Acumen is seeking a Compensation Consultant. This is a short-term consulting opportunity. The incumbent will be someone who has had experience setting up and implementing compensation benchmarks in a start-up, private sector, or in non-profit organizations. This person will work under the leadership of the Director of Talent.

This role is located in NYC (lower Manhattan). We work in a hybrid model, 3 days in the office per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). 

About Acumen 

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About Talent

The Talent Team oversees the employee lifecycle across seven countries in eight cities. Our employee value proposition is focused on equity, transparency, representation, and working across lines of difference. Our hiring processes may be perceived as unconventional. For example, we share Total Rewards in the first screen and agree on compensation right up front. We have found that it is  better for candidates to have that information from the start and it’s better for Acumen as we have fewer failed searches where candidates decline our offers. The Talent Team is also responsible for Acumen’s People strategy and culture, performance management, compensation, benefits, learning and development.

About the Role

Acumen is in the process of revising/updating its current compensation benchmarks for the US and setting up new comp benchmarks for the UK and for Canada, where we have growing teams. The exercise will include reviewing all current roles (from entry to Executive levels), internal equity, and benchmarking them against market data of similar roles and organizations.

Objectives:

• An updated compensation benchmark for the US (with a focus on the East Coast and West Coast).
• A new compensation benchmark for the United Kingdom
• A new compensation benchmark for Canada.

The incumbent will lead an org-wide compensation benchmarking project by analyzing and comparing the organization's current pay structures against market data to ensure competitive and equitable salaries. They'll use industry-specific surveys, job evaluations, and peer group analysis, salary survey data, and implement a pay structure design. We will be investing in the comp data acquisition.

Key Responsibilities include:  

• Accessing Salary Surveys & Market Data databases to determine competitive pay for specific roles.
• Job Analysis & Evaluation: Comparing internal roles based on accountabilities, skill requirements, and levels to match with external market data.
• Pay Structure Design: Develop salary grades and bands that align with company compensation philosophy.
• Total Rewards Strategy: Evaluating base salary, bonuses, and long-term incentives to create comprehensive compensation packages.
• Pay Equity Studies: Analyzing compensation for gender or racial gaps to ensure compliance and fairness. 

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 8–10 years in compensation, HR analytics, or finance.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP), HRIS proficiency, and knowledge of compensation regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or Finance.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), preferred

Deadline
Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible as applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis.

Compensation
The salary range for this role is $75,000 to $90,000/yr ($35 - $45/hourly). This range represents the present low and high end of pay range for this role. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to experience.  

Acumen Latin America is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Bogotá-based Portfolio team. We are looking for a thoughtful, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven professional with 4–6 years of relevant experience and a strong commitment to tackling poverty and inequality in Latin America.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong investment judgment with empathy, curiosity, and the ability to work closely with entrepreneurs and rural communities. The right candidate is analytical, proactive, open to different points of view, and energized by finding creative solutions in complex and evolving environments.

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About Acumen Latin America

Acumen began investing in Latin America in 2013, with a focus on Colombia and Peru. Our strategy is centered on backing businesses that serve communities that have faced historical political, economic, and social exclusion, particularly in rural areas. Our Bogotá-based team invests in and supports companies across sectors such as agriculture, education, energy, and other high-impact areas aligned with Acumen’s investment thesis.

About the Role

The Senior Associate will play a key role across the full investment lifecycle: sourcing and evaluating new opportunities, conducting due diligence, structuring transactions, supporting investment committee processes, coordinating disbursements, and actively managing portfolio companies post-investment support.

This person will help assess opportunities from the ground up, including businesses that are not yet in the pipeline, and will work from initial screening through investment decision and closing. The role also requires close partnership with portfolio companies, ranging from support on operational matters to participation in board meetings and strategic discussions.

Responsibilities

Early-Stage Investing

• Identify, assess, and help build a high-quality pipeline of investment opportunities aligned with Acumen’s investment thesis, including evaluating opportunities from zero through investment decision and disbursement. 
• Conduct rigorous commercial, operational, financial, and impact due diligence on potential investments. 
• Build financial models, valuation analysis, and contribute to transaction structuring. 
• Prepare clear, compelling investment materials and recommendations for Acumen Latin America’s Investment Committee. 
• Work directly with entrepreneurs, rural enterprises, and community-based businesses to understand business models, risks, opportunities, and impact potential. 

Portfolio Management

• Serve as a thought partner to portfolio companies, providing support that may range from hands-on operational problem-solving to strategic guidance. 
• Build trusted relationships with entrepreneurs and management teams, bringing empathy, sound judgment, and a practical approach to problem solving. 
• Help identify key company needs and design support strategies in coordination with senior team members and external partners. 
• Track financial and impact performance and help companies strengthen their ability to scale sustainably. 

Portfolio Operations & Team Contribution

• Support internal portfolio analysis, investment financial and impact performance tracking, and documentation of key insights and lessons learned. 
• Contribute to the development of materials for strategic partnerships, fundraising, and external communications as needed. 
• Help strengthen Acumen’s network across the impact investing and social enterprise ecosystem. 
• Contribute to a collaborative team culture by listening to diverse perspectives, challenging assumptions thoughtfully, and helping the team arrive at strong, creative solutions. 

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, consulting, impact investing, or related fields. 
• Strong financial, analytical, and business judgment, including experience evaluating early-stage or growth-stage businesses. 
• Experience conducting due diligence, financial modelling and supporting transaction execution. 
• Ability to operate with independence, attention to detail, and strong execution in fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environments. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and an authentic ability to build trust with entrepreneurs, colleagues, and external stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated interest in working with underserved communities, particularly in rural contexts. 
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or MBA is a plus. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish. 
• Authorization to work in Colombia on a permanent basis. 

What We’re Looking For

• Deep alignment with Acumen’s mission and values. 
• A genuine desire to listen and understand different perspectives. 
• Empathy, humility, and strong relationship-building skills. 
• Creativity and the ability to think outside the box when facing challenges. 
• Sound judgment, initiative, and a bias toward action. 
• Curiosity, maturity, and a commitment to learning.

Compensation
Acumen Latin America offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, including benefits.

Location
Bogotá, Colombia 

Deadline
Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

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Acumen, an international nonprofit working to solve problems of poverty, is looking for an Executive Assistant to support the CEO. This role is full time, eligible for overtime, a yearly bonus and benefits. Acumen’s New York office operates on a hybrid schedule, with in-office work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. While this role is not “always on,” it is often on.

About Acumen
Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org. 

About the role
The CEO operates at the intersection of global investing, philanthropy, moral leadership, and systems change. Her work spans a complex network of relationships across entrepreneurs, investors, board members, partners, and public thought leaders, often across multiple geographies and time zones in a single day.

This role serves as a trusted operational partner to the CEO, responsible for the excellent execution of the CEO’s time, travel, communications, and day-to-day workflow. But this is more than an administrative role. It requires strong judgment, emotional intelligence, discretion, anticipation, and the ability to protect focus in an environment of constant motion and competing demands.

The Executive Assistant to the CEO will play a critical role in helping the CEO operate at her highest level. That means not only managing logistics with precision, but also understanding priorities, anticipating challenges, reducing friction, and ensuring that relationships and commitments are handled with care.

This role works in close coordination with, and functionally reports to, the Chief of Staff. Success in this role requires operating in true partnership with both the CEO and Chief of Staff — balancing responsiveness with discernment, execution with foresight, and independence with alignment. The person in this role must be able to make sound decisions, remain calm under pressure, and bring maturity, discipline, and humanity to highly visible work.

This role is ideal for a high-energy person who takes pride in making things work and operates exceptionally well behind the scenes, energized by complexity. The right person is genuinely motivated by Acumen’s mission and the opportunity to contribute to work that matters. This job is not for the meek of spirit.

Specific accountabilities include:

Design and manage a dynamic, complex schedule that reflects the CEO’s highest priorities and Acumen’s broader organizational needs

• Exercise excellent judgment in evaluating requests, identifying trade-offs, and sequencing commitments thoughtfully across competing demands.
• Ensure the CEO is fully prepared for every engagement, with clear and concise context on the who, what, where, why, and how.
• Coordinate and execute a seamless daily schedule, managing multiple simultaneous requests across time zones.
• Manage high-volume communications with discernment, helping prioritize, draft, and respond as appropriate to ensure clarity, timeliness, and efficiency.

Lead end-to-end travel planning and execution

• Oversee, arrange, and book all travel and check-ins, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and planning for the CEO’s needs throughout each journey.
• Understand the CEO’s preferences and working style, executing against them where possible and communicating clearly when constraints arise.
• Prepare comprehensive travel packs, including itineraries, logistical confirmations, diplomatic and/or medical clearance materials, meeting schedules, and relevant background context.
• Maintain real-time awareness of the CEO’s movements and evolving needs while traveling, proactively adjusting plans to ensure continuity and effectiveness.
• Forecast well in advance and secure required medical documents, passport pages, visas, and other travel materials for international trips.
• Ensure all relevant calendars, meeting details, and supporting information are accurate and current in advance of travel.
• Support a CEO who travels approximately 60–70% of the year.

Help run a highly effective Office of the CEO

• Serve, alongside the Chief of Staff, as a primary point of contact for the CEO’s office.
• Help prioritize and route incoming requests, escalating issues when needed and resolving problems quickly, calmly, and thoughtfully.
• Contribute to an Office of the CEO that is highly organized, responsive, discreet, and trusted.
• Support strong coordination across the CEO’s internal and external commitments so that the office operates with consistency, clarity, and care.

Ensure operational excellence and disciplined follow-through

• Prepare and track expense reports in a timely manner; review and advise on expense reports for the CEO and her direct reports in accordance with Acumen’s Travel & Expense Policy; manage CEO timesheets.
• Coordinate with Talent, Legal, and Finance on contracts, signatures, approvals, and related documentation.
• Obtain and track necessary information and signatures for documents related to the CEO, ensuring proper processing and delivery.
• Take on additional assignments as needed, including research, writing, presentation design, and other operational support.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years of experience supporting senior executives in high-demand, fast-paced environments, with demonstrated ability to operate with discretion, judgment, and autonomy.
• Demonstrate ability to anticipate needs, navigate ambiguity, and make sound decisions in real time, with appropriate escalation to the Chief of Staff when needed.
• Ability to plan and execute with the end goal in mind, with strong attention to user experience and the ability to communicate the implications of changes.
• Total discretion with sensitive information in all contexts.
• Excellent relationship management skills: ability to understand the players, their needs, their timelines, and treat them with dignity.
• Excellent project management skills: ability to coordinate across stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive execution with minimal oversight.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: crisp, clear, kind.
• Ability to remain calm when plans change or go awry.
• Ability to anticipate needs and identify challenges before they arise. Ability to solve for them or communicate barriers up the line.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people across geographies, backgrounds, and levels of seniority.
• Mastery of tech apps including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, and Zoom.
• Self-reflective and deep alignment with Acumen's mission and values; curiosity about the ideas, people and places at the intersection of capital, poverty and climate.
• Permanent authorization to work in the United States.

The salary range for this role is $78,000  to $83,000 USD  and is eligible for overtime plus a performance-based bonus. This range represents the present low and high end of pay range for this role. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to experience. Acumen has equal pay, so pay is determined through comparison to a cohort of employees in the market at the same level of accountability.

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Data Systems Manager

Acumen is looking for a Data Systems Manager with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to build and strengthen our data systems,  reporting, and enabling our teams to make data-driven decisions. The role combines technical leadership with team enablement — overseeing architecture, integrations, data governance, and reporting. It also includes building and training a globally distributed data operations team to foster long-term adoption and data excellence. This role is based anywhere in Colombia, with some travel to our office in Bogotá as required. 

Anywhere in Colombia 

JD in Spanish here. Please send the application in English.

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. Through our investment adviser Acumen Capital Partners, we are responsible for $166 million in assets under management via our returnable pooled investment funds, which have impacted 238 million lives and offset 48 million metric tons of CO2. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About Acumen Academy

Acumen Academy supports a new generation of social innovators and leaders with the character and competence to solve problems of poverty and build a world based on dignity. With over 2000 Foundry members, 1.3M course sign-ups, and 71 Million lives impacted, the Acumen Academy community represents a new generation of social innovators and leaders committed to solving problems of poverty. 

About the role

This Data & Systems Manager role is more than a technical position—it is an opportunity to contribute directly to meaningful, systemic change. By strengthening our data systems and building the capacity of colleagues across our global teams , you will help ensure that our offerings are effective, accountable, and responsive to the people and communities we serve. This role will not focus on data systems like finance, HR, grant management etc. It is specific to impact and operational data. 

This role reports to the Associate Director for Acumen Academy and works closely with the Associate Director of Impact and colleagues across multiple regions and time zones. The position is remote-first, with occasional in-person visits to the Bogotá office for collaboration, planning, or key moments of connection. We operate in a hybrid and flexible work environment, where success is measured by outcomes rather than fixed hours, and where trust, autonomy, and clear communication are core to how we work together globally.

You will lead the evolution of our data and reporting ecosystem (Salesforce, Form Assembly, SM Apply, Airtable etc.) while empowering a distributed, global team to confidently use data in their daily work. This role blends technical leadership, project management, internal stakeholder engagement, and people development, and offers the chance to see how your work supports real-world impact at scale.

If you are motivated by purpose, collaboration, and using technology to advance social good, this role offers a meaningful way to align your skills with a mission to change lives.

What You’ll Do 

Systems Architecture & Implementation

• Lead and implement the design and evolution of our global data management architecture, ensuring alignment with operational and impact reporting needs
• Own the redesign or creation of Salesforce objects and system architecture for current and future datasets
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders and team members to deliver high-quality solutions
• Project-manage data migrations and integrations from legacy systems
• Ensure smooth integrations between Salesforce and connected platforms (LMS, events, marketing, etc.)
• Establish clear governance for system access, permissions, and security
• Design bilingual (English/Spanish) user experiences, documentation, and training materials
• Oversee low-level data system support requests while enabling teams to handle these independently over time
• Continuously identify and implement system improvements

Data Quality, Reporting & Governance

• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks and quality assurance processes in partnership with Legal and Compliance
• Champion best practices in data stewardship, security, and ethical data use
• Build dashboards and routine reports using Salesforce and Airtable
• Enable teams to conduct their own data analysis and visualization
• Set and oversee regular data cleaning and validation schedules
• Produce or enable access to weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Partner with the Development, Partnership, Impact team to provide impact data for Academy TOC, and partner reporting.

Team Enablement & Capacity Building

• Build, mentor, and support a distributed data operations team across regions
• Design and lead onboarding for new staff and re-orientation for existing teams
• Deliver bilingual training to strengthen data confidence and skills across the organization
• Develop regional capacity for data entry, cleaning, and analysis
• Identify staffing needs and resource gaps within the data function
• Contribute to realistic budgeting and planning for data and systems work

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing, implementing, or managing data systems or data architecture
• Strong hands-on experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM (administrator level required; development experience is a plus)
• Experience managing data or systems transformation projects
• Experience integrating multiple platforms and workflows
• Data analysis and visualization experience
• Familiarity with tools such as Airtable, Power BI, Zapier, Looker Studio, or HubSpot
• Fluency in English and Spanish
• Permanent work authorization in Colombia.  This role is located anywhere in Colombia.

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Experience in Impact Measurement, MEL, ESG, or social impact organizations
• Experience working in INGOs, nonprofits, or mission-driven organizations
• Interest in how AI can improve internal processes
• Degree in a quantitative or technical field
• Familiarity with GDPR law and compliance 

 Skills and Qualifications

• Strong systems thinking with attention to both technical detail and human usability
• Collaborative, empathetic leadership style
• Comfortable training and enabling non-technical users
• Ability to build and grow teams over time
• Confident working independently across time zones and regions while engaging diverse stakeholders
• Solutions-oriented and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• Values-driven and aligned with Acumen’s mission and principles

We strongly encourage women and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification listed.

Deadline

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed and candidates interviewed on a rolling basis, and the role might be filled before the deadline.
 

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Acumen is seeking a highly motivated, thoughtful, and curious Senior Associate, Insights with atleast 5 years of experience to support the delivery of a rigorous learning agenda for a transformative business and economic empowerment program across Africa with a strong focus on young women, leadership and organizational growth and development.  This role will focus on generating high quality insights to inform adaptive program delivery, with a strong emphasis on understanding enterprise growth, work quality, and women’s participation in the green economy.This role will be based out of Acumen’s office in Nairobi or Lagos, with an expectation of working from the office 3 days a week.

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About the Role

As the Senior Associate, Insights, you will support the execution of the program’s learning agenda, working across program teams and partners to generate actional insights that inform program delivery and strategy.

This role sits within the Insights function, focusing on the ‘why’ and ‘so what’ behind program results.  You will lead qualitative and mixed-methods data collection and analyze findings.  You will also synthesize findings into clear insights and contribute to learning outputs that shape adaptive management and thought leadership.

You will report to the Program Insights Lead and program teams across multiple workstreams.  The role requires strong execution, structured thinking, and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.

Accountabilities include:

Execution of the Program Learning Agenda

• Support the implementation of the Program’s multi-year learning agenda, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of learning activities
• Coordinate and execute qualitative and mixed-methods data collection across Program pillars, including surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, and feedback tools
• Support the design and development of data collection tools (e.g. surveys, interview guides, tracking tools) aligned with learning questions
• Manage data collection processes across multiple stakeholders, including program teams, partners, and enterprises
• Ensure data is collected, documents, and organized in a structured and usable way

Insight Generation and Analysis

• Conduct qualitative and mixed methods analysis to identify patterns, trends, and key insights across program data
• Synthesize findings across multiple data sources to answer core learning questions
• Translate data into clear, concise, and actionable insights that inform program decision-making
• Identity emerging signals and insights to support adaptive learning and continuous program improvement

Adaptive Learning and Program Support

• Provide input into adaptive learning processes, including after-action reviews and periodic learning sessions
• Support program teams in understanding and applying insights to improve program delivery
• Contribute to tracking learning questions and ensuring alignment between data collection and program priorities
• Surface insights to support strategic reflection and decision-making

Knowledge Products and Thought Leadership

• Support the development of internal and external learning deliverables, including reports, briefs, and blogs.
• Contribute to drafting sections of program learning outputs, ensuring clarity, rigor, and strong narrative
• Help translate insights into compelling stories and evidence that contribute to broader conversations on green entrepreneurship, work quality, and women’s economic participation
• Ensure learning outputs are grounded in high-quality evidence and aligned with program priorities

Skills and Qualifications

• 5 – 8 years of relevant experience in consulting, development, research, or a related field
• Experience in qualitative or mixed-methods research, including designing tools and conducting interviews and surveys
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights and recommendations
• Strong writing skills, with the ability to contribute to reports and structured outputs with guidance
• Experience working on complex programs.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders
• Ability to work independently with guidance, while contributing to team thinking and problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across teams and functions
• Good presenter in public, strong voice in meetings

Desirable 

• Experience in entrepreneurship, MSMEs, or private sector development programs
• Familiarity with climate, green economy, or sustainability-related sectors
• Exposure to large, donor-funded, or multi-stakeholder programs
• Experience supporting the development of knowledge products or thought leadership outputs

Location: Nairobi (East Africa) or Lagos (West Africa)

Acumen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, differential ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. 

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Acumen is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Impact Manager with at least 8 years of work experience to provide Reporting, Data and Analytics leadership at a regional level for a transformative business and economic empowerment programme across Africa with a strong focus on young women.

This role will be based out of Acumen office in Nairobi or Lagos with an expectation of working from office 3 days a week. Remote from other geographies is not an option.

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About the role

As the Impact Manager: Reporting, Data and Analytics you will be responsible for designing and implementing the technology solution for the programmatic MEL framework. That is potentially adapting existing solutions like Salesforce and Google sheets, or creating/identifying new technology solutions, to ensure that the MEL framework has a functioning and efficient technology platform, routine reporting on key data points. We expect the role to focus on continual identification of system and data management and reporting improvements. We expect candidates to be highly technically efficient with data and software solutions with growing skills in the use of AI. 

You will work closely with the Impact Manager: Monitoring, Evaluation and learning. The Impact Manager: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning will focus on MEL framework design and implementation and adaptive learning. 

Additionally, you will work closely with other Impact & Insight staff based in the UK and in East and West Africa. 

The postholder is expected to travel occasionally within the region. 

Accountabilities include: 

MEL framework design and implementation

• Support the implementation of the programmatic MEL framework (including MEL plan, data collection plan, data management plan, quality assurance protocols, results framework) through providing a functioning technology solution to support data collection, management and reporting 
• Work collaboratively with the Impact Manager: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to co-develop quarterly reporting processes and reports on key metrics and KPIs (including financial KPIs for companies), for sharing with a range of stakeholders (This role to focus on the technology platform e.g. Power BI or Airtable and develop dashboards)
• Carry out data analysis to derive insights in collaboration with the Impact Manager: MEL 
• Develop infographics using data visualisation software and tools 
• Close collaboration with Finance to quality assure and integrate finance data with impact data - including reporting on Impact Linked Finance initiatives

Programme data management 

• Ensure that data is collected and managed in line with best practices
• Liaise with Compliance and Legal team to ensure we are following best practices on data consent, use, management, retention, reporting, protection and security approaches. 
• Integrate data, from a range of data sources, to produce reports (through Power BI or similar)
• Be the point person for all impact data requests

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Set up an internal Knowledge Management system for the programme and co-develop the programme knowledge management system.
• Work closely with Programme Insights team to ensure lessons are captured and knowledge management processes are followed. 
• Work closely with the Programme Insights team to ensure qualitative data is managed in line with best practices. 
• Actively support any programmatic evaluations that are required by donors by ensuring all data needs are met

Capacity building - team and partners

• Capacity building team members to use technology for MEL implementation
• Capacity building partners (organisations) to engage with technology for reporting. 
• Development of training materials and training sessions to upskill staff and partners with a range of skills in this space
• Support lower capacity organisations to develop their own internal reporting systems in line with programmatic needs 
• Site visits to monitor partner data management and reporting systems
• Quarterly reporting on data quality from partners

Skills and qualifications

• At least  8 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of experience in developing and managing data systems, MEL databases, and reporting tools
• Strong hands-on experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for complex, multi-country programmes
• Demonstrated ability to strengthen the use of data for decision-making across different organisational levels
• Strong skills in data analysis and data visualisation
• Experience setting up routine reporting systems (actuals vs targets) for quarterly and annual reporting
• Experience using technology to support MEL in field and country contexts, including mobile data collection
• Experience working with compliance teams on data governance and best practices
• Experience building or using Salesforce-based data management and reporting systems
• Interest or experience in AI solutions or AI agents for MEL
• Experience in Impact Linked Finance / Value for Money / SROI / Cost–Benefit analysis
• Project management qualification
• Experience working in multi-country, matrix-managed environments
• Experience in gender and youth programmes or working with private sector partners
• Familiarity with Power BI, Airtable, Salesforce or similar tools

Location: Nairobi (East Africa) or Lagos (West Africa)  

Acumen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, differential ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. 

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Acumen is seeking an Investment Manager with at least 8 years of work experience wherein minimum 4 years of investment experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or investment management is required.

About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives. To learn more visit acumen.org.

About the Role

The Investment Manager will evaluate new investment opportunities, conduct due diligence high potential opportunities as they arise, and structure deal terms as well as manage our existing portfolio and actively drive and deliver exits from investments that have served their purpose. The Portfolio Manager will also actively look at the evolving pipeline and the innovations landscape to advise and support the sector lead of the thesis in agriculture . The role will model the principles of investing as detailed by Acumen.

Responsibilities include:

Identifying investment opportunities and due diligence

• Identify, cultivate, and review a pipeline of fresh investment opportunities in climate sector providing critical services and/or create assets and value for the poor in India. 
• Conducting due diligence and investment analysis, including financial modeling, valuation review, and structuring.
• Prepare and present investment documentation for Acumen India’s Investment Committee
• Lead the closing of transactions including negotiations of investment conditions (i.e., price, shareholders rights) along with the investees and Acumen legal team
• Actively work to simplify terms while holding principles.

Post Investment and Metric Evaluation

• Assessing portfolio company needs related to post investment support and establishing disciplined reporting procedures with investee companies to monitor post investment and business performance.
• Build a network of potential impact funders/investors for technical assistance or other funding requirements of investees to scale their businesses.
• Actively support and lead the scheduled exit roadmap for a few portfolio companies.
• Represent Acumen on the board of Acumen’s legacy portfolio company.
• Actively support select companies on governance, finance, asset management and leadership

Knowledge Management and Thought Leadership:

• Lead the insights generation work on existing portfolio and document it in a well formatted and succinct manner for future reference.
• Represent Acumen India Portfolio work at all global portfolio forums

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 8 years of overall work experience, with preferred 4-5 years of investment experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or investment management. MBA preferred
• Experience with financial and operational due diligence of early-stage businesses.
• Superior financial, modeling and business analysis skills; demonstrated by prior experience.
• Familiarity with the social enterprise and impact investing sectors; demonstrated commitment to serving the poor is preferred.
• Solid operational skills including problem solving and project management skills, including ability to work and deliver projects independently, proactively and under pressure.
• Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values.
• Authorization to work in India on a permanent basis.

Deadline to apply

Acumen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, differential ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or background.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. 

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