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Accounting - Finance
Programme Lead – Impact Finance
Accounting - Finance
#800561
Remote / WFH
IKure Techsoft
Job Description
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly driven, hands-on professional to build and lead an Impact Finance & Partnerships function.
This is an execution-focused role for someone who can take an opportunity from concept to closure — identifying suitable organisations and projects, assessing readiness, coordinating documentation and compliance, structuring financing opportunities, developing partnerships and actively pursuing funding opportunities.
The person should be comfortable working across finance, compliance, CSR, foundations, financial institutions, development organisations and other ecosystem partners.
The role requires someone who can start from scratch, build the required processes, create a strong pipeline, follow up persistently and take ownership of outcomes rather than only coordinate activities.
Key Responsibilities1. Build the Impact Finance Programme
- Build the impact finance and fundraising practice from the ground up.
- Develop a structured process for identifying, assessing and onboarding suitable organisations and projects.
- Create readiness assessment frameworks, checklists, SOPs, trackers and standard documentation.
- Develop a pipeline of projects that can be prepared for structured fundraising and impact-finance opportunities.
- Work closely with internal and external experts to continuously strengthen the programme.
2. Readiness, Documentation & Compliance
- Conduct initial assessments and identify documentation, governance, financial and compliance gaps.
- Coordinate collection and review of relevant organisational, statutory and financial documents.
- Have a positive working understanding of areas such as:
- 12A / 12AB
- 80G
- CSR-1
- audited financial statements
- annual reports
- utilisation certificates
- governance and board documentation
- project budgets and financial information
- CSR and donor compliance requirements
- Coordinate with CAs, CSs, legal advisors and other specialists wherever expert certification or regulatory guidance
We are looking for a highly driven, hands-on professional to build and lead an Impact Finance & Partnerships function.
This is an execution-focused role for someone who can take an opportunity from concept to closure — identifying suitable organisations and projects, assessing readiness, coordinating documentation and compliance, structuring financing opportunities, developing partnerships and actively pursuing funding opportunities.
The person should be comfortable working across finance, compliance, CSR, foundations, financial institutions, development organisations and other ecosystem partners.
The role requires someone who can start from scratch, build the required processes, create a strong pipeline, follow up persistently and take ownership of outcomes rather than only coordinate activities.
Key Responsibilities1. Build the Impact Finance Programme
- Build the impact finance and fundraising practice from the ground up.
- Develop a structured process for identifying, assessing and onboarding suitable organisations and projects.
- Create readiness assessment frameworks, checklists, SOPs, trackers and standard documentation.
- Develop a pipeline of projects that can be prepared for structured fundraising and impact-finance opportunities.
- Work closely with internal and external experts to continuously strengthen the programme.
2. Readiness, Documentation & Compliance
- Conduct initial assessments and identify documentation, governance, financial and compliance gaps.
- Coordinate collection and review of relevant organisational, statutory and financial documents.
- Have a positive working understanding of areas such as:
- 12A / 12AB
- 80G
- CSR-1
- audited financial statements
- annual reports
- utilisation certificates
- governance and board documentation
- project budgets and financial information
- CSR and donor compliance requirements
- Coordinate with CAs, CSs, legal advisors and other specialists wherever expert certification or regulatory guidance
