Company Overview
Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA) is a new-generation, fast-growing impact investment manager with a unique business model and a transparent culture. As a pioneering asset manager, we not only create some of the largest funds in the sector but also establish operating companies, such as an affordable fintech mortgage company. Additionally, we have launched a charitable foundation to support impact investing initiatives that cannot be pursued commercially.
SIMA also provides advisory services to impact investors and companies operating in solar energy, financial inclusion, affordable housing, and education. We work in some of the world’s poorest countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. SIMA values transparency, inclusive decision-making, and innovative thinking. Our Managing Partners are among the most experienced in the impact investment industry and have actively contributed to its development. SIMA is based in the U.S., with most of our staff located in India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with SIMA’s CEO and Partner on fundraising efforts for a global fund with a potential size of up to USD 400 million, focused on decarbonizing the textile, apparel, and footwear industries, with the majority of exposure in Asia.
- Take primary responsibility for fund deployment and portfolio management.
- Execute the fund’s thesis, investment rationale, and pipeline development for fund deployment.
- Hire, manage, and lead a team of 10-15 individuals working on the fund.
- Develop necessary templates, pitch books, and marketing materials for fundraising and deployment in collaboration with the team.
- Create and maintain a database of investment prospects with the team.
- Build relationships with borrowers and structure deals in line with the fund’s mandate.
- Oversee the team during investment due diligence and fund deployment.
- Supervise the accounting, marketing, and reporting requirements of the fund.
Qualifications
- 15 years of experience in lending to the SME sector at a financial institution, asset manager, alternative lender, etc. Knowledge of managing potentially stressed assets and exposure to the textile and apparel industry is preferred.
- Experience in financing small-scale solar and energy efficiency projects, including exposure to solar leasing, ESCO models, energy savings performance contracting, and solar Distributed Generation Off-balance sheet financing.
- 5-7 years of experience in fund management.
- Multi-country lending experience with a focus on Asia.
- Experience with carbon credits is a plus.
- Proven management abilities with strong written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and ability to work effectively as a team player.
- A strong salesperson with the ability to fundraise is preferred.
- A personable individual with strong ethics and a passion for social impact, sustainability, and transparency.
- An MBA from a leading business school with an engineering background is preferred.
APPLY
Please send your resume to careers@simafunds.com. The title of your email should be “Application Fund Manager/Senior Vice President Position”.
