Safeguarding & ESG Manager

Acumen East Africa💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own end-to-end safeguarding framework and integrate ESG into investment pipelines for Green RISE, Pioneer, and returnable capital funds.

Role type

Senior IC Safeguarding & ESG Manager

Builds

Safeguarding policies, due diligence processes, risk monitoring systems, and ESG integration strategies for impact investing portfolios.

Domain

Impact investing, sustainable finance, social enterprise, Africa markets

Deliverable

Required skills

safeguarding framework design, due diligence, incident investigation, risk monitoring, ESG policy integration, stakeholder management, project management, data synthesis, survivor-centered response

Preferred skills

experience with investees/partners in Africa, gender lens investing, capacity building, training development

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Manage safeguarding framework, policies, and standards; lead safeguarding due diligence; monitor safeguarding risks and manage incidents; oversee grievance mechanisms; support ESG integration in pipeline development and post-investment support; provide capacity building and training to partners; report on safeguarding performance and ESG metrics to funding partners.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Acumen

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives.