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Job Description 

Allied Climate Partners (ACP) 

Associate / Senior Associate


Introduction to Allied Climate Partners (ACP): 

 

ACP is a philanthropic investment organization with a mission to address climate finance bottlenecks in emerging economies. 

 

We exist to channel significantly more capital into local investment managers in emerging markets who are ready to scale green businesses and build climate infrastructure, but who lack access to catalytic funding. We invest where capital is scarce but opportunity for impact is high, providing catalytic capital, strategic expertise, and a mandate to close critical climate financing gaps. By backing local, commercially-oriented funds, we help unlock businesses and projects that might otherwise struggle to raise capital, crowd in private investment, and open new markets. The funds we support target commercial returns while advancing decarbonization and economic development – and all investment returns are recycled back into our charitable mission, compounding our impact over time. ACP’s funds are expected to create positive impacts on vulnerable and at-risk communities, including improving access to clean and resilient infrastructure (e.g., energy, transport) and strengthening resilience against climate risks.


The CEO of ACP is Ahmed Saeed, and its Chair is Mark Gallogly. Our work is supported by leading funders including: Arnold Ventures, Bezos Earth Fund, Rainier Climate Foundation, Sea Change Foundation, Three Cairns Group, Yield Giving and others. Currently, ACP has approximately 20 people building the organization. We are active in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America & the Caribbean. ACP may also expand to other regions.

 

Job Overview: 

 

ACP is recruiting for multiple positions across the levels of Associate and Senior Associate.

 

These individuals will join ACP at a critical and exciting time of growth and development. They will support ACP’s leaders in developing catalytic climate investment strategies and fund concepts in emerging markets, and key partnerships with philanthropies, governments, and investors.

 

These roles require strategic, analytical, and adaptable individuals who can seamlessly work across areas related to high-level strategy, fund due diligence and investments, and creative partnership arrangements. ACP is a fast-paced work environment, and this role requires adaptable, highly organized, and flexible team players who are willing to jump in on tasks large and small.

 

These individuals are likely to take on a variety of tasks and responsibilities – including helping to research and prioritize potential ACP investment funds and partnerships; selectively doing due diligence on specific fund and partnership constructs; monitoring and supporting ACP’s fund portfolio; partnering with team members helping to raise capital; and building relationships externally with ACP’s ecosystem of partners, including philanthropies, investors, governments, DFIs, multilaterals, companies, and nonprofits focused on climate in emerging markets. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Help to source, architect, evaluate, and advance select catalytic climate-related fund investments and partnerships in emerging markets. 
  • Conduct market research, landscaping, financial and technical analyses, and more. 
  • Support senior team members in bringing structure to analyses and proactively driving forward workstreams to enable progress.
  • Build and maintain relationships with external partners, including potential ACP-backed investment managers (GPs), co-investors (LPs), developers and companies, and technical, policy, or knowledge partners.
  • Support and collaborate with ACP-backed investment managers and ecosystem partners to develop, grow, and add value to their businesses. 
  • Support the monitoring, evaluation, and performance of existing investments, providing insights and recommendations for improvement and growth.
  • Help to deepen ACP's thesis for creating distinctive impact in the field of climate finance, including potential thought leadership. 
  • Participate in conferences, events, and key meetings globally to identify investment opportunities and build partnerships. 

 

Qualifications: 

  • 2-5 years of professional experience, ideally including: 
  • 1-2 years in consulting, investment advisory, or a related field; and 
  • 1-2 years in a specialized area relevant to climate, investment, and/or emerging markets – for example, private equity, impact investing, development finance, climate or development policy, climate technology, ESG, or another relevant field. 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and passion for: 
  • Emerging markets 
  • Investing and market-based solutions 
  • Climate action 
  • Experience in project management and managing priorities with competing deadlines. 
  • Extremely strong conceptual problem-solving skills. Ability to take a complex or ambiguous set of ideas, break them down, and drive towards specific, concrete, and actionable outcomes. 
  • Sound quantitative and analytical skills, including proficiency in financial modeling and Excel. 
  • Strong writer. Clear, precise, and concise. 
  • Strong PowerPoint and research skills. 
  • Highly collaborative, low-ego team player. Is generous, adaptable, and proactive in approach — willing to roll up their sleeves, take on new work, proactively support others, collaborate openly, share credit, and prioritize the collective team’s success. 
  • Entrepreneurial, adaptable and fast-moving: Has comfort with ambiguity and brings a learning mindset. Operates effectively in uncertainty; learns quickly and keeps up with fast pace; thinks from first principles, and adapts continuously. 
  • Humility and respect: brings a humble, principled approach; learns from partners and values lived experience. 
  • Bachelor's degree required. 

 

Location: New York City (preferred) or London. ACP is in-person in the office three days per week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), with potential additional days as needed. 

 

Total Compensation Range: $150,000 - $225,000 USD Annually

 

To Apply: 

  • Please email info@alliedclimate.org with the subject line: “Your Name - ACP Associate / Senior Associate Application” 
  • Please include two PDF Documents: (1) Your resume, and (2) Responses to the following questions (no more than 300 words each): 


  1. Are you authorized to work in the US / United Kingdom? 
  2. Where are you currently residing, and would you be willing to relocate to New York City or London? 
  3. What are 3-4 of your core skills or areas of expertise that are most relevant to this role? 

 

 

Note: ACP is a nonprofit organization and all investments adhere to ACP's charitable purpose to create significant social and environmental impact. This Charitable Purpose is to increase the flow of catalytic capital to climate-related projects and asset-oriented businesses in emerging economies that will have a significant impact on the adverse effects of climate change and enhance the ability of vulnerable and at-risk communities to effectively manage climate risk, promote climate resiliency, and support economic development and energy security. Initially, ACP seeks to fulfill this charitable purpose by investing in clean solutions through underlying, third-party managed investment funds focused on discrete emerging economies and local implementation strategies. 

 

Allied Climate Partners, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.