Impact Analyst

About The Role 

We are seeking a purpose driven and motivated individual to join our rapidly growing team to support our impact investment advisory services. 

The individual will support our client engagements with impact funds, private wealth and impact enterprises. You will be at the forefront of developing and assessing impact measurement frameworks across a number of sectors, in order to drive enhanced social and environmental performance of investment funds and companies.

This is an opportunity to become part of an innovative growing business working to improve  the lives of people and the planet, especially in emerging and frontier countries, and to work towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Responsibilities

Reporting to Innovest’s Impact Manager, you will:

• Undertake research and analysis of development and impact investment issues, and produce research reports, analyses, case studies, and other technical and creative drafting.

• Support the deployment of  impact measurement, management and reporting services on behalf of Innovest’s clients, utilising a range of relevant frameworks and implementing surveying and other data collection tools.

• Undertake funding/investor landscape analysis access a range of investment and impact thematics. 

• Support to the development of theories of change, impact management frameworks and impact metrics for client engagements. 

• Support the project management of client engagement including preparation of deliverables.

• Support to business development, including  drafting  proposals, capability statements, presentations, case studies and communications.

• Supporting the development and maintenance of internal systems, project management tools, databases, CRM management and client delivery templates. 

Essential Qualities

• BSc/MSc degree in a relevant field, including but not limited to: Development Studies, Development Economics, Sustainable Development  

• 1-2 years relevant work experience in socio-economic development. 

• Experience and/or proven interest in sectors of socio-economic development including but not limited to: financial inclusion, agriculture, water, energy, housing, education, climate change and biodiversity.

• Strong quantitative skills and competence with data analysis and visualisation, and a desire to learn tools such as Google Looker and Microsoft PowerBI.

• Strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of adapting your approach to suit different contexts. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of adapting your approach to suit different contexts. 

Desirable Qualities 

• Experience in a consultancy environment or a development institution.

• Experience working in developing economies or for clients in developing economies. 

• Experience designing, testing and refining impact measurement, management or evaluation approaches.

• Strong project management skills. 

Location

You will be based in London, Guernsey or Jersey with the applicable right to work in one of  these locations. As a global business, you will work with our teams in Johannesburg, Guernsey Jersey and London.

Remuneration

The salary for this position will be commensurate with experience.

Application 

If you’re interested in joining our team, please email your cover letter and CV to info@innovestadvisory.com 

Applications close on 20 October 2024. Interviews may commence before the closing date therefore we encourage early applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date. If you are not contacted within this time period, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Innovest reserves the right not to make an appointment.