**Impact Investment Advisor** City/Country Location Details **Accra, Ghana** Employment Status Job Type **Project** Are you passionate about unlocking capital for innovative businesses and catalyzing private investment in under-served markets? We are looking for an experienced Impact Investment Advisor who can drive capacity building across Ghana’s SME ecosystem to support businesses in accessing finance. In parallel, the selected Advisor will shape and deliver impactful investment ecosystem support to help facilitate increased flows of sustainable capital towards Ghanaian businesses. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance, development, and innovation. The programme: BII's Ghana Investment Support Programme British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s development finance institution. Over the past five years, BII have committed almost £7 billion of new investments, with net assets growing in value to approximately £7.5 billion. As part of this commitment, BII have launched The Ghana Investment Support Programme (GhISP). GhISP is a technical assistance programme, delivered by DAI, that aims to increase investment flows to underserved SMEs in Ghana, with a particular focus on BII’s investment themes (Gender, BOLD, Climate, Target Populations) by employing a dual portfolio support and market shaping approach. Anchored around Growth Investment Partners (GIP), BII's local currency debt investment vehicle for SMEs in Ghana, GhISP provides 1) pre and post investment support to GIP and other BII portfolio companies in Ghana, and 2) shapes the broader investment ecosystem to unlock investment through market-level pipeline development and field building. Tasks and Responsibilities The selected candidate will join our GhISP deliver team at BII’s offices in Accra. Working closely with the Senior Advisor and Programme Coordination, the Advisor will support in the delivery of all elements of the Programme. The selected candidate will: • Develop innovative approaches to support SMEs, leading the design and delivery of technical assistance and transaction advisory projects. Support the development of partnerships with SMEs, including origination and evaluation of potential pipeline. • Build and manage a network of Transaction Advisors and run outreach campaigns to support SME investment readiness. • Work with the Senior Advisor to help financial institutions and private capital funds adopt stronger impact and investment practices. • Lead on developing new ways to engage with financial institutions, investors, and ecosystem actors to shape the market and build a stronger pipeline of investable businesses. Work closely with the Senior Advisor and Project Coordination to continue to deliver existing interventions and manage the broad network of investor relationships. • Ensure the quality and effectiveness of GhISP’s interventions. Contribute to programme reporting and performance tracking, including semi-annual and annual reviews. We are particularly interested in candidates from Ghana or at least West Africa. Timelines The LoE for the Impact Investment Advisor will be determined upon selection (and may range from part-time to full-time), starting immediately until July 2026. In virtue of promoting an embedded, collaborative, and responsive approach to stakeholder management and contribute towards building strong relationships, this position will be required to work from BII’s offices in Accra, Ghana Back (https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/searchResults?org=DAINC&cws=48) DAI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with all applicable law. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, DAI will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request a potential accommodation, please send an email to accommodationrequest@dai.com.