Landscape Finance Manager

Landscape Finance Manager

Do you want to use your finance expertise for the benefit of holistic landscape restoration? Please read further!

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Commonland has partnered with Acre, a sustainability & ESG Recruitment and Talent Development organisation, to find the right candidate for this position.

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Commonland's core values are: Empowering each other, Putting words into action and Being compassionate & honest. Commonland firmly believe that these guiding principles are their rule of thumb in the actions they take, strengthen their culture and determine if they are on the right path in fulfilling their ambitious goals.

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About the Role

As the Landscape Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in identifying and originating public and private financing partnership opportunities, with a focus on the public sector in Europe. You will work closely with landscape partners to design and structure investment mechanisms to be integrated into the landscape development processes, all while engaging in influencing and advocacy activities, and supporting ongoing partnerships and coalitions.

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Reporting directly to the Management team, you will collaborate with various teams, including landscape development, fundraising, policy, communications, and the carbon team.

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Your key responsibilities

Support to Landscape Partners:

• Identify financing opportunities such as grants, investments, and payments for ecosystem services schemes, while supporting landscape partners in integrating them into landscape plans.
• Assist in developing financing strategies, aligning with investor interests, and incorporating them into pitches and marketing materials.​

Investment Opportunity Development:

• Design and structure blended finance platforms tailored to each landscape's unique context.
• Support on pre-due diligence, documentation review, and any other related activity relevant to the onboarding of new partners.

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Advocacy and Influencing:

• Engage in advocacy efforts through thought leadership and participation in conferences.
• Collaborate with the Policy team to integrate influencing work and leverage landscape finance publications.

We Offer:

• Competitive salary aligned with market standards.
• A dynamic, international environment with passionate colleagues.
• Nice working environment including fun and connecting activities to strengthen our culture.
• Annual training budget of € 2000,- for personal development.
• Holiday allowance of 8%, collective pension scheme and a home office setup budget.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you* about why you believe you have what it takes to fill this exciting and challenging position! Please apply with your English CV using this link. For more information, please get in touch with Sandra Martin at sandra.martin@acre.com. An assignment is part of the second interview round of the recruitment process.

*We are actively seeking for diversity and inclusion, and we believe it is essential to centre and prioritise a wide diversity of voices and experiences in our work. We strongly encourage applications from minorities, women, and individuals from underrepresented groups. We recognize that men often apply for roles when they meet only some of the qualifications, whereas women and minorities tend to apply only when they meet all criteria. We encourage everyone interested in making an impact as part of the Commonland team to apply, even if they do not meet every single requirement.

Your skills and qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of international experience in project finance, preferably in agriculture, sustainability, and ecology.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess projects from ecological, social, and financial perspectives.
• Knowledge of landscape finance and experience in designing financing mechanisms.
• Familiarity with public funding at national and regional levels.
• Passion for nature conservation and sustainable development.
• Excellent networking, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to work strategically while paying attention to detail.
• Team player with adaptability to an innovative environment.
• Fluency in English required; additional languages are a plus.
• Preferred location: Amsterdam (eligible to work in the Netherlands), open to remote work and/or relocation.