Infrastructure and Climate Development Impact Manager / Executive

About BII

British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. With a mission to solve the biggest global development challenges, we aim to create a virtuous circle of investment and impact. Your contribution will be essential.

It won't be easy : we do the hardest work in the most complex markets. Be prepared to test your skills, get creative and say your piece as you take on high-profile work as part of a diverse team of exceptionally smart, passionate people.

In return, you can take your career to all-new places in a culture that rewards curiosity and collaboration, and balances high performance with wellbeing.

BII at a glance :

Over 75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

More than £8.8 billion in net assests

1,400+ businesses invested in

950,000 workers in the businesses we support

650+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives : Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

Team overview

• BII's Development Impact Investment teams are market-leading and provide technical leadership to assess, manage and evaluate the impact of our investments. BII's objective is to push the boundaries in impact management within a world-class impact framework. We take an active approach to impact management, utilising an impact management framework based on the Impact Management Project's consensus and the Operating Principles for Impact Management.
• The role sits in the Development Impact Investment team, which itself sits within the infrastructure and Climate (I&C) group. The group focus on project finance, energy access and efficiency, and infrastructure via direct private debt and equity financing solutions, as well as managing BII's portfolio of intermediated investments.
• We embed impact professionals within our investment teams working side by side to actively manage the impact of every investment we make. This role will be working in collaboration with the wider impact group, especially the Climate team. This approach is designed to create deals teams with the professional capability and expertise to reflect our mandate to improve people's lives and make a financial return.

Role Purpose

Role Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities will be driven by priorities and the dynamic needs of the team at the time, but are expected to include the following :

Relationship and representation

Managing the workplan for the sector and delivering impact management activities

Support and contribute to the wider Impact Management team in the Impact Group, as well as the wider I&C team

The candidate

Background

Skills

Aptitude

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be :

BII is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or educational background.

Please include a Cover Letter with your application

Skills Required

Project Management, Private Sector Development