Website British International Investment
About British International Investment
British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. Established over 75 years ago, BII has a mission to promote sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets. The institution manages £8.1 billion in net assets and supports over 1,400 businesses. With plans to invest £9 billion in the next five years, BII focuses on three key development objectives: productivity, sustainability, and inclusivity. BII operates globally with over 600 employees. They prioritize creating a virtuous circle of investment and impact, seeking to solve significant global development challenges. BII has a notable commitment to financial services, boasting a $2 billion portfolio in this sector alone.
About this Role
The Executive in the Financial Services Development Impact team at BII will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality impact management within the Financial Services Group. This position requires leading the impact management efforts, particularly for the Debt product, and potentially contributing to other products like Equity, Intermediated Financial Services, and Trade & Supply Chain Finance. The role involves assessing development impact, working closely with investment teams, and actively managing investments to enhance their social and environmental impact. The candidate will be expected to collaborate across various teams and manage sector-specific relationships to ensure consistent communication and implementation of impact strategies.
Responsibilities
- Delivering impact management for the relevant part of the portfolio.
- Assessing development impact as part of the due diligence process.
- Working seamlessly with investment team colleagues to inform investment decision-making.
- Developing a high-quality development impact dashboard for each investment.
- Liaising with other Impact Group teams during the investment process.
- Defining the monitoring plan pre-investment and collecting impact metrics.
- Assessing how investments are performing against their initial development objectives.
- Actively managing investments to enhance the impact.
- Developing and delivering impact strategies and tools.
- Representing development impact in relevant meetings.
- Engaging with investees on impact management activities.
Requirements
- Strong work experience in a relevant field, preferably as an impact manager.
- Knowledge of the financial services sector.
- Strong academic credentials, preferably a Master’s degree in economics or an MBA.
- Work experience in developing countries, preferably in Africa and/or South Asia.
- Practical understanding of impact management and private sector development.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Self-starter with a bias for action and problem-solving approach.
- Proven capability of effective teamwork and strong stakeholder management.
- Willingness to travel regularly, mostly within Africa and South Asia.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a team that values impact, commercial rigor, and collaboration.
- Engagement with challenging but rewarding projects in developing markets.
- Professional development opportunities within a globally diverse organization.
- A culture that balances high performance with wellbeing.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
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