Associate Manager - Sustainable Finance

Company Description: Systemiq is a system-change company committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement by transforming markets and business models across five key systems: nature and food, materials and circularity, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.

As a certified B Corp, we combine strategic advisory with high-impact, on-the-ground work, partnering with business, finance, policymakers and civil society to deliver system change. With offices across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, we are dedicated exclusively to sustainability-focused work.

 

Primary Responsibilities

You will be working on advisory projects to deliver breakthrough insights, action, and results for leading investors, corporates and policymakers. You will help design and structure innovative financial solutions to tackle some of the world’s most significant challenges. You will help direct creative philanthropic capital and support ground-breaking new ventures as they create new solutions to shift capital into low-carbon, nature-positive opportunities. And you will help the team research and communicate with policymakers about how to green the financial system.

From day one, you will hit the ground running as a Manager within our Sustainable Finance team:

- Support external partners to develop strategies in a rapidly changing environment – working with them to identify investment opportunities across new technologies and business models that can shift capital towards a low-carbon, nature-positive economic system.

- Lead a team of other System Change Leaders and support them to thrive in their work

- Bring data together in a consistent way and perform analyses based on agreed questions for insights,

- Develop long-lasting and collaborative relationships with project partners and stakeholders,

- Provide strategic insights and develop practical solutions for successful transformations

- Support these partners in monitoring, evaluating, and communicating their business model, vision, and impact

Essential Qualifications / Experience

- Business international level of English (required)– both written and oral

- Demonstrable knowledge of Indonesia of capital markets & macroeconomic trends and an understanding of how financial institutions, instruments, and tools can help shift capital at scale for a low-carbon, nature-positive, more inclusive economy

- Ideally, a background in a corporate advisory firm or financial institution

- An understanding of trends across ESG, sustainable, and climate finance

- 5+ years of experience in a professional system change environment (thought leadership/research, start-ups, advisory/consulting, strategy, project management, investment), preferably in an international environment

- Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills

Diversity & Inclusion At Systemiq, we absolutely believe diverse perspectives are essential to driving system change. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported and able to do their best work.

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