Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii)
Capital Programme Manager
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Capital Programme Manager
Start Date: Immediately Duration: Aligned to phase funding, with strong prospect of extension. Fixed term Type of contract: Full time Location: London, UK (hybrid working considered); ability to travel required Salary: £60,000–£70,000 per annum, depending on experience
Fii & the Climate Finance Team Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii) is an international, not-for-profit dedicated to the advancement of scalable, sustainable, and evidence-based financial and regulatory innovation. The Climate Finance team is a high-performing, growing function at the forefront of mobilising investment into climate-positive opportunities across emerging and frontier markets. Driving system-level change what makes this team distinctive, with a mandate that spans business acceleration, capital mobilisation, and enabling environment work across climate-vulnerable markets. The CIN's goal is not to build individual projects but to address the structural barriers that prevent capital from flowing at scale. The team works with investors, financial institutions, governments, DFIs, development partners, and local ecosystem actors, designing solutions that are commercially grounded, contextually appropriate, and built for enduring impact. The team is deliberately lean, combining a high-ownership core with shared organisational capabilities (finance, ops, marketing and comms on a matrix basis) and a rich external network of advisors and partners. The Commonwealth Investment Network (CIN) is the team's flagship programme, having proven the model across the Caribbean and Pacific it is entering its most ambitious phase. A central delivery mechanism for the Commonwealth Plan of Action on Investment and the Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2025-2030, it is a member-led initiative with strategic direction informed by all 56 member states. It is governed by a Steering Committee including the Commonwealth Secretariat, UK FCDO, DFAT Australia, Fiji, St Kitts & Nevis, CBWN, CWEIC, and HM King Charles III's SMI; and an Expert Advisory Board of senior investors, DFIs, and climate finance specialists. The CIN operates across three mutually reinforcing pillars: Bankability: building investment-ready pipeline and building IPA and local partner capacity Enabling Environment: co-designing the institutional conditions (frameworks, taxonomies, sandboxes, governance) that allow private capital to flow, supported by a Knowledge Exchange (CIN KE) driving shared learning across the Commonwealth Strategic Initiatives: investor-facing interventions designed to resolve structural barriers to capital flows at scale, addressing root causes of the climate finance gap rather than its symptoms In a period of geopolitical instability and shifting trade relationships, the Commonwealth ability to connect diverse countries, ensuring that member states have equal voices on a global stage, provides and essential and durable foundation for investment and partnership.
THE ROLE The Capital Programme Manager owns the downstream components of the CIN's theory of change: building the connections between a pipeline of opportunities and capital, and developing the analytical and implementation work that addresses barriers to capital flows. This is a position with ownership, an externally facing brief, and scope to contribute to strategy, co-designing transformative solutions with stakeholders. It is a role which demands range, with significant intellectual and delivery dimensions: the successful candidate will combine deep finance and investment knowledge with the operational discipline to drive complex initiatives forward, working in close partnership with the Head, colleagues and partners. As the portfolio grows, the Programme Manager has the potential to take on management responsibilities, ensuring that programme standards and learning travel with the platform. Candidates who are energised by complexity, motivated by our mission, and ready to operate with a high degree of autonomy in an entrepreneurial environment will find it exceptionally rewarding.
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RESPONABILITIES System-Level Change: Analytical Development & Implementation Take ownership of the analytical development and robust structuring underpinning system-level initiatives, building credibility with investors; develop the evidence base and pathways that translate strategic priorities into implementable interventions Work with the Head in co-design processes with EAB members, investors, DFIs, governments, and local financial institutions; be accountable for written output that translates stakeholder input into implementation-ready frameworks, ensuring solutions are commercially grounded and tailored to SIDS market realities and positioned to mobilise funder and partner commitment Ensure that program activities are designed and evaluated in terms of their contribution to market-level change and connection to the broader system-level narrative, not just individual outcomes Expert Advisory Board & Investor Engagement Lead the analytical and preparatory work that makes EAB engagement genuinely productive; ensure the board's insights drive initiative development Support the Head in relationships with investors, DFIs, climate funds, local financial institutions, and capital market counterparts; prepare materials, and handle follow-ups; ensure coherent, integrated engagement across the capital ecosystem Contribute well-evidenced analysis and market intelligence to the team on trends in climate finance, capital flows, and investment landscapes across priority markets; prepare briefings and analytical inputs that support the Head's engagement with the Steering Committee and EAB Own the workstream’s delivery workplan and operational preparation for CHOGM; prepare investor-facing materials, support capital-side meetings, and ensure that the CIN's capital mobilisation story is compellingly communicated Strategic Initiative Implementation & Program Delivery Take a hands-on approach to progressing strategic initiatives, the CIN’s most ambitious interventions, from concept into action; coordinate working groups and pilot and iterate design processes and investment structures; manage the stakeholder engagement, documentation, and follow-through that turns frameworks into real-world interventions; track progress against milestones and maintain momentum between major engagement moments Work with colleagues to ensure the bankability assessment framework reflects investor expectations, drawing on stakeholder insights and capital market knowledge to iterate over time Model high standards across all outputs including concept notes, analytical frameworks, investor documents, Board papers, events and reports; ensure the team's reputation for quality is reflected in all deliverables; maintain detailed workplans, risk registers, and KPI frameworks Contribute to the team’s culture, standards, and ways of working; as the CIN expands into new markets, provide support and knowledge transfer to in-country teams; potential to take on oversight and management responsibilities based on team needs and individual performance
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REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential 6+ years of experience in investment, international development, sustainability consulting, finance, or an associated field, working across more than one market or geography; experience working across both the public and private sector is strongly preferred Experience of multi-stakeholder projects in an international context; natural ability to take initiative, and follow through, keeping to time, budget, and quality without requiring close supervision; able to escalate effectively and manage deliverables independently A demonstrated track record of building and managing productive relationships with investors, DFIs, governments, and multilateral partners; comfortable representing the organisation at senior levels in investor and capital markets settings and building long-term trusted partnerships with diverse counterparts A genuine understanding of investor decision making, blended finance structures, and investment readiness; this should come from direct professional experience, not just academic study Understanding of relevant business models and/or sectors and how these opportunities are assessed by investors; appreciation of climate and sustainability disclosure frameworks (TCFD, TNFD, SFDR, ISSB) and how these shape markets Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and cultural sensitivity, able to translate complex ideas for diverse audiences and represent the organisation in high-stakes external settings; ability to operate in high-context settings and produce written content which is sensitive to cultural, historical, or political environment and nuances Strategic and analytical capabilities to contribute to complex problem-solving, concept development, and strategy; comfortable producing high-quality concept notes, analytical inputs, and programme documentation for senior audiences Appetite for a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment with a portfolio that is actively growing and developing Degree in a relevant field
If you feel that you meet some but not all of the stated requirements but have the right expertise and motivation for the role, we encourage you to apply. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we may close this vacancy early. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Closing date 19 June.
WHAT WE OFFER Competitive compensation Private healthcare Life insurance coverage Pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require adjustments to support your application or participation in the selection process, please let us know
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