SRI

The PRI is a non-profit investor partnership between the UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact with over 1100 signatories around the world - representing some $30 trillion in assets under management. The organisation provides a framework, thought leadership and set of voluntary best practice principles which assist investors to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into investment processes and ownership practices.

The fundraising Manager will be responsible for all non-fee fundraising activities both in the UK and overseas. Further responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering the sustainable fundraising strategy for PRI using all appropriate fundraising streams including institutional and major donors and corporations
• Initiating, managing and coordinating all fundraising campaigns
• Researching and accessing appropriate grant funding in the UK and overseas
• Ensuring all fundraising activities are in compliance with statutory legislation and recognised codes of conduct

This position will suit an experienced fundraiser with an ability to engage a variety of donors and an understanding of the processes required to ensure this function is successful. The candidate will have:

• Experience in a not-for-profit fundraising position
• Experience in dealing with external agencies
• Direct marketing and social media experience is preferable
• Working experience of the financial service/investment industry is desirable

To apply, please send you CV to Simone Awramenko at unpri@acre-resources.com or call +44(0)207 400 5589.

Acre has been engaged to identify a Programme Manager that will bring their expertise of the finance sector, their project management, and engagement experience to the Group Leaders team.

The Programme Manager will support initiatives, such as ClimateWise, the Banking Environment Initiative and a new group to work with asset managers that helps drive sustainability change across industry and facilitate sector leadership. They aim to support the building of a finance system capable of valuing the long term; one that contributes to, rather than erodes, the natural and social capital on which economies depend. The successful candidate will require:

• A deep understanding of the finance sector (insurance, banking and/or investors) from an in-house, service provider or NGO perspective and a knowledge of the major global issues, trends and players that shape the context for this sector
• An ability to engage confidently with business, policy and thought leaders to build strong relationships and high levels of trust
• Strong project management skills with demonstrable ability to achieve successful outcomes
• Experience working with sustainability issues and a commitment to the values underpinning CPSL’s work

This is a unique opportunity to work with a world renowned university to engage and support leading business executives on issues such as the creation of a global agreement on the environmental and social performance of financial services. This will also focus on very diverse issues, ranging form incentivising environmental performance through corporate lending to enterprise evaluation and micro-insurance solutions in sub-Sahara Africa. The Programme Manager will be:

• Educated to degree level or above (or equivalent)
• Able to disseminate complex information and deliver this in a way to influence an audience of mainstream or sustainability professionals
• A confident facilitator with excellent communications skills
• A self-starter and comfortable working in a small team

In addition the successful candidate will have the desire to make a positive impact and drive change in a corporate environment

To apply please email Simone at simone@acre-resources.com or call +44 (0)207 400 5589

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was founded as a non-profit organisation under Korean law in June 2010. It is in the process of converting to an intergovernmental organisation later in 2012. The organisation is dedicated to helping government and industry pioneer and diffuse a new model of economic growth, known as “green growth,” that simultaneously targets key aspects of economic and environmental performance.

GGGI will play two very specific and important roles in fostering public-private cooperation. First, GGGI will connect countries or provinces that have developed rigorous green growth plans with potential providers of capital. Second, GGGI will work at the global level to elevate the importance that political and business leaders attach to the role of public-private cooperation.

In this role you will work with companies, investors, governments, and other actors to shape and deliver such partnerships and analyses. Other responsibilities:

• Develop and manage an internal and external team of financial analysts that translates priority aspects of government green growth plans into sectoral investment plans, liaising with governments, development banks, private investors and others in the process
• Scope, develop and manage PPCs of varying types that would speed and scale resource-efficient investment, innovation and practice in the private sector
• Recruit and manage a team of talented investment and PPC professionals
• Build a technology program that analyses, chronicles and strengthen international coordination of green growth innovation, including for the benefit of developing countries
• Cultivate and manage GGGI’s corporate advisory council, consisting of 10 to 20 leading green growth firms in a variety of sectors and geographies
• Lead GGGI’s support of its partner, the Global Green Growth Forum
• Liaise and coordinate effectively with GGGI’s green growth planning and research teams
• Act as resource person on financial structuring related issues, including resolving complex financial structuring issues
• Maintain knowledge of emerging best practices on enhancing private sector development and PPCs, including good practice examples, and guidelines through internal and external networks
• Keep abreast of latest trends and developments in addressing PPC related issues and ensure comparability of the Department's operations to best practices
• Participate in and contribute to internal and external training programs and conferences on private sector development and PPCs

Educated to degree level in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, preferably at post-graduate level (or equivalent), you will have the relevant professional experience in structured finance. This will include hands-on experience in originating, structuring, and executing loans and structured finance transactions for infrastructure projects and/or a proven track record in developing and financing PPCs, including structuring and delivering infrastructure projects with PPC components.

Other capabilities will include:

• Experience in structuring and financing low carbon infrastructure PPCs is highly desirable
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with project sponsors, financing parties, institutional investors, and governments
• Proven strong analytical capabilities, particularly in credit assessment and risk mitigation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• International experience working in development in several countries
• Ability to produce summaries and frameworks by collecting and analysing diverse information
• Experience of working with different cultures and a broad range of stakeholders
• Effective written and oral communication in document and presentation preparation.
• Ability to review all task objectives and achieves core deliverables

If you are a natural problem solver who is keen to make a real impact within a cutting edge organisation then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

The role involves:

• Responsibility for developing, managing and delivering a new CR programme from scratch that is aligned with core business
• Identifying and working in partnership with external stakeholders such as NGOs and government in order to be an external thought leader on community and social issues that are impacted by the financial services industry, for example financial education / diversity / inclusion
• Working with, influencing and engaging with internal business stakeholders and business heads to gain a better understanding of the commercial benefits of the corporate responsibilities initiates
• Delivering internal and external communication materials. Collaborating with marketing and branding teams to help with the communication of the new corporate responsibility strategy and initiatives

The successful individual will have:

• A track record of working in a corporate environment within a Corporate Responsibility / Community Investment / Citizenship team with responsibility for developing and delivering new strategy aligned to core business
• Examples of influencing and engaging senior business stakeholders and senior leadership
• Ideally, a comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry and the issues that face the banking sector in relation to social issues and opportunities for improvement. Or perhaps experience in a large corporate environment and have the transferable stakeholder engagement/ influencing skills involving thought leadership on social and community issues
• Experience of identifying, fostering and building charitable partnerships
• Strong project management sills

Salary: Competitive + benefit package

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page via email helen@acre-resources.com or call 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.