Impact & ESG Officer Business & Corporate Solutions

We’re looking for an Impact & Environmental, Social, and Governance (IESG) Officer to join our team. The main focus of the position is on SME and Start-up financing.

Invest International’s legal mandate is to support companies with international activities and projects that contribute to the Dutch economy by strengthening competitiveness and earning capacity, and to support projects that provide solutions to global challenges.

We believe in a world where businesses and governments work together to solve global challenges. Our mission is to connect Dutch solutions to global challenges, strengthening worldwide resilience and safeguarding Dutch earning capacity.

Organization

Invest International opened its doors in October 2021 in The Hague. We are a state-owned company established by the Dutch government, operating as a private company funded with public capital. Our people, network and knowledge enable us to maximise impact for our stakeholders,

Business & Corporate Solutions

The Business & Corporate Solutions (BCS) department of Invest International is responsible for developing, coordinating, financing and overseeing the implementation of private sector investments abroad, with a strong focus on climate resilience, water, sustainable manufacturing, healthcare and agri-food. The present portfolio of SME and Start-up clients consists of more than 100 projects.

The role

Impact & ESG (IESG) professionals, within BCS, support Invest International in achieving its business and impact ambitions by bringing Impact and ESG expertise close to opportunity development and execution. They work alongside colleagues across sectors, solutions and countries, contributing to early opportunity shaping through to due diligence, execution and monitoring.

As part of multidisciplinary teams, IESG professionals advise on impact ambitions and ESG risks and help ensure that projects are developed and implemented in line with Invest International’s IESG standards and international good practices. Impact and ESG risk management are embedded in the business, with IESG providing specialist expertise, challenge and guidance throughout the process.

IESG professionals within BCS are part of Invest International’s broader IESG community and work closely with the IESG Center of Excellence within Business Enablement, which safeguards consistent methodology, standards and quality across the organisation.

Core responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of ESG materiality risk for Invest International’s 5 sectors (Agrifood, Water/ Infrastructure, Health, Energy, and Sustainable Manufacturing).
• Contribute to sector strategies, plans and investment leads to ensure early-stage inclusion of IESG considerations.
• Independently appraise projects, conduct related Impact and ESG due diligence, and periodic impact and E&S monitoring while applying international impact and ESG frameworks. For this responsibility, the major part of your portfolio will relate to start-ups and SMEs. Due diligence and monitoring may include visiting companies in the country of investment.
• Prepare annual reviews for the projects in your portfolio.
• Work closely together with the investment manager and analyst in the deal teams and with SME clients to enhance collaboration and Impact & ESG performance. Advising clients on proper ESG implementation and to increase Impact is part of your core responsibilities. When dealing with SMEs and start-ups, proportionality is key.
• Support portfolio reporting, dashboards, integrated reporting, and internal learning agendas.
• Contribute to IESG policy development, position statements, tools, and guidance for the BCS unit as well as support the efforts of IESG Center of Excellence.