Organization: Winrock International
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 17 Oct 2015
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Director, Social Finance
LOCATION: Arlington, VA
UNIT: Business Development and External Affairs
BACKGROUND:
Winrock is a recognized leader in U.S. and international development with a focus on social and environmental issues. As a mission driven, field-based organization, we believe that sustainable development is inclusive and that complex challenges require integrated solutions. Winrock embraces continuous quality improvement and a culture of impact, accountability and entrepreneurship.
Our targeted development impacts increasingly depend upon the ability to mobilize capital, manage finance and quantify social and environmental outcomes. Finding and reducing the capital cost of projects that improve livelihoods and preserve natural resources is a key objective of Winrock’s Business Development Group. We seek a mission-driven, creative and entrepreneurial finance professional to assess financial opportunities and investments that can help bring our solutions to scale.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Social Finance leads financial, social and environmental impact analysis of Winrock’s field projects, external business models and potential pathways to scale. Investors, funders and donors are looking for innovation, management efficiency and transparency to select the organizations that can best help achieve their goals. The Director of Social Finance stays current with competitors and partners in Winrock’s key countries and areas of expertise, as well as development trends including impact investment and private sector initiatives. The position works with a small team to quantify the costs and benefits (financial, social and environmental) of different approaches in order to assess their strategic value. The successful candidate will use a network of contacts and knowledge of the emerging social finance sector to guide Winrock’s business development and leadership teams, advise on program design and help recruit staff with requisite skillsets.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead assessment and mobilization of new finance sources that can bring Winrock solutions to scale.
- Develop tools and metrics to measure the financial, social and environmental effectiveness of existing and proposed business models.
- Advise on the value and risk of financing in key sectors and geographies, and devise effective safeguard strategies.
- Stay abreast of trends in finance, impact investment, shared value, and cross-sector partnerships for global development; specifically in Winrock’s areas of expertise.
- Analyze financial policy environment in key countries to identify and assess risks associated with different business models.
- Work with business development, program leadership and operations teams to identify and evaluate best practices from Winrock’s projects in order to drive organizational learning and increase program impact.
- Recommend finance and investment themes for future Winrock initiatives and guide program staff on potential new financial opportunities and structures.
- Use project financial performance data to assess scaling opportunities and drive continuous innovation, collaboration and learning across program units.
- Assist in the design and management of Winrock’s Business Development and External Affairs budget, and monitor fund-raising effectiveness.
- Represent Winrock at events with partners, funders, fund managers, investors, policy makers and other key stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
Education:
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field; CFA or equivalent financial experience required.
Skills and Experience:
- 8-10 years of experience in financial, business and management analysis and modeling.
- Strong working knowledge of social finance trends, innovative deal structures and investment vehicles in global development.
- In-depth understanding of the international development funding sector, including bilaterals, multilaterals, foundations, and the private sector.
- Strong creative streak with proven ability to find new solutions and influence the thinking of others.
- Established national and international networks engaged in impact investment, project finance and securitization in diverse policy environments.
- Demonstrated understanding of the metrics used to assess the social and environmental impacts that are critical to Winrock’s mission.
- Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex information in a user-friendly way, including outstanding skills in writing, editing and presenting to small and large audiences.
Fluency (written) in at least one non-English language preferred.
How to apply:
https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=1128800
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