Enterprise Manager, AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative at World Resources Institute (WRI)

What you will do:

Project Management & Engagement (80%)

• Develop and manage the workplans of enterprises that have received funding from TerraFund for AFR100, explaining expectations and new opportunities to them and ensuring that they are completing their work on time.
• Screen and select enterprises that submit applications to TerraFund for AFR100 and Land Accelerator requests-for-proposals, ensuring that each applicant receives thorough vetting from the knowledgeable team members at WRI and at partner organizations.
• Manage relationships between WRI and private sector partners like Realize Impact and Barka Fund that are looking to invest in African restoration enterprises.
• Identify the needs of restoration enterprises and support the design and implementation of training opportunities to fulfill those needs, working with the Land Accelerator team.
• Work with the Senior Manager, Restoration Finance; Manager, Restoration Projects; and Manager, Land Accelerator Africa to create portfolios of enterprises to provide finance to funders and projects.
• Serve as the resident TerraMatch expert for funded enterprises and work with the TerraMatch product team to support the design of new platform features that address the specific needs and challenges that enterprises face.

Research & Communications (20%)

• Analyze the business models of funded and aspiring enterprises, identifying what technical support they need to improve.
• Analyze the funding landscape for restoration enterprises in “hot spot” locations, e.g., the Rusizi Basin and the Great Rift Valley.
• Contribute to WRI research and communications products that unpack the barriers and opportunities for private investment in African restoration enterprises.
• Coordinate communication and monitoring visits to funded enterprises, ensuring that logistics run smoothly and that data is collected in a timely manner.
• Liaise with the Restoration Communications team to plan online webinars and events that feature restoration enterprises in Africa.

What you will need:

• Education: You have a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, agriculture, forestry, or other related field
• Experience: You have 6+ years of experience, including in project management and business development in Africa
• Professional experience working directly with African agriculture, forestry, or restoration businesses
• Demonstrated capacity to use online project management tools, such as Airtable and Monday.com, and to help new users
• Concrete experience with capacity-building programs for entrepreneurs, e.g., accelerators, pitching sessions, marketing and product development desired.
• Languages: Proficiency in written and spoken English required, with additional fluency in French desired.
• Requirements: You must have an existing right to work where you will be located.