Esg & Impact Manager - Zafiri

Job Profile

ESG & Impact Manager – ZafiriCompany : Zafiri (DRE private equity initiative to be managed by Inspired Evolution) Reports To : Head of ESG Inspired Evolution, and Managing Director Zafiri Location : Nairobi, Kenya / Cape Town, South Africa (other locations possible) Commencement : February

• (Approximate)Background to Inspired Evolution Inspired Evolution currently manages three private equity funds—Evolution One, Evolution II, and Evolution III with committed capital of USD million, with an additional USD million in co-investment.

As a first mover since , the firm has a proven track record in clean energy infrastructure, energy access, and energy and resource efficiency climate-related investments across Africa.

With five regional offices in Mauritius, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, the UK, and headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, Inspired Evolution offers a broad footprint as one of Africa's premier specialised investment advisory firms.

Inspired Evolution is now expanding on its suite of Evolution funds with a recent award to manage Project Zafiri, a World Bank Group's Mission landmark energy access initiative, which will require an enhanced deal team, financial and governance oversight, and reporting capabilities.

About ZafiriZafiri's central role in Mission, a joint initiative of the WBG and AfDB to provide first-time electricity access to million Africans by

Zafiri is a permanent capital investment vehicle with cornerstone investors including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), African Development Bank (AfDB), the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Nordic Development Fund.

Inspired Evolution is the prospective investment manager of Zafiri and is currently finalising its investment management agreement with Zafiri shareholders.

Zafiri is dedicated to accelerating universal energy access by investing in decentralised renewable energy (DRE) companies and infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. With its investment mandate already approved, Zafiri is approaching a target first close in December.

Role Overview

The duties and responsibilities of the ESG & Impact Manager entail a number of key action items, as aligned with the organisational accountability statements outlined in the Project Zafiri environmental, social, and governance management system (ESGMS) and IMMS.

The ESG & Impact Manager will have the overall responsibility of developing and implementing ESG and Impact policies, standards, procedures, management systems, and reporting under Project Zafiri, including management of the Project Zafiri Impact Officer.

The candidate will ensure that these duties, responsibilities, and procedures are implemented and monitored for each Project Zafiri investment and / or portfolio company across the entire investment cycle in collaboration with the deal team, to ensure that Project Zafiri remains fully compliant with its bespoke ESGMS, IMMS, and investor requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Candidate ProfileRequired Experience

Required Experience Minimum 8 years of professional experience in responsible investment or sustainability, impact investing, E&S impact measurement or development finance, preferably in a financial institution or consulting.

Proven experience and knowledge of the renewable energy and climate sector, specifically best-in-class ESG and Impact standards and frameworks aligned with World Bank Group and proven experience across IFC Performance Standards, Operating Principles for Impact Management, SDG Impact Standards for Private Equity, PRI Investing with SDG Outcomes, Impact Frontiers Impact Management Project, climate-related guidelines and taxonomy, and gender-lens investing.

Knowledge and experience with ESG and Impact indicators, tracking and reporting, although this will be in a supervisory and quality control capacity of the Project Zafiri Impact Officer.

Good knowledge of and interest in fund-level technical criteria (energy efficiency, climate finance, GHG and carbon reporting) and ESG and Impact management systems, and an ability to apply them in a global context.

Understanding of technical ESG and Impact reporting frameworks (e.g., Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Impact Frontiers Impact Performance Reporting Norms (IPRN) Experienced and / or interest in Sub-Saharan African markets.

In addition to advanced Excel, strong PowerPoint, and Word skills. The ability to prioritise, multitask, and deliver to deadlines. Creative problem-solving skills and strategic / analytical thinking. Technical Competencies Attention to detail Strong analytical ability Communication and presentation skill competence Initiative / self-starter Innovation Organisational skills Strong teamwork ethic Adaptable / flexible and assertive persona, "can-do" attitude, entrepreneurial nature

Education & Credentials

Bachelor's degree in a related field (preferably environmental / social management, sustainability studies, finance, economics, or equivalent).

Knowledge of impact investing industry terminology and tools (e.g., ).

Travel

Candidate must be willing to travel within the Sub-Saharan African Region

Compensation Package

Three-tiered remuneration package comprising : Guaranteed annual gross remuneration. Annual discretionary performance bonus. Carried interest participation (to be negotiated).

Languages

English fluency essential French is an advantage Inspired Evolution is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

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