Chief Investment Officer

E+Co, a 14-year old not-for-profit investment company, empowers local energy enterprises in developing countries through business development services and investment capital.  These enterprises supply modern energy to households, businesses and communities, producing measurable social, environmental and financial results.

With nine offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America, E+Co has pioneered and is the leading practitioner of the enterprise-centered model of energy investing.  E+Co aspires to be the market leader in energy enterprise development - connecting organizations, programs, and human and financial resources worldwide to the thousands of small enterprises required for a sustainable energy future in developing countries. 

As of 31 December 2007, E+Co has an active (i.e., approved and disbursed) portfolio of 114 investments.  In 2007, E+Co - though its Investment Committee, officers and its subsidiary fund management company - approved 57 new investments totaling almost $14 million.  Of these approved investments, 32 have not yet disbursed at 31 December 07. In 2007, E+Co increased by 34% the number of active investments and increased by 127% the dollar amount of active investments.  In 2008, E+Co expects to approve approximately $25 million of new investments.

E+Co's investments in small and medium sized energy enterprises currently provide modern energy to 4 million people and avoid over three million metric tons of greenhouse gases. Between 2008 and 2012, E+Co expects to make between three and four hundred investments bringing modern energy to 17 million people and avoiding 16 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Position Overview:

E+Co is recruiting for a newly established Chief Investment Officer (CIO) position to manage an active and developing portfolio of global investments.  

Given the current breadth of the E+Co portfolio and the investment targets for the 2008-2012 period, this senior staff position has been established to analyze, critique and report on E+Co's global enterprise pipeline, new enterprise investments and enterprise portfolio performance across a Triple Bottom Line. 

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Investment Officer's responsibilities include:

• Analyzing and critiquing the pipeline of enterprise investments under consideration;

• Reviewing, critiquing, concurring with or taking exception to specific investment recommendations;

• Evaluating the performance of enterprise investments on an individual, regional and company-wide portfolio basis;

• Preparing twice yearly portfolio reviews and analyses involving a summary of "triple bottom line" results for presentation;

• Serving as E+Co's expert resource on the enterprise investment process and portfolio management;

• Participation in the continued development of business operations within E+Co, its multi-year business planning and strategy development as well as yearly budgeting and reporting;

• Day-to-day management of E+Co's Investment Committee, Officer Approval, Investor-Donor Portfolio Reporting and related enterprise investment approval and reporting processes;

• Close co-ordination with E+Co's Chief Operating Officer and three regional managers in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as E+Co's Chief Financial Officer.

The Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Knowledge of and commitment to financial, social and environmental analysis and valuation;

• Strong traditional financial analysis and synthesis skills;

• Ability to accurately simplify and explain complex issues;

• Global outlook, with a broad understanding of industrialized, emerging and developing economies and business environments;

• Oriented to finding solutions and reaching transparent, professional consensus;

• Personable, people-oriented, committed to learning and comfortable with a fast-paced, non-zero-sum environment; and

• Results oriented with examples of accomplishments and prioritizing competing objectives.

Location: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA; some international travel to Africa, Asia and Latin America

Compensation: E+Co offers a competitive salary and benefit package commensurate with experience

To Apply:

Qualified candidates are invited to send a cover letter, resume including current salary and salary requirements, and three references, via email to , noting your full name as the subject heading.
Due to high applicant volume, you may not receive an immediate acknowledgement. 

E+Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer