We are hiring! Aqua for All has two exciting vacancies to strengthen our finance team. Check the descriptions and apply below.
Transactions Manager for the Impact-Linked Fund for WASH
36 hours per week – based in The Hague, the Netherlands
Aqua for All strives to create a sustainable and inclusive water and sanitation economy worldwide. We believe innovations, scalable solutions and access to capital are instrumental to overcome the current service delivery and finance gaps. Aqua for All bridges these gaps by supporting market-based solutions to become viable and to scale. With our 20 years of experience, we support local entrepreneurs on their scaling pathway and offer funding, access to the water sector expert network and to other financiers and impact investors.
Since mid-2019, Aqua for All is leading the programme “Making Water Count’’ in partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs up to mid-2024. The programme aims to achieve higher impact and mobilise public and private investments for effective water and sanitation solutions for low-income households. Under this programme, we deploy grant funding – amongst others – in selected innovative, blended finance structures targeting local SMEs and Financial Institutions.
Your Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic and fast-learning candidate with a passion for social entrepreneurship and innovative finance. The ideal candidate will be dedicated fully to the Impact-Linked Fund for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (ILF for WASH), a follow-up of Aqua for All’s ‘Social Impact Incentives Programme’ (see: SIINC for WASH). You will report to the ILF Manager.
The Transactions Manager will work closely with the ILF Manager in executing the different ILF transactions and in supporting the overall Fund activities, together with the partner organisations. The Transactions Manager will engage directly with Impact Enterprises/SMEs in emerging markets and impact investors globally. The role will require regular travel to the project countries.
This exciting role includes the following responsibilities:
- Coordinate and execute the entire SIINC transaction process, which encompasses pipeline identification through a call for proposals, screening, selection, structuring and impact management and monitoring together with Roots of Impact;
- Work closely with Roots of Impact on company due diligence, ensure the water and sanitation perspective and expertise is incorporated in the design of the incentives;
- Lead internal and external ILF for WASH decision committees and prepare relevant documentation for decision making;
- Liaise with Roots of Impact and partner enterprises on day-to-day implementation of the Fund activities;
- Extract key learnings and generate insights from the overall SIINC transaction process for internal and external knowledge building and dissemination activities;
- Work on the development of guidelines and standards to further the impact-linked funding practice in the WASH sector;
- Prepare relevant documentation for fundraising and support in preparation of communication materials.
What you bring
- A passion for making finance work to scale positive impact on water and sanitation services for low-income countries and communities;
- A graduate or post-graduate degree in Finance, Business or Development studies;
- At least 3-5 years of solid professional experience; experience with impact enterprises in water and sanitation or other development issues in emerging markets is a plus but not a must;
- Strong business and financial analysis skills with the ability to overall assess early and growth stage enterprises;
- Result-oriented attitude and entrepreneurial mindset;
- Ability to conceptualise as well as design and execute concrete projects;
- Strong organisational and cooperation skills with multiple stakeholders;
- Sound problem solving and decision-making skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, fluency in French is a plus;
- Excellent presentation skills;
- Residence or working permit for EU countries.
Our offering
- A position in an enthusiastic and multi-cultural team based in the Hague, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dhaka and Bamako;
- A challenging role with room for own ideas;
- Training and learning opportunities and possibility for career progression;
- An initial 1-year contract with the possibility of extension;
- A competitive remuneration package following the salary scales of the Government of the Netherlands (‘CAO Rijk’), 8% holiday pay, 200 hours annual leave, excellent pension scheme, commuting allowance;
- Flexibility to work partly remote and partly from our great working space in The Hague (Spaarneplein, 10 min walk from the Hague Central Station).
Interested?
You can send your application by email to: info@aquaforall.org before April 21, 2022. Please include ‘Transactions Manager ILF’ in the subject line and include a motivation letter and CV.
More information about the position can be obtained from Shabana Abbas
(s.abbas@aquaforall.org) or Marleen Hasselerharm (m.hasselerharm@aquaforall.org)
Technical Assistance Manager for the Impact-Linked Fund for WASH
36 hours per week – based in The Hague, the Netherlands
Aqua for All strives to create a sustainable and inclusive water and sanitation economy worldwide. We believe innovations, scalable solutions and access to capital are instrumental to overcome the current service delivery and finance gaps. Aqua for All bridges these gaps by supporting market-based solutions to become viable and to scale. With our 20 years of experience, we support local entrepreneurs on their scaling pathway and offer funding, access to the water sector expert network and to other financiers and impact investors.
Since mid-2019, Aqua for All is leading the programme “Making Water Count’’ in partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs up to mid-2024. The programme aims to achieve higher impact and mobilise public and private investments for effective water and sanitation solutions for low-income households. Under this programme, we deploy grant funding – amongst others – in selected innovative, blended finance structures targeting local SMEs and Financial Institutions.
Your Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic and fast-learning candidate with a passion for social entrepreneurship and innovative finance. The ideal candidate will be dedicated fully to the Impact-Linked Fund for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (ILF for WASH), a follow-up of Aqua for All’s ‘Social Impact Incentives Programme’ (see: SIINC for WASH). You will report to the ILF Manager.
The Technical Assistance Manager will work closely with the ILF Manager in designing and executing the ILF-ready and ILF complemented technical assistance support for impact enterprises. Further, the ideal candidate will engage directly with ecosystem players such as local accelerators/service providers and other key stakeholders. The role will require regular travel to the project countries.
This exciting role includes the following responsibilities:
- Drive, design, coordinate, organise and monitor overall TA support activities in close collaboration with our partner Roots of Impact;
- Ensure the designed TA content on impact measurement/management and investment readiness addresses the needs and identified challenges of Impact Enterprises and service providers/accelerators.
- Work closely with Roots of Impact on developing standardised technical assistance approaches and guidelines to further the Impact-linked funding practice in WASH;
- Organise and ensure the water and sanitation perspective and expertise is embedded in the TA support activities;
- Lead and manage individual TA support projects from design, contracting, execution and monitoring;
- Extract key learnings and generate insights from the overall Technical Assistance approach for internal and external knowledge building and dissemination activities;
- Prepare relevant documentation for fundraising and support in the preparation of communication materials.
What you bring
- A passion for making finance work for positive impact on water and sanitation services for low income countries and communities;
- At least 3-5 years of relevant working experience in programme management, consulting and technical assistance; experience with impact measurement and management and investment readiness acceleration programmes is a plus;
- Deep knowledge of social entrepreneurship in emerging markets, preferably with impact enterprises, accelerators and incubators and other stakeholders in a broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. Having experience in the water and sanitation economy is a plus;
- MBA or Master degree in Business, Economics or Development studies;
- Strong organisational skills and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders;
- Strong project management skills and result-oriented attitude;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, fluency in French is a plus;
- Residence or working permit for EU countries.
Our offering
- A position in an enthusiastic and multi-cultural team based in the Hague, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dhaka and Bamako;
- A challenging role with room for own ideas;
- Training and learning opportunities and possibility for career progression;
- An initial 1-year contract with possibility of extension;
- A competitive remuneration package following the salary scales of the Government of the Netherlands (‘CAO Rijk’), 8% holiday pay, 200 hours annual leave, excellent pension scheme, commuting allowance;
- Flexibility to work partly remote and partly from our great working space in The Hague (Spaarneplein, 10 min walk from the Hague Central Station).
Interested?
You can send your application by email to: info@aquaforall.org before April 21, 2022. Please include ‘TA Manager ILF’ in the subject line and include a motivation letter and CV.
More information about the position can be obtained from Shabana Abbas (s.abbas@aquaforall.org) or Marleen Hasselerharm (m.hasselerharm@aquaforall.org).