sustainability, and risks.
- Lead investment structuring and negotiate terms and conditions for projects.
- Present investment opportunities to GEAPP’s management and Investment Committee.
- Portfolio Management:
- Oversee portfolio investees proactively to ensure alignment with impact objectives and compliance with agreed terms.
- Market Analysis and Relationship Building:
- Track and analyze market trends, blended finance structures, and transactions to inform capital deployment decisions.
- Develop and leverage relationships with Alliance partners to support capital mobilization in core markets.
Qualifications and Competencies
- Experience in development finance with demonstrated investment judgment, strong financial structuring, analytical, and due diligence skills.
- Extensive knowledge of blended finance instruments and expertise in energy, climate, or infrastructure sectors in developing countries.
- Proven relationship management skills with key investment players in GEAPP’s sectors and geographies; Spanish or Portuguese language skills or networks in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region are a plus.
- Strong project management and decision-making abilities to evaluate risks and make investment recommendations.
- Ability to construct portfolios considering investment rationale, impact, and risk/return profiles.
- Commitment to social impact investing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative approach and proven ability to work cross-functionally with impact, legal, partnerships, and communications teams.
- Flexibility and comfort working in uncertain, fast-paced environments.
Education, Experience and Skills
- 8-15 years of professional investment experience in developing countries, preferably deploying diverse financial instruments such as debt, equity, guarantees, and fund investments.
- Experience sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and executing blended finance deals in the Global South, especially grid-based renewable energy transactions.
- Track record of executing innovative, first-of-a-kind energy transactions.
- Strong analytical, due diligence, and negotiation skills.
- Entrepreneurial and strategic mindset with the ability to identify issues and propose creative solutions.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing environments.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Sensitivity to diverse cultures and a team-oriented approach.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams including impact, legal, partnerships, and communications.
About the Organization
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) brings together philanthropy including the IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund, governments, technology, policy and development partners, and the private sector to tackle the twin challenges of energy access and transition in emerging and developing countries. By 2030, we aim to expand clean energy access to one billion people, enable 150 million new jobs and reduce 4 gigatons of future carbon emissions. We believe clean energy is development: without it, every other form of progress is undermined so we’re building a movement to unlock a new era of inclusive green economic growth that accelerates universal energy access while enabling the global community to meet critical climate goals during the next decade.
