Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Acted is seeking an Investment Manager – Impact Investing & Blended Finance to join our team in Paris. This role offers hands-on exposure to impact investing, blended finance structuring, and capital raising within an international organization operating in complex humanitarian, development, and climate contexts.
Responsibilities
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Investment Portfolio Management (~30%)
- Originate, screen, analyze, and execute investment opportunities (equity, debt, hybrid instruments).
- Conduct financial analysis, modeling, due diligence, and investment memoranda.
- Monitor the financial, operational, ESG, and impact performance of investments.
- Participate in boards and investment committees of portfolio entities.
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Financial Innovation & Capital Mobilisation (~30%)
- Structure blended finance mechanisms (guarantees, risk-sharing, concessional loans).
- Contribute to the design of new investment vehicles and financing facilities.
- Mobilize co-investors, donors, and financial partners to allocate capital alongside Acted.
- Prepare investor presentations and memoranda for DFIs, development banks, and foundations.
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Governance, Financial Oversight & Management (~25%)
- Ensure financial oversight of investment vehicles and coordinate with auditors and legal counsel.
- Prepare governance bodies of portfolio companies.
- Supervise and develop the intern/analyst.
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Strategic Development & Partnerships (~15%)
- Identify investment opportunities arising from Acted’s programs.
- Develop partnerships with impact investors, financial institutions, and social enterprises.
- Represent Acted within the international impact investing and development finance ecosystem.
Requirements
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Core Skills
- Master’s degree (Grande École, University, Sciences Po or equivalent) in finance, economics, or development; CFA or equivalent appreciated.
- 4 to 8 years of experience in impact investing, private equity, private debt, development finance (DFI), transaction services, corporate finance, or microfinance institutions.
- Experience working across emerging and frontier markets is an asset.
- Excellent financial analysis and modeling skills; proven ability to originate and structure investment opportunities in emerging markets.
- Experience in investment transactions and/or capital raising; good understanding of blended finance mechanisms.
- Strong drafting skills (investment memos, board papers, investor reporting).
- Good understanding of ESG and impact measurement frameworks (IRIS+, SDGs, or equivalent, green taxonomy).
- Strong autonomy, entrepreneurial mindset, and excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work independently within a lean team in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Intellectual curiosity; use of AI tools for analysis, modeling, market intelligence, and improving the unit’s internal processes.
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Languages
- Fluent French and English required; Russian is a significant asset.
We Offer
- Annual salary of between €50,000 and €60,000 gross (before income tax), depending on qualifications and experience.
- Meal vouchers (“tickets restaurant”) during stays at HQ.
- 50% of travel costs in Paris covered (Navigo travel pass).
- Pension, health insurance, life insurance.
- Position based at Acted’s head office in Paris 8.
About the Company
Acted is a leading international NGO working towards a 3ZERO world – Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty – through a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental, and development actor. In 2025, the Acted group – including its affiliated entities Impact Initiatives, Oxus, and Convergences – will mobilize around €500 million and support 17+ million people across 40 countries, with 5,000+ staff. Acted has raised over €45 million from private investors since 2006 and is accredited to the Green Climate Fund.
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Please send your application (CV and letter of motivation) by email ([email protected]) or below, including the reference: RI/HQ.
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