Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)
ESG & Impact Manager (Fund-of-Funds)
Description
Background on FASA
“Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa” or “FASA” is a multi-donor fund-of-funds that aims to mobilize capital for agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa. With an initial investment of $70M, Norway and USAID launched FASA with the objective to reach $200M to be capitalized by additional public and private donors. Those contributions will then be utilized as subordinated investment capital and technical assistance support to investment funds, active in the agricultural sector across the continent.
I&P is the Fund Manager for this fund-of-funds , in charge of sourcing, assessing, and supporting the portfolio of investment funds.
As a fund-of-funds, FASA's activities will primarily focus on investment fund managers, who will then provide funding and support for agri-SMEs aligned with FASA's vision to contribute to transform African agriculture, by enhancing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, and promoting climate-smart value chains.
About the role
I&P is seeking an ESG & Impact Manager who will implement FASA’s ESG & Impact Policy. Under the supervision of FASA’s Managing Director and with the guidance of I&P’s ESG & Impact Director, the ESG & Impact Manager will work closely with the entire FASA investment team and might travel regularly across the continent to contribute to due diligence on investment funds, monitoring of performance and capacity building for investment fund managers in FASA’s portfolio.
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