You and your job

As a seasoned impact finance professional, you will look for opportunities to increase our impact in Africa. You promote and support Rabo Foundation to offer organizations, that work with smallholder farmers, access to finance, knowledge, networks and innovative data solutions. Support to grow rural prosperity and build the resilience of smallholders. For example, by offering trade finance solutions and trainings to coffee cooperatives and its farmer members in Uganda to gain a stronger position in the value chain and take urgent action against climate change. Thanks to your support they can grow and improve their livelihoods.

Key Responsibilities

• Selection and acquisition of new projects and organizations (agri-SMEs, cooperatives or rural microfinance institutions) where Rabo Foundation can make a difference based on knowledge, networks, and (financial) products.
• Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and write Impact memo’s including profound financial and impact analysis for Rabo Foundation’s Impact Committee in the Netherlands.
• Perform onsite due diligence visits, annual reviews, and portfolio monitoring tasks, including maintaining the Management Information System.
• Identification, structuring, and monitoring of technical assistance projects to increase impact on smallholder farmers.
• Portfolio management tasks, including reporting on financials, legal/CDD requirements, (impact) monitoring surveys, client profiles and written explanations on trends and achievements.

You and your talent

As Impact Finance Manager Africa you show persuasiveness, customer empathy, and leadership. In addition, it’s important that you recognise yourself in the below:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., agricultural finance or economics).
• At least 5-10 years of experience in the impact investment and/or banking sector with focus on food & agribusinesses, producer organizations, SMEs and/or rural microfinance institutions.
• Degree qualification in finance, business administration, management, or economics from a recognized university.
• Experience in writing committee proposals and business cases.
• Knowledge of financial instruments such as trade finance, working capital and investment loans. Expertise in impact lending to microfinance institutions is a pre.
• You encourage collaboration and you are adaptive to changing situations.
• Clearly demonstrate and take ownership.
• Strong interest and affinity with Rabo Foundation’s mission.
• You have a Kenyan work permit.