Director of Strategic Advisory & Delivery – GFI Edge

Director of Strategic Advisory & Delivery – GFI Edge

Location: hybrid (home-based/London office)

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract: 1 year fixed-term contract

Reporting into: Emma Harvey-Smith, Managing Director of Partnerships

About the Green Finance Institute (GFI)

Established in 2019, the Green Finance Institute (GFI) is an independent advisor to governments and investors. It is at the forefront of shaping how finance can be used to facilitate a real economy transition, by designing, testing, and scaling financial solutions that enable capital to flow where it can deliver the greatest impact in the real economy.

Bridging the gap between committed capital and impactful solutions, the GFI delivers positive outcomes for climate and nature by aligning policy, development capital, and pipeline development. As a commercially focused philanthropic organisation working with governments and partnering with financial institutions, corporates, NGOs, policymakers, academics and civil society experts, the GFI has mobilised £77bn in committed capital over six years.

The GFI is headquartered in London and has a presence in eight countries including Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, the Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, and Spain, and its missions work in built environment, CDR, energy, transportation and nature.

What is GFI Edge?

Most sustainability and resilience strategies don’t fail for lack of ambition; they fail because they are not financeable. Targets are set, but organisations stall when it comes to translating those ambitions into investable programmes - with clear governance, credible business cases and funding pathways that work across the value chain. That is where GFI Edge comes in.

GFI Edge is the strategic advisory arm of the Green Finance Institute. We work with corporates and financial institutions to turn transition priorities into board‑ready, executable programmes, combining deep sector insight with pragmatic finance design. Our focus is on options, structures and partner pathways that enable organisations to build robust business cases, unlock capital and reduce climate risk.

GFI Edge is a profit‑for‑good initiative operating within GFI Solutions Ltd, the Green Finance Institute’s wholly owned commercial subsidiary. Through this structure, GFI Edge delivers fee‑earning advisory work for corporates, financial institutions, governments, development banks and other partners, alongside the GFI’s core not‑for‑profit activities.

All profits generated by GFI Edge are reinvested to support the Green Finance Institute’s mission: accelerating the transition to a clean, resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by channelling capital at pace and scale towards real‑economy outcomes, creating jobs and increasing prosperity for all.

What’s the role?

As Director of Strategic Advisory and Delivery, you will play a key leadership role in growing and delivering GFI Edge's advisory business.

Working alongside the Managing Director and Director of Structuring, you will be responsible for shaping, winning and delivering high-impact engagements that help corporates, financial institutions, governments and development partners turn sustainability ambitions into financeable, implementable programmes.

You will lead client engagements from early-stage opportunity development through to delivery, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and helping clients navigate complex challenges at the intersection of finance, sustainability and real‑economy transition.

This is a highly entrepreneurial role suited to a senior consultant, advisory leader or industry practitioner who combines strong commercial instincts with excellent client delivery capabilities. You will bring experience developing client relationships, identifying opportunities, designing solutions and overseeing multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Alongside client work, you will help build GFI Edge's external profile, contribute to thought leadership and support the development of new services, partnerships and market opportunities.

Responsibilities

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