Job Description

About a career with IIX:

You will join a highly effective team that will provide you with unparalleled hands-on exposure to the Impact Investing and Social Finance space. You thrive in tackling development issues and excel in creating solutions using structured strategies and innovative programs that address the world\'s most pressing problems, from food security to inclusive finance to clean energy. You aim to become a global development leader and to get make a measurable difference through your work. When you join IIX, you embark on a rewarding career in which we are heavily invested in your professional development as we will build on your strengths and help you gain new skills with training, coaching, encouragement, and guiding you in the right direction guidance. The skills you obtain and the exposure to the rapidly growing impact investing space will be invaluable as you advance in your career.

To be a successful member of the IIX team, you should exhibit PREM:

• Passionate: Commitment to social finance and impact investing as a path to unlock society\'s potential to effect social change is essential for a happy and successful tenure at IIX.

• Resilient: Similar to our enterprises working in emerging markets, our IIX team members have strong mental and emotional fortitude and are able to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks. We look for people with an adaptable and positive attitude and strong sense of self-worth, which enables them to move forward and continue to strive for their goals even in the face of adversity.

• Equitable: At IIX, we manage toward impact maximization and produce measurable and transparent returns \xe2\x80\x93 both social and financial. These results strengthen the ecosystem and transform existing realities by helping impact enterprises magnify their impact and scale. We are fair and impartial in our actions and ensure that we make objective and unbiased decisions based on facts and impact.

• Maverick: While IIX is a seasoned stakeholder in the impact enterprise and impact investing space in Asia, we pride ourselves on creating new opportunities. We look for people with an independent and unorthodox approach to thinking and behaving. If you are someone who is non-conformist, innovative, and independent, often going against the grain, does not like following the crowd and is not afraid to express your own opinions, we want you. Some of our clients include foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Foundation, corporations such as Standard Chartered Bank and KKR, international non-profits such as Oxfam and World Vision, multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNDP, and government development agencies such as USAID and SIDA.

About the role:
Analyst, Strategic Initiatives is responsible for supporting the CEO\'s Office on business development, executing key strategic initiatives, proposal development, implementing project plans, fostering external partnerships, and otherwise facilitating the objectives and priorities of the company. Successful candidates will have exposure to senior management and high-level external stakeholders while collaborating across numerous departments of IIX and creating new frontiers in global sustainable finance.

Key Responsibilities:
\xe2\x97\x8f Grow and develop strategic initiatives, get involved in organization-wide operational efforts including external partnerships, product management, and cross-department initiatives (such as IIX\'s work in Vietnam, the orange movement)
\xe2\x97\x8f Support the CEO\'s office in developing proposals for business/product development and advisory opportunities
\xe2\x97\x8f Maintain relationships with individual partners to enhance IIX\'s visibility, access, and influence
\xe2\x97\x8f Identify and support new business opportunities, assist the CEO\'s office in creating business plans (for new business ideas)
\xe2\x97\x8f Develop an understanding of IIX\'s strategy and preferred approach for partnerships and program fundraising
\xe2\x97\x8f Support the execution of tactical action plans that address key business needs
\xe2\x97\x8f Participate in meetings with the CEO and high-level stakeholders/partners
\xe2\x97\x8f Any other duties as determined by the CEO, COO, and CEO\'s office

Skills & Qualifications:
\xe2\x97\x8f Critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in an agile environment
\xe2\x97\x8f 0-3 years of work experience; possibility of senior analyst/associate role for the right candidate. Fresh graduates from Singapore universities are welcome to apply
\xe2\x97\x8f International profile with an understanding of global impact dynamics
\xe2\x97\x8f Background studies: Finance, business, economics, or related
\xe2\x97\x8f Excellent Project Management and PowerPoint development skills
\xe2\x97\x8f Strong problem-solving & analytical skills
\xe2\x97\x8f Deeply passionate about driving inclusion through financial reform
\xe2\x97\x8f Ability to research and ideate, create something tangible from something vague
\xe2\x97\x8f Comfortable with different cultures
\xe2\x97\x8f Dare to share views and ideas in a constructive, problem-solving manner
\xe2\x97\x8f Self-awareness on leveraging strengths and working on weaknesses

IIX Global