LOCATION: Bogotá, Colombia (or Nairobi, Kenya)

REPORTING TO: President, Global Partnerships

BACKGROUND

Global Partnerships (GP) is an impact-first fund manager dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Impact-first investing means investing in a way that seeks to maximize social impact, while seeking to preserve capital with a modest financial return for investors. GP believes that impact-first investing has an essential role to play in advancing sustainable solutions to poverty for millions of people worldwide.

GP creates and manages impact-first investment funds that make loans to social enterprises serving people living in poverty, primarily in Latin America and Africa. The GP team is comprised of mission-driven, dedicated, high-performing colleagues working primarily from offices in Seattle, Washington (USA), Bogotá, Colombia, and Nairobi, Kenya. To learn more about Global Partnerships, please visit our website at www.globalpartnerships.org.

THE IMPACT-FIRST VENTURE LOAN POOL (IVLP)

The IVLP is GP’s pioneering initiative to provide medium-term, non-dilutive capital to early-stage social enterprises that generate meaningful impact for people living in poverty. The program offers venture-style loans to high-potential enterprises that are scaling inclusive and sustainable innovations in sectors such as basic goods & services (e.g. health, education, energy, housing, food, water, sanitation) and financial inclusion. The IVLP is strategically important for GP, introducing new and innovative business models that broaden opportunity for people living in poverty and contribute to GP’s learning agenda. Each IVLP loan is accompanied by advisory support in impact management, led by GP’s Impact Team.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Based in GP’s Bogotá office (or potentially GP’s Nairobi office), the Investment Director will play a lead role in sourcing and structuring early-stage investments, influencing portfolio strategy, and strengthening GP’s position in early-stage impact finance. This is a business development-heavy role requiring a proactive, network-oriented individual who is well connected to early-stage impact investing ecosystems—particularly in Latin America or Africa (ideally both).

As primary deal lead, this position will work closely with GP’s Impact, Debt Fund Origination, and Credit teams to identify opportunities that combine strong impact potential with sound financial and operational fundamentals. The Investment Director will also lead due diligence, produce investment memos, and present transactions to GP’s investment committee for approval. The successful candidate will be a team-oriented individual who has demonstrated the ability to collaborate well with others in an impact-focused organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop trusted relationships with venture funds, lenders, accelerators, and other ecosystem partners in Latin America and Africa.
• Source early-stage social enterprises aligned with GP’s impact-first approach, which focuses on enterprises directly addressing the basic needs of populations living below the World Bank $6.85 poverty line.
• Represent GP and IVLP at global and regional events, conferences, and networking forums, including understanding and communicating IVLP’s impact-first approach and value proposition.
• Lead and coordinate the screening, due diligence (financial, operational, and impact) of potential investments with GP’s teams and identify key investment risks.
• Shape investment theses for potential IVLP transactions and present recommendations to key Executive Team members and the GP Board’s investment committee.
• Manage ongoing investee relationships, oversee monitoring of portfolio impact, operational, and financial performance, and ensure visibility across GP teams on investee strategy and performance.
• Maintain business development pipeline and transaction data within GP’s information management systems, and collaborate with the Credit Team to maintain portfolio financial data and risk monitoring tools.
• Coordinate with GP's impact and content functions to identify key results, learnings, and insights to inform strategy and stakeholder communications.
• Collaborate with other members of the Social Investment and Impact Teams in support of business development efforts for both IVLP and GP’s affiliated debt funds.
• Play a leadership role in the wind-down of GP’s legacy early-stage equity investments, primarily in its Social Venture Fund which is in its final years.

Core Capabilities

• Passion for GP’s mission to expand opportunity for people living in poverty.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong networking and sourcing skills.
• Analytical rigor and attention to detail.
• Strong financial analysis and modeling skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Collaborative and adaptable, including across cultures and time zones.
• Demonstrates GP’s values: Dedicated, Strategic, Collaborative, Aspirational, Learning, and Excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience in early-stage impact investing, venture capital, venture lending, or related finance sectors.
• Experience with venture debt and/or early-stage equity investments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated network within early-stage impact investing ecosystems in Latin America or Africa (experience in both is a plus).
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Professional fluency in English required; proficiency in Spanish highly preferred.
• Willingness to travel internationally frequently.
• Ability to legally work and reside in Colombia or Kenya.

HOW TO APPLY

Required Application Documents (ENGLISH ONLY):

• Brief Cover Letter summarizing why you are interested in the position and your most relevant qualifications
• Resume

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. For priority consideration, please apply by February 19, 2026.

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Finalists will be asked to provide references, including at least two former supervisors. All offers are contingent upon reference and background checks.

Global Partnerships is an equal opportunity employer.