Outcome Buyer Engagement (65%):

Develop and implement an approach to manage relationships with outcome buyers, based on WRI’s existing data and team coordination platforms (Asana, Airtable, and Slack)

Coordinate the mapping of potential outcome buyers with interest or presence in priority landscapes, in close collaboration with local teams

Lead Restore Local’s engagements with (potential) buyers of verifiable outcomes from restoration projects in the Ghana Cocoa Belt, Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, and Greater Rift Valley of Kenya. These buyers include government agencies, private investors, landowners, civil society, and corporate funders

Build and maintain relationships with key potential outcome buyers, and scope the viability of convening outcome buyer alliances in each landscape

Build and manage project teams around specific workplans, leveraging the diverse expertise in WRI Invest, Monitor, Motivate and Enable teams to develop inspiring, data-rich, landscape-specific communication and engagement materials and strategies for each category of buyer

Facilitate and support negotiations and agreements between restoration champions and outcome buyers, ensuring transparency, compliance, and shared value for all parties involved

Coordinate monitoring and verification activities and communications for outcome-based projects, leveraging TerraMatch and other tools to track progress and demonstrate impact to investors

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (20%):

Support Landscape Managers and Managing for Results team members to complete monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks, ensuring that the project’s Theory of Change in each landscape is clear and that realistic indicators are set that can drive adaptive management of the Restore Local work

Convene annual Learning and Planning team meetings for the Restore Local program as a whole

Fundraising (15%):

Develop proposals and business cases for new restoration projects and financial mechanisms that align with funder priorities and the Global Restoration Initiative’s goals

Support engagement with donors and investors to communicate project impacts, lessons learned, and future funding needs, maintaining WRI’s reputation as a reliable partner.

What will you need:

Education: You have a completed bachelor’s in finance, public policy, economics, environmental management, or similar

Experience: You have 8+ years of relevant, full-time work experience in the field of sustainable private sector development, conservation finance, nature-based solutions or climate change resilience

Experience developing financing partnerships and strategies or brokering deals for environmental projects in Africa

Experience with fundraising with foundations, corporations, and private investors

Experience convening stakeholders from multiple backgrounds and with diverse interests around a shared vision and working in a diverse and intercultural team

Strong written and oral communication skills, especially communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Requires frequent travel regionally and internationally

Languages: You are proficient in written and spoken English. French skills are desirable

Requirements: You will need existing work authorization where this position is based.