Sustainable Finance Officer - Reducing Inequalities

Your role

As a Sustainable Finance Officer, you will report to the Manager of the Sustainable Finance Advisory team and collaborate closely with our investment departments. Your mission is to advance FMO’s strategic goals by offering expert insights, cultivating partnerships, and advising on transactions that promote sustainable and inclusive finance. You’ll play a key role in expanding our portfolio to include at least €10 billion in SDG 13 (climate action) and another €10 billion in SDG 10 (reducing inequalities) investments.

Your responsibilities include:

• Delivering technical advice to investment teams and clients on social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
• Advising on structuring sustainable finance transactions focused on inclusive business models, gender e (including 2X Challenge), refugee finance, silver economy, and access to energy and basic goods and services.
• Assessing transactions for alignment with FMO’s Social (Reducing Inequalities) finance criteria across sectors such as energy, private equity, and financial institutions.
• Designing and piloting innovative financial and non-financial solutions to help clients scale their impact on social topics.
• Identifying and advising technical assistance opportunities related to social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
• Supporting transactions, sector initiatives and partnerships across different FMO departments in social finance topics.
• Leading internal knowledge-sharing and contributing to strategic planning based on your sectoral expertise.
• Driving organizational change projects, managing diverse stakeholders, and providing technical leadership in your topical content.
• Representing our organization in external engagements and sustainable finance events.

Our offer

• Gross yearly salary of between EUR 70K – 90K (including holiday allowance and 13th month salary), depending on seniority, years of experience and background.
• Premium free pension.
• 31 holidays.
• Working remotely abroad for 60 days in a rolling period of 12 months.
• Hybrid way of working (50/50).

For more information, please visit our website Secondary Benefits - FMO

FMO delivers economic, social, and environmental development to entrepreneurial initiatives on a global scale, believing in our contribution to a better world, starting from our values as an organization and respect within our teams.

To learn more about who we are; our Vision, Purpose, Mission, Company Culture and Leadership, please visit our page Profile - FMO. We are guided by our four core values: Diversity, Integrity, Making the Difference and Quality. These values are the foundation of our strong company culture, fostering an environment where we work together to make a positive impact on the world.

Your team

The Sustainable Finance Advisory team is part of the Impact department, alongside the Programmatic Technical Assistance and Technical Assistance teams.

We support four investment departments: Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Energy; Financial Institutions; and Private Equity. Our expertise spans SDG 10 themes like gender, inclusive business, digital inclusion, and smallholder finance, as well as SDG 13 topics such as climate finance, biodiversity, circular economy, and natural capital. Each team member brings specialized knowledge in sustainability and impact.

Your background

• Master’s degree in development economics, Business, Finance, Sustainable Finance, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of professional experience, including at least five years in development finance, impact investing, or private sector development in emerging markets, preferably with a DFI, MDB, impact fund, or commercial bank.
• Strong understanding of social inclusion frameworks and definitions.
• Proven experience (five+ years) in structuring and executing development finance transactions, ideally in project finance, funds, or financial institutions.
• Sector experience in renewable energy and water is a must. Experience in Private Equity funds, or financial institutions is a plus.
• Ability to assess investment assessments and apply sustainable finance criteria pragmatically.
• Excellent communication skills in English; proficiency in French is an asset.

Important note:
This role excludes a focus on ESG risk management, regulatory compliance or reporting on sustainable finance, or impact measurement and disclosure frameworks. Candidates whose expertise lies primarily in these areas will not be considered for this position.

Personal skills

You bring a strong commercial drive and have a proven ability to build and maintain meaningful client relationships.
An entrepreneurial mindset allows you to navigate complex challenges and seize opportunities in emerging markets.
Collaboration comes naturally, and you excel at managing multiple priorities and stakeholders across diverse teams.
A genuine passion for reducing inequalities through sustainable finance is reflected in your commitment to impactful work.
Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving are part of your core skill set, enabling you to tackle complex issues effectively.
You are open to international travel and thrive in global contexts, engaging confidently with partners and clients around the world.

This position is in the Netherlands. We would love to hear from you if FMO's mission inspires you and if you meet the qualifications. So please apply today! #PioneerDevelopScale.

Please note, if we make you an offer to join FMO, you will need to work through the screening process with our screening partner. The process is designed to check your integrity and reliability.