Senior Impact Manager at Swedfund

Do you want to use your expertise in impact management, climate and nature finance to help shape sustainable investments in emerging markets? Swedfund is now seeking a Senior Impact Manager to join its Impact team – an opportunity to influence investment decisions in an emerging markets portfolio and contribute directly to sustainable development outcomes across Asia and Africa.

About the Role

As a Senior Impact Manager, you will play a key role in integrating impact throughout Swedfund’s investment process – from initial assessments, due diligence and investment decisions to portfolio management and exit.

The role combines strategic and operational responsibilities. You will contribute to Swedfund’s Impact Strategy and the continued development of the Impact function, while acting as a trusted expert to investment teams and the Investment Committee.

You will work cross-functionally with colleagues across Investment, Impact, Legal and other specialist functions, as well as with portfolio companies and external stakeholders. The role also includes representing Swedfund in senior internal and external forums and coaching and mentoring colleagues.

The position is based in Stockholm, reports to the Director of Impact, and involves international travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of Swedfund’s Impact Strategy

• Act as a senior impact expert throughout the investment lifecycle, from initial investment assessments to due diligence to exit

• Assess, measure and communicate development impact at the investment and portfolio levels and identify opportunities and provide recommendations to strengthen development outcomes.

• Develop and apply Impact Management and Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) frameworks, KPIs and theories of change

• Lead post-investment impact monitoring, evaluation and evidence-based analysis

• Support portfolio companies in developing and implementing impact frameworks

• Contribute to the continued development of Swedfund’s impact methods, processes and tools, especially within the climate and nature investments

• Represent Swedfund in senior internal and external meetings

• Coach and mentor colleagues within the Impact team and across the organisation

Your Profile

We are looking for a senior impact professional with at least 12 years of relevant experience within impact investing and strong expertise in Impact Management and IMM. You have deep knowledge of climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience, as well as nature, biodiversity and nature finance, and a proven track record of integrating impact into investment processes and post-investment impact management.

Deep impact expertise is at the core of this role, complemented by a solid understanding of investment processes and decision-making.

Experience from financial institutions, development finance, impact investing, responsible investment or consulting is highly relevant.

International experience from Swedfund’s core geographies outside Europe is highly valued, particularly from Asia. Experience with large or complex transactions and multi-stakeholder environments is an advantage.

You are likely to be:

• Strategic, analytical and evidence-driven

• A credible senior advisor with the ability to influence investment decisions

• An excellent communicator, comfortable with senior stakeholders and high-level forums and able to navigate and articulate complex impact considerations into simple terms

• Collaborative, pragmatic and results-oriented

• Experienced in coaching and mentoring others

• Passionate about using finance and investment to create measurable development impact

You are fluent in English, and Swedish is considered an advantage.

What we offer

You will be offered the opportunity to work with sustainable investments in an international environment. At Swedfund, you will become part of a committed and generous culture. We share experiences, support one another, and work together to make a real difference.

Our offices are located in attractive premises in central Stockholm at Drottninggatan 92.

In this recruitment process, Swedfund is partnering with Jurek Executive Search. For more information about the position, please contact the responsible recruitment consultant Malin Sjöström at +46 709 721 470 or [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application.

About Swedfund

Swedfund is Sweden’s development finance institution with the mission to reduce poverty through sustainable investments in developing countries. We finance and develop businesses that contribute to sustainable growth, job creation and increased access to essential products and services.

Swedfund is a state-owned company established in 1979 and has over 100 employees, with head office in Stockholm and regional offices in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Nairobi, Kenya, Kyiv, Ukraine and Bangkok, Thailand.

Jurek Executive Search identifies and attracts leaders who accelerate change and deliver results. We combine deep business insight with experience from assignments across all industries and markets, delivering precise placements regardless of geographic location. Our approach is based on sharp analysis, traditional search, and modern, data-driven tools. We know that the right leaders not only strengthen the business today but also shape tomorrow’s success.