• Organization: E+Co
  • Posted: November 2 2009
  • Location: Amsterdam, NL

E+Co’s office in Amsterdam is seeking a highly motivated Development Officer to build on E+Co’s success and drive a fundraising strategy that will allow E+Co to reach its full potential.

E+Co is an investment company for clean energy enterprises and projects, with investments in over 20 developing countries. Our investee companies provide access to energy to end users who are without clean, affordable and reliable access to energy. Stichting E+Co in the Netherlands is part of E+Co Inc., a non-profit company registered in the USA.

E+Co’s mission is to promote sustainable development and increase the quality of innovative and environmentally sound energy by providing services and financing to modern energy entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. E+Co supports enterprises that are on the frontline of socioeconomic development, job creation and environmental sustainability.

With eight global offices, E+Co is the leading practitioner of the enterprise-based approach for access-to-energy in emerging markets. Our business model combines tools, training, services and capital to create local energy businesses. E+Co is a recognized leader in energy enterprise development – connecting organizations, programs, and human and financial resources worldwide to the private projects and enterprises required for a sustainable energy future in developing countries. E+Co emphasizes the need of impacts reporting by monitoring the social, environmental and financial impact of our investments.

E+Co’s operational income is a combination of portfolio income and fees with grants, donations and contracts. For its investments E+Co attracts funds from banks, foundations, institutions and individuals.

Between 2009 and 2013, E+Co expects to invest over $100 million, via approximately 250 investments, bringing modern energy to 17 million people. Until now E+Co has made more than 250 investments in clean energy enterprises. E+Co’s investments are currently providing access to modern energy to 4.8 million people, avoiding over three million metric tons of greenhouse gases per year. In 2008, E+Co approved 79 new investments totaling $17.8 million.

Development Officer Fundraising

to secure operating and investment capital for E+Co.

Tasks and Deliverables include:

  1. Identify and pursue funding opportunities for investment capital and operating capital from private and public financiers. Potential financiers include development banks; private banks; international, multilateral and government programs; foundations; family offices and the carbon market. Activities may include the following:
    1. Identify potential financiers and nurture the relationships;
    2. Prepare materials and present information, seeking input from other E+Co staff as needed;
    3. Prepare and review funding proposals, in close cooperation with other E+Co staff.

Programs from public institutions, including tenders and requests for proposals will be specifically explored.

  1. Assist the Director Europe in relationship management with various existing European funders. This includes facilitating information exchange for reporting purposes and preparing reports to funders/investors.
  2. General representation and promotion of E+Co in Europe. This includes attending and presenting at specific meetings and seminars.

Requirements:

Experience of minimum 5 years in:

  • Track record in successfully preparing proposals for financing incl. grants and programs;
  • Conceptually strong in financial innovation and ‘thinking outside the box’; Experience in program development and relationship management;
  • Experience in the financial sector (banks and donors);
  • Network of potential financiers preferably in Europe and Southeast Asia.

Also:

  • Strong involvement with small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship, preferably in developing countries;
  • Thorough understanding of the concepts of  “triple bottom line”, “corporate social responsibility” and “sustainable development”;
  • Demonstrated understanding of tenets of social investing;
  • Affinity with the energy-theme and with ‘modern energy’;

Profile:

  • MSc in finance or economics or an MBA or similar.
  • Self propelling, result-oriented;
  • Motivated to work in mission driven international organization;
  • Capable of maintaining long-distance working relationships and of working in a small team;
  • Excellent working skills in English;
  • Positive attitude, collaborative philosophy, flexibility and a sense of humor.
  • Demonstrated experience in public speaking and formal presentation making;
  • MS Office fluency

LOCATION: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; international travel in Europe and occasionally to Africa, Asia, Latin America and USA

COMPENSATION: E+Co offers a competitive salary and benefit package.
CONTACT: If you feel that your experience base and interests qualify, please submit a cover letter, resume to developmentsearch@eandco.net by November 15th, 2009. Your submission will be acknowledged. If E+Co wishes to learn more, you will be contacted by email no later than December 5th , 2009. Please do not follow-up with E+Co staff or board members.

E+Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer