Sustainability Officer

We are looking for a Sustainability Professional to join FMO’s Sustainability Standards & Integration team. Positioned between FMO’s investment teams and internal and external stakeholders, you link ESG strategy and ESG execution and help strengthen ESG integration across our investment and processes. If you are interested, please apply today!

Your Role

As Sustainability Officer, you will translate sustainability standards and regulations into practical solutions, support ESG risk management, strategic steering, and advise on complex sustainability challenges. Working closely with investment teams and external partners, you will help ensure that ESG considerations are embedded in investment decisions and contribute to FMO’s development impact.

Key Activities Will Be

Strengthen ESG impact risk management by:

• Translating sustainability standards and regulatory requirements into ESG policies, frameworks and investment criteria.
• Strengthening ESG impact risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring throughout the investment process.
• Supporting ESG reporting and internal and external sustainability narratives.
• Contributing to sound ESG risk management practices.

Support Strategic Steering On ESG By

• Analysing portfolio data to identify ESG trends, priorities and improvement opportunities.
• Linking ESG priorities to value creation initiatives and evaluation findings.
• Identifying and facilitating innovative ESG solutions.
• Building and strengthening partnerships with DFIs, MDBs and other stakeholders.

Develop An Efficient And Effective ESG Operating Model By

• Developing and implementing pragmatic, risk-based ESG policies, tools and processes.
• Strengthening governance and accountability for ESG and regulatory due diligence.
• Delivering training and awareness initiatives that support ESG integration across FMO.

Provide Deal-related Support By

• Advising investment and sector teams on complex transactions and ESG challenges.
• Supporting ESG+ sector teams with due diligence and portfolio monitoring on an ad hoc basis.