[Hiring] Africa Regional Lead @Assets Under Movement

Role Description

The Africa Regional Lead is the primary subject matter expert and portfolio owner for C4S's work in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC sub-regions. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Managing Director, with a dotted reporting line to the Chief of Staff for day-to-day coordination.

• Portfolio development:
  • Implement and lead private climate finance funding strategies across the African Union, with focus on the ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC sub-regions.
  • Identify, structure, and oversee projects and funding proposals aligned with C4S's strategic priorities.
  • Project manage regional efforts including developing reporting, metrics, goals, and analysis.
  • Leverage and analyze data to continually improve regional strategic efforts.
• Grant and fiscal management:
  • Oversee grant cycle in the Africa region.
  • Manage the relationship with fiscal sponsors, including processing grants and contracts.
  • Ensure effective monitoring of grantees and investees for impact and compliance.
  • Support budgeting and forecasting.
• External engagement:
  • Build and maintain partnerships with private financial institutions, relevant government agencies, and community-based stakeholders.
  • Serve as a spokesperson for C4S at relevant forums, conferences, and coalitions.
  • Advocate for private climate finance solutions at national and regional levels.
• Field knowledge sharing:
  • Support capacity building and knowledge transfer with grantees and partners.
  • Produce thought leadership and communications (presentations, articles, social media posts) around mobilizing private capital for climate solutions in African economies.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in private climate finance, including direct work with banks, credit unions/SACCOs, fintechs, asset managers, insurance companies, and/or venture capital firms.
• 3+ years leadership experience managing portfolios.
• Fluency in English and French. Additional African languages a plus.
• Ability to effectively communicate across multiple mediums to a vast variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively represent C4S externally in a variety of settings.
• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Ability to effectively build and maintain deep partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience with both sides of the grantmaking relationship: structuring and overseeing grants as a funder and managing reporting and compliance obligations as a grantee.
• Strong understanding of Sub-Saharan Africa’s private climate finance landscape.

Benefits

• This opportunity is a remote position open to all candidates eligible to work in the following African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, or South Africa.
• Sponsored work visas are not available for this opportunity.
• Salary: $70,000-$90,000 USD to be paid in local currency equivalent.
• This position is for a term of one year. Position extension is subject to review.