Investment Coordinator

The Nature Catalyst

Location: Vietnam

About Palladium: Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

Position Overview and Role: 

Palladium is seeking an Investment Coordinator to assist in the development of a Nature Catalyst Facility.

The Nature Catalyst aims to unlock $500M USD in investments for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across Southeast Asia, targeting the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors in Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. Leveraging a blended finance model, the Catalyst combines grant funding with investment capital to de-risk and accelerate early-stage NbS pipelines and generate adequate returns on investments in the long-run. The solution’s dual-facility structure comprises: (1) the Nature Catalyst Incubation Facility (NCIF), which offers performance-based grants and technical assistance (TA) to local pipeline developers, and grants to strengthen NbS projects; and (2) the Nature Catalyst Fund (NCF), which provides tailored finance (e.g., loans, revenue-based loans, and convertible debt) to support NbS projects and enterprises across seed, venture, and early growth stages. The Catalyst aims to raise $10M USD in grants from donors for the NFF, and $100M USD in capital for the NCF from public concessional finance sources, family offices, private foundations, and corporates.

The Investment Specialist will support the team in stakeholder mapping, country-level assessments, and investor engagement and outreach strategies for the Vietnam market and coordination support to the regional team. Depending on the profile of the candidate, this position may also provide analysis and investor outreach support to Cambodia, the Philippines, and Laos.

Anticipated Level of Effort: It is anticipated this position will be engaged from June 15, 2025 – May 15, 2026, with approximately 45 days of LoE. These estimates are subject to change based on the needs of the assignment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Contribute to investor tracking, local investor outreach strategies, and investor engagement, including securing and attending meetings with potential investors Contribute to stakeholder mapping and consultations, including pipeline developers and technical assistance providersSupport the analysis of potential market size, competition landscape, and applicability of different financial instruments and offerings of NCIF & NCF for the target beneficiaries, including upstream and downstream linkagesSupport the sourcing and screening of pipeline of nature-positive companiesMay include domestic and/or regional travelAny and all other project-related tasks as required by Team Leaders and Palladium HQ

Position Requirements:

Advanced knowledge of the investment sector in Vietnam; experience fundraising for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors preferredRobust network and relationships within the Vietnamese financial sector, networks within the Southeast Asia region will be considered beneficialExperience in market landscape assessments  Strong project management and communications skills
Proven ability to form collaborative relationships with implementing partners and various stakeholders in the finance and investment ecosystemExperience with blended finance vehicles and/or fundraising for NbS is desirableWritten and oral proficiency in English required

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

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