Managing Director, WWF Impact

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the financial services sector, including private equity, venture capital, impact investing, conservation finance, environmental and conservation-based investing.
• Advanced degree from a relevant field, such as finance, business administration, economics, international relations, or political science.
• Strong preference for candidates who have worked with or in the field of emerging market private equity in environmental sectors, and have a track record of designing and executing multi-party blended finance solutions.
• Demonstrated experience developing and evaluating investment strategies, conducting due diligence, assessing investment opportunities, portfolio management, deal structuring, and the use of capital instruments.
• Experience working within or alongside multilateral and bilateral finance institutions, including development finance institutions and development banks, in support of investment structuring, partnerships, or capital mobilization initiatives.
• Sector expertise in one or more of WWF’s priority areas (e.g., regenerative agriculture and food systems, blue economy/aquaculture, sustainable infrastructure, or carbon markets), with experience working in Latin America, Africa, Asia, or other emerging markets preferred.
• Awareness of key components of sustainable investment, including investment instruments, term sheets, blended finance techniques, deal structuring, etc.
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Financial modeling skills and fluency with Microsoft Excel. Able to review, analyze, and evaluate financial models, financial projections, company valuations, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems and to effectively communicate solutions to others.
• Competency in a second language (ideally Spanish or Portuguese) a significant plus.
• Strong coordination and teamwork and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver against multiple time sensitive priorities.
• A dynamic, creative, and outgoing personality with a commitment to nature conservation.
• Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams.
• Identifies and aligns with WWF’s core values: COURAGE – We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet, which is our home. INTEGRITY – We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure that we learn and evolve. RESPECT – We honor the voices
• COURAGE – We demonstrate courage through our actions, we work for change where it’s needed, and we inspire people and institutions to tackle the greatest threats to nature and the future of the planet, which is our home.
• INTEGRITY – We live the principles we call on others to meet. We act with integrity, accountability and transparency, and we rely on facts and science to guide us and to ensure that we learn and evolve.
• RESPECT – We honor the voices and knowledge of people and communities that we serve, and we work to secure their rights to a sustainable future.
• COLLABORATION – We deliver impact at the scale of the challenges we face through the power of collective action and innovation.