Impact Analyst, Global Portfolio

LOCATION: Remote, based in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya (hybrid). May consider another major African city depending on circumstances.

BACKGROUND

Global Partnerships (GP) is an impact-first fund manager dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Impact-first investing means investing in a way that seeks the greatest possible social impact, while seeking to preserve capital with a modest financial return for investors. GP believes that impact-first investing has an essential role to play in advancing sustainable solutions to poverty for millions of people worldwide. GP creates and manages impact-first investment funds that make loans and early-stage investments in social enterprises serving people living in poverty, primarily in Latin America and Africa. The GP team is comprised of mission-driven, dedicated, high-performing colleagues working primarily from offices in Seattle, Washington (USA), Bogotá, Colombia, and Nairobi, Kenya. To learn more about Global Partnerships, please visit our website at www.globalpartnerships.org.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Impact team is a strategic function within GP’s Capital and Impact Team (CIT) charged with the research, analysis, and partner engagement work that enables GP to develop, execute, and continuously strengthen its impact-first strategy. The Impact Analyst will play a critical role in delivering on this mandate within the Global Portfolio of GP’s affiliated funds, which currently comprises investments in 25+ social enterprise partners in 12+ countries across sub-Saharan Africa, with potential future expansion into Asia.

The Impact Analyst will primarily work remotely, with periodic opportunities to engage in-person with colleagues and partners, and will report to the Director of Impact based in Bogotá. The Impact Analyst will work closely with both the CIT and the Social Investment Team (SIT), which leads business development, loan origination, credit analysis, and capital recovery for GP-affiliated debt funds, including with team members located in the US. The position thus requires the ability to work independently and proactively communicate and collaborate with distributed colleagues and partners.

This role will be responsible for the following:

Executing GP-affiliated funds’ impact-first partner screening and analysis to inform investment decision-making in the Global Portfolio:

Underwriting potential investment opportunities for impact by collecting data, understanding each social enterprise’s business model, and conducting analysis to evaluate alignment with GP’s impact-first investment criteria
Authoring and presenting Investment Briefs to inform investment decision-making, summarizing the impact case for investment, key impact risks, and supporting data and analysis
Participating actively in Impact team discussions of Investment Briefs across regions
Proactively communicating with Portfolio Directors and Director of Impact to together identify and prioritize the necessary impact-related next steps of pipeline work.

Supporting the provision of impact feedback and advisory to partner social enterprises in the Global Portfolio:

Developing and maintaining highly professional, trust-based relationships with social enterprise partner staff
Providing inputs to inform strategic feedback to senior social enterprise leaders on impact strengths and opportunities
Supporting execution of GP-funded impact studies with partners (in collaboration with Director of Impact and a third-party research firm)

Executing targeted impact monitoring, analysis, and research:

Conducting targeted, action-oriented research and analysis on initiative (sector), market, portfolio, and/or thematic questions to inform continuous improvement of GP’s impact-first investment strategy
Contributing to additional projects as needed

SELECTION CRITERIA

Core Capabilities

Analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to understand and apply analytical frameworks and identify key takeaways
Excellent oral and written communication skills; capable of proactive and highly professional engagement with colleagues and partners across time zones, as well as cultural and socio-economic differences
Self-motivated work ethic, with ability to see tasks through to completion independently
Highly organized and adaptable; able to work in a dynamic, distributed work environment with excellent attention to detail
Passion for GP’s mission to expand opportunity for people living in poverty
Embodies GP’s culture: Dedicated, Strategic, Collaborative, Aspirational, Learning, and Excellence

Required Qualifications

2+ years of relevant professional experience in impact investing, business analysis, investment or market research, management consulting, strategy development, social enterprises, or other relevant fields
2+ years of work or lived experience in Africa
Business fluency in English and French
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Undergraduate degree with a strong academic track record
Willingness to travel within the region 1-2 times per quarter
Ability to legally work and reside in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya, or such other African location as may be agreed by GP
While not required, experience working as part of a distributed global team would be considered an additional plus:

WHAT WE OFFER

Global Partnerships’ value proposition to our team members is anchored in the opportunity to pursue meaningful, impact-focused work with a team of collaborative, smart, dedicated colleagues.
Global Partnerships is an equal opportunity employer. We place a high value on diversity and equity, and strive to foster an inclusive work environment where people of diverse identities, backgrounds, and skills feel they belong.
We seek to create opportunities for continuous learning for each team member, while also creating conditions for a good work-life balance.
GP currently operates on a hybrid work model, in which many staff are co-located in our three offices, while certain positions work primarily remotely. The Impact Analyst will likely be located remotely, unless the selected candidate is based in Nairobi, where GP has an office. For other locations, GP will support the Impact Analyst with the necessary tools and resources to work collaboratively and productively from their location.
This position is eligible for a compensation package including competitive salary and additional benefits, which vary by the candidate’s location.