Investment Officer - Financial Institutions

Location: Fully Remote (Preference for candidates based in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam or India)
Reporting to: Team Leader Debt Financial Institutions, Asia Pacific (UK-based)
Travel: Up to 30% annually

🟢 Join the Future of Impact Investing

Are you passionate about financial inclusion, impact investing, and driving real change in emerging markets? We are looking for an experienced Investment Officer Financial Institutions to join a global leader in impact investment. This is a unique 100% remote opportunity with high exposure across Southeast Asia, where you will work on pure debt transactions across transformative sectors such as Microfinance, Housing Finance, SME Lending, Edu-Finance and Healthcare Finance

🎯 Your Key Responsibilities

• Originate and evaluate investment opportunities across Financial Institutions in Southeast Asia.
• Lead and support end-to-end debt transactions, from prospecting to structuring, due diligence, and closing.
• Develop investment proposals and present them to Investment Committees.
• Manage and monitor an existing debt portfolio, ensuring strong risk-adjusted returns and measurable impact.
• Maintain deep knowledge of economic, financial, and political trends across the region.
• Collaborate with legal, ESG, and risk teams to ensure comprehensive deal execution.
• Travel frequently to meet clients, partners, and conduct on-site due diligence (up to 30%).

🧠 What Were Looking For

Must-Have:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in debt investments, with a proven track record of executing debt transactions (origination to disbursement).
• Hands-on experience in impact investing and deep understanding of Financial Institutions, including:
• Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
• Housing Finance Institutions
• SME Lenders
• Educational or Healthcare finance
• Gender-focused lending institutions
• Strong familiarity with the Southeast Asia region, especially Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand
• Ability to work autonomously in a cross-border, remote environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Right attitude - Self-motivated with a proactive mindset, consistently available and approachable.

🌐 Preferred:

• Regional languages such as Khmer, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese, Mandarin, or French.
• Prior exposure to impact metrics, ESG due diligence, and working in multicultural remote teams.

🌟 Why Join?

• Be part of a mission-driven global organization shaping the future of inclusive finance.
• Work in a truly flexible and remote environment with a collaborative international team.
• Competitive compensation and continuous learning opportunities.

Directly contribute to sustainable development and economic empowerment in emerging markets.