IDH Cameroon is looking for an Investment Development Manager

IDH Cameroon is looking for an Investment Development Manager IDH Cameroon - Position based in IDH offices in Yaoundé We are thrilled to announce an opening for a proactive and pragmatic Senior Investment Development Manager to join our team! The Senior Investment Development Manager will lead the investment development activities of the Investment & PES (Payment for Environmental Services) Hub. This role is crucial for establishing the Technical Assistance Facility and Seed Capital Facility, which will support the scaling of investments in forest-positive business models. This position will support the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) funded program aimed at catalyzing and de-risking private sector investments across agricultural commodity value chains. The goal is to make these chains deforestation-free, low-carbon, and climate-resilient while enhancing farmer incomes and livelihoods in Cameroon. By combining targeted technical assistance, catalytic seed capital, and performance-based PES incentives, IDH aims to assist local enterprises and farmers in adopting sustainable practices, generating verified environmental outcomes, and building credible financial and impact track records. This approach will attract commercial finance and long-term private-sector demand for environmental services, reinforcing policy objectives and national climate commitments.

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• Lead and oversee the provision of technical assistance and deployment of the seed capital facility, ensuring investees are investment-ready and aligned with project objectives.
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with local partners regarding TA/Seed Capital provision.
• Identify, screen, and support potential investees, overseeing investment readiness assessments, business plan development, financial due diligence, and impact formulation.
• Proactively manage the Business & Investor Network, engaging impact investors, local banks, MFIs, and private sector partners to mobilize co-financing and investment, ensuring a follow-on exit for the Hub’s investees.
• Establish and operationalize the Hub’s governance framework, including the Operational Manual and Business & Investor Network model.
• Collaborate closely with the PES team to align, scope, and develop joint propositions.
• Deliver on investment mobilization and matchmaking commitments, securing financing for Hub-supported enterprises and cooperatives.
• Provide financial expertise across project implementation, including drafting TORs, managing technical advisory contracts, and overseeing fund flows and financial reporting.
• Monitor financial performance, risks, and compliance, ensuring adherence to CAFI social and environmental safeguards, including zero-deforestation commitments.
• Track and report on TA, seed capital, and investment KPIs, capturing lessons learned and developing communication and knowledge products to support learning and scale.

As the Senior Investment Development Manager at IDH, you are a results-oriented professional with strong expertise in investment processes and technical assistance delivery. You operate at the intersection of capital mobilization, enterprise development, and sustainability commitments. You thrive in complex environments where aligning investment objectives with development impact and safeguards is essential.

📌 ### 📌 You possess strong planning and organizational skills to oversee the full TA and investment lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery and effective coordination between IIM–Investment Development and local facility management. Your structured approach supports alignment in strategy, governance, and reporting across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.

📌 ### 📌 With proven stakeholder management and communication skills, you engage confidently with investors, enterprises, cooperatives, and partners. You effectively mobilize investor capital while balancing diverse investor requirements with project realities, helping enterprises achieve investment readiness without compromising zero-deforestation or safeguard commitments.

You proactively identify and manage risks throughout the TA and investment process, from design and operationalization to governance of the TA/Seed Facility. Through a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach, you ensure momentum, accountability, and impact across both financial and development objectives.

• A Master’s degree level of working and thinking.

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📌 • At least 7 years of relevant professional experience across the investment process, including opportunity origination, investment preparation, transaction structuring, due diligence, etc.

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📌 • Solid experience delivering pre- and post-investment Technical Assistance support within the sustainable land use sector, preferably in Central or West Africa.

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📌 • Experience in impact and/or ESG investment, agricultural value chain finance, and climate or carbon finance is a strong plus, as is experience designing and/or implementing innovative financial mechanisms, including Payment for Environmental Services (PES) or similar performance-based incentive schemes.

• A strong network of financiers across MFIs, banks, impact investors, and private companies that you can leverage in your work.
• Solid understanding of sustainability challenges and possible solutions in the AFOLU sector.

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📌 • Experience working with financial institutions and funds is a priority, as well as with ministries, national institutions, and local authorities involved in land-use planning, agriculture, or forest management.

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📌 • Exceptional skills in financial analysis and modeling, due diligence, transaction structuring, impact/ESG investing, business development, value chain agricultural financing, and sustainable finance.

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📌 • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and coordination skills, with a proven ability to effectively manage diverse technical and administrative teams.

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📌 • Strong communication skills, with clear and concise writing, presentation, and negotiation abilities.

• Excellent command of both French and English (written, spoken, and reading) is required.
• Proficiency in all MS Office applications.
• An indefinite employment contract with a full-time role in an impactful international organization at job level 17.
• Supplementary health insurance for you and your dependents.
• 13th month salary (pro-rated by the number of months worked).
• 24 days of paid leave per year (100% FTE).
• All necessary work supplies for your role (specifically a laptop).

For questions about this position, please contact Phat Nguyen, our corporate recruiter, at phatnguyen@idhtrade.org. Appointment to this position is conditional upon the award of the CAFI-funded program. The issuance of a final employment offer and confirmation of the start date are dependent on the successful execution of the financing agreement with CAFI. Would you like to apply? Click the button above to submit your application with your CV (maximum 2 pages in English) and cover letter. We encourage applicants to respond before 08/03/2026. Important Note: To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we do not process applications via email/LinkedIn with attached CVs and motivational letters. We kindly request that you submit your application using the link provided above. This process ensures that we can review your application while safeguarding your personal information in accordance with GDPR regulations. All applications must be submitted ONLINE at: https://idh.careers.hibob.com/jobs.