Advising, designing, deciding and governing — with impact at the centre.
Advising on and supporting the design of access-to-finance projects, strategies and financial products for underserved households and businesses — from market studies to customer segmentation and product design.
Designing refinancing mechanisms, value-chain finance (specifically cocoa and coffee), financing instruments for smallholder farmers, agri-businesses and AgTechs, and the financial inclusion of women and youth in agriculture.
Green finance for climate mitigation and adaptation. Designing green credit lines and related technical-assistance projects for financial institutions, alongside direct and indirect lending for renewable energy and energy efficiency — both to projects and through financial-institution portfolios.
Board-level governance and leadership — as a non-executive director and board chair, shaping strategy, taking strategic decisions, and overseeing a fund's performance and risk. As an investment-committee member and chair, taking investment and technical-assistance decisions. And advising funds on their governance and on the processes for sound investment decision-making.
Designing and delivering training for development finance institutions and their partners — in person, online and as e-learning — from single sessions to multi-module, multi-edition courses on topics such as agricultural finance, financial inclusion, green finance and women's access to finance.
Independent project and programme evaluations — OECD/DAC and mixed-methods, including mid-term reviews and the design of follow-on phases — alongside advisory on outcomes-focused impact measurement and management, including at fund level.
Advising on and supporting the design of blended-finance vehicles and instruments — such as first-loss and mezzanine tranches, concessional finance and credit guarantees, with the governance frameworks behind them — and developing the concepts and approaches that underpin them. Throughout, the focus is impact and additionality: mobilising private capital to reach underserved markets on better terms, not simply to grow volume.