Carbon Finance Manager (Fixed-Term)

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here  blog post.

About the Role

Seeking an exceptional climate finance professional with 5+ years of experience to drive financial modelling and fundraising for our agroforestry carbon pilots, preferably based in Nairobi or Kigali.

You will help develop cutting-edge carbon projects that will unlock impact for smallholder farmers while developing a deep expertise in blended finance strategies.

You will report to the Carbon Finance Senior Manager.

Responsibilities

Essential function #1: Drive Financial Modelling and Analysis (40%)

• Build, maintain, and stress-test complex financial models (3-statement financial models across an SPV and local project entities) for agroforestry carbon projects to assess project economics, cash flow needs, and return on investment. This includes maintaining internal models while producing external versions to guide negotiations with carbon buyers and investors.

• Analyze sensitivity scenarios to inform pricing strategies and risk management for carbon credit generation.

• Provide support to the structural design and setup of a new carbon finance SPV lead on components of structural design, setup, and administration. The SPV is a dedicated separate vehicle dedicated to securing pre-finance for PES pilot projects.

Essential function #2: Support External Fundraising and Partnerships (30%)

• Support behind-the-scenes on external fundraising and partnership efforts with existing or new carbon funders, ensuring timely reporting and continued alignment with project goals.

• Manage centralized dashboards and reporting systems (using tools like Sales Force) to monitor fundraising pipelines.

• Identify and cultivate new prospects, including impact investors and carbon credit buyers, to expand the funding pipeline.

• Develop high-quality pitch decks and investment memos that articulate the value proposition of One Acre Fund’s carbon projects.

Essential function #3: Coordinate Internal Stakeholders and Strategy for Carbon Finance (30%)

• Interface with country program and core function teams (finance, legal, impact, etc) to ensure alignment between budgets and fundraising models for carbon projects.

• Liaise with grant fundraising teams to develop a pipeline of philanthropic prospects to support carbon project costs that align with project requirements

• Prepare materials for leadership calls to update senior stakeholders on fundraising progress and financial health of the carbon projects.

• Collaborate with the legal and compliance teams to review term sheets and financing agreements between investors, the SPV and One Acre Fund.

• Support the carbon finance senior manager in administrative elements of developing the carbon fund SPV.

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