Job Description

About Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) is the pioneer in the impact investing movement and a global leader in sustainability. We have transformed the financial system so that women, the environment and underserved communities are finally given a value and a voice in the global market. Over the past decade, we have built the world\'s largest crowdfunding platform for impact investing (Impact Partners), operated award-winning enterprise technical assistance programs such as IIX ACTS, created innovative financial products such as the Women\'s Livelihood Bond\xe2\x84\xa2 Series and established an Impact Institute and Research & Advisory to build the sustainable investing market. To date, our work has spanned 53 countries, unlocked US$281 million of private-sector capital, positively impacted over 159 million direct and household lives, and avoided over 1.83 million tons of carbon. The foundation of IIX\'s work is IIX Values, an innovative impact verification solution for every organization, which effectively measures the social and environmental impact of an investment and gives value to the voices of the underserved. In 2022, IIX launched the Orange Bond Initiative\xe2\x84\xa2 to unlock $10 billion in the capital markets by 2030 and impact 100 million women in the last mile. The recent issuance of the Women\'s Livelihood Bond\xe2\x84\xa2 5 is now officially listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as the world\'s first Orange Bond. IIX\'s numerous awards for its work include the Oslo Business for Peace Award, the P4G State-of-the-art Partnership award, the UN Global Climate Action Award and most recently the Environmental Finance\'s Award for Innovation.

For more information, please visit www.iixglobal.com.

About a career with IIX:

You will join a highly effective team that provides you with an un-paralleled hands-on exposure to the Impact Investing and Social Finance space. You will thrive in applying finance skills to tackle development issues and excel in creating solutions using structured strategies and innovative programs that address and solve the world\'s most pressing problems, from food security to inclusive finance to clean energy. You will become a global development leader who has a passion for international development and to get involved in work that makes a difference.

When you join IIX, you embark on a rewarding career where 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. It is a value addition to advance your career, providing you invaluable exposure to the rapidly growing impact investing space.

You WANT to instigate change.

Thus, as a successful team member, you should be a 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 is 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.

Our clients and partners span the spectrum of public and private sector including 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 agencies such as USAID and SIDA.

This position will be based in Vietnam.

About the role:

IIX seeks a Vice-President (VP) for its Research and Advisory (R&A) Team in Vietnam. The VP\'s primary responsibility will be to manage the research papers related to the implementation of a five-year impact investment readiness program in Vietnam. The program will include a comprehensive market research of Vietnam\'s Impact Investing space, development and implementation of basic and in-depth investment readiness program for social impact businesses (SIBs), research reports on policies and workshops and events to strengthen the understanding of relevant ecosystem players and improve linkages of enterprises to investors.

We are looking for a communicator, a thinker and a doer who naturally builds relationships that lead to results. You will lead project management and stakeholder relationships in Vietnam and work closely with IIX\'s core R&A team in managing the project. We want someone who, first and foremost, has a positive attitude and is passionate about growing the space through IIX\'s work. In addition, she/he is creative, a problem solver, who knows how to push the envelope, and is an incredibly fast learner.

The position will be based in Vietnam.

Responsibilities:

Research & Advisory Services

• Project management

o Lead on-the-ground project implementation and management (i.e., ensuring project deliverables are on track) with close coordination with the R&A core team

o Serve as IIX\'s main liaison in Vietnam by creating new and manage existing relationships on the ground with key stakeholders related to the project

o Manage IIX\'s research writers/field consultants and review their output (e.g., provide inputs on project deliverables)

o Lead organization of events/workshops and support in reaching out to local impact investing ecosystem players, donors and partners

• Conduct market ecosystem research to further gender lens investing in Vietnam

o Research new and emerging thematic and impact investment trends

o Envision and suggest areas of strategic collaboration with ecosystem partners

o Develop outreach materials such as policy paper, concept notes and pitch decks

• Pursuit of strategic, organization-wide business development initiatives

o Source, prepare and submit requests for proposal (RFPs) and expressions of interest (EOIs) from global and regional tendering organizations.

o Prepare external marketing and strategic business development materials

• Collaborate to effectively execute client engagements

o Collaborate with colleagues from other teams on inter-department ongoing project management and strategic pursuits

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of combined experience in project management, management consulting and/or similar experience, or equivalent

• Familiarity with Vietnam business and SMEs landscape

• Experience in working with small and medium enterprises in rural areas, and preferably on projects related to gender, environment and sustainable development

• Excellent research and technical writing skills (applicants will be required to submit past writing outputs and may be asked to undergo additional writing tests); Experience in conducting training, market research and writing or management of research papers

• Excellent interpersonal skills; very strong leadership ability

• Outstanding presentation and verbal/written communication skills (i.e., fluent in Vietnamese and English)

• High comfort level working in a relatively flat, non-hierarchical environment

• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel)

• Ability to present information in an insightful and structured manner, both written and verbal

• Highly entrepreneurial mindset; self-starter comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Desire to work in a collaborative, high-performing team environment, building relationships with other team members and managing a range of responsibilities

• Must be a team player, with a passion for entrepreneurship and market-based solutions to poverty, and an understanding of the challenges of investing in the markets we serve

• Positive and self-motivated attitude

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Academic or professional experience with IIX sector specializations (including gender, environment, inclusive finance, technology access, rural healthcare services, education, water and waste management)

• Fluency or proficiency in one or more regional languages

• Experience of living or extensive travel in developing countries; field experience in the region working with impact enterprises, startups, or INGOs will be an advantage

• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well with a diverse group of stakeholders, from public bodies and policy makers to social entrepreneurs to large, international private corporations

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