ESG Manager at Gaia Impact

Location: Africa (Multi-country focus)

Contract: Full-Time


About the Company:

Gaia Impact operates where private equity meets climate infrastructure.

They are focused on channeling capital into:

  • renewable energy
  • distributed energy solutions
  • sustainable infrastructure

Their model is simple in theory but hard in execution:
make climate investments both impactful and bankable.


About the Role:

This is an investment-embedded ESG leadership role.

You are not writing reports after the fact.
You are influencing decisions before capital is deployed.

That puts you directly in the flow of:

  • deal structuring
  • risk assessment
  • impact validation

What You’ll Do:

ESG Strategy & Integration

  • Lead ESG implementation across the full investment lifecycle
  • Embed ESG into due diligence and investment screening
  • Align investments with global sustainability standards

Impact Measurement & Reporting

  • Develop ESG KPIs and reporting frameworks
  • Oversee data collection and impact measurement
  • Align with standards such as GRI and TCFD

Investment Support

  • Support deal teams with ESG risk and opportunity analysis
  • Integrate ESG into investment decision-making
  • Strengthen sustainability-linked structuring

Portfolio Monitoring

  • Track ESG performance across portfolio companies
  • Ensure compliance with environmental and social safeguards
  • Drive continuous ESG improvements

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Interface with investors, DFIs, and partners
  • Communicate ESG performance and impact results
  • Support thought leadership initiatives

What They’re Looking For:

  • ESG experience in private equity, infrastructure, or climate finance
  • Strong knowledge of ESG frameworks and reporting standards
  • Ability to connect sustainability with investment outcomes
  • Strong analytical and communication skills

Why This Role Matters:

Most ESG roles observe.

This one intervenes.

You are shaping:

  • where money goes
  • how risk is understood
  • how impact is measured

That is where ESG stops being branding and becomes capital discipline.


Apply Here:

🌐 https://gaiaimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gaia_Impact_ESG_Manager_JD_2026.pdf

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