E&S and Gender Monitoring Expert

Role and Responsibilities

• Finalize and refine E&S, Gender, and ESMS policies  
  • Ensure alignment with applicable international standards  
  • Clearly articulate the client’s approach to pre- and post-investment E&S management  
• Lead end-to-end E&S assessment across three funds, spanning pre-investment due diligence through post-investment monitoring  
  • Develop and apply a standardized due diligence framework and template  
  • Produce three E&S due diligence reports for upcoming investments  
  • Formulate clear, evidence-based recommendations to support Investment Committee decision-making for each fund  
  • Conduct post-investment E&S and Gender monitoring, assessing alignment with stated policies and standards  
  • Deliver fund-level monitoring reports demonstrating compliance, effectiveness, and key risk areas 
• Develop portfolio-level E&S risk view  
  • Assess risk exposure across the three funds, including classification and aggregation of E&S risks  
  • Identify systemic issues and priority areas for intervention  
• Establish and embed ongoing E&S monitoring and assessment approach for future investments  
  • Define processes, tools, and standards for due diligence and post-investment monitoring  
  • Leverage insights and findings from the three fund assessments to inform and calibrate the approach  
  • Address gaps between policy and implementation, including governance, screening, categorization, and incident management processes  
• Coordinate and review reporting from underlying managers  
  • Compile and assess project-level reports received from fund managers  
  • Validate completeness and alignment with E&S requirements

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in environmental and social risk management within private equity, impact investing, or development finance 
• Track record of conducting E&S due diligence and monitoring at fund or portfolio level 
• Experience working with development finance institutions, climate funds, or similar organizations applying international E&S standards
• Proven experience developing or implementing ESMS frameworks 
• Experience integrating gender considerations into E&S assessments and reporting 

• Strong knowledge of international E&S, gender, and ESMS frameworks and their practical application 
• Ability to design and implement due diligence frameworks and monitoring tools 
• Expertise in evaluating ESMS components, including screening, categorization, and compliance tracking 
• Capability to assess alignment between stated policies and actual fund-level practices 
• Strong report development skills, including structured, evidence-based outputs for compliance purposes 

• Strong analytical judgment and structured problem-solving capability 
• High attention to detail and commitment to defensible outputs 
• Ability to engage and challenge stakeholders constructively 
• Clear and concise communication of technical findings 
• Ability to operate independently within defined timelines
• The role requires a practitioner capable of bridging policy design and implementation, with a strong orientation toward compliance and audit-readiness. 
• Candidates should be comfortable operating across both strategic and executional tasks, including engaging fund managers and validating real-world application of E&S frameworks