Environment & Social Governance Manager

Are you ready for your next play? We are bold, respectful, and we deliver, with Impact.  Our long-term vision is to raise, deploy and manage funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation that will play a transformative role in our target sectors.

Climate Fund Managers (CFM) is a leading climate-centric blended finance fund manager. It raises and deploys climate finance funds in partnership at scale and at pace. Through its award-winning model, CFM has created a blueprint for a new generation of climate financiers, whose collective impact can help end the climate crisis. CFM currently manages two emerging market infrastructure funds focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation: Climate Investor One, a c. USD 1 billion fund focused on renewable energy, and Climate Investor Two, a c. USD 1 billion fund focused on water, sanitation and oceans infrastructure. CFM is currently implementing further blended finance initiatives in the green hydrogen, power transmission and cities sectors focused on development, equity, private credit and guarantee financial instruments.

Established in 2015, CFM is a joint venture between the Dutch Development Bank, FMO, and Sanlam InfraWorks, part of the Sanlam Group of South Africa with offices in The Hague, Cape Town, Singapore and Bogotá.

Job Purpose

Climate Fund Managers is seeking an experienced ESG professional to join the team in the  Colombia office. The ESG Manager will support the investments team and wider ESG teams with all required tasks relating to the investment of managed funds across LatAm, the regional portfolio.,.

The ESG Manager will be a full-time hybrid role and based in CFM’s LatAm office location in Bogotá, Colombia.

Qualifications, Experience & Skillset

Required

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as environmental sciences or environmental engineering.

• • At least 7 - 10 years’ experience in an ESG-related role ideally in an E&S consultancy or working for a developer or for an investment organisation.
  • Experience in a site-based E&S role, either in construction or in operations, would be an advantage, along with technical proficiency in environmental and occupational health and safety management.
  • Excellent knowledge of and practical experience in implementing international best practice standards in environmental and social assessment and management (e.g. IFC Performance Standards).
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills with the ability to perform independent research and analysis
  • Expertise in renewable energy, water, wastewater and/or waste infrastructure projects
  • Liaise with, negotiate terms and manage consultants carrying out HSSE related assessments as required to ensure it is being carried out in accordance with CFM´s requirements.
  • Monitoring and reporting on the different projects to stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in written and oral English language. Native Spanish speaker.
  • Technically proficient (advanced) in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Capable of maintaining a high degree of effectiveness in a multitask role, managing priorities and delivering to challenging timelines
  • Both a self-starter and a team player
  • Attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, passion for learning, and an interest in sustainable development
  • Willingness to travel (local and international) and spend time on site and work with site-based ESG teams
  • Colombian work permit

Desirable

• • Knowledge and experience in the application of IFCPS6, implementation and monitoring of offsets and compensation programmes
  • Knowledge and experience in the implementation of environmental legislation for LatAm

Competencies

• • Pragmatic/problem solver
  • Devotion to Quality
  • Results Oriented
  • Structuring
  • Cooperation
  • Social Skills
  • Integrity
  • Stress Resistance
  • Situational Awareness
  • Persuasiveness