Credit Manager

Credit Manager

Location: Remote

Reports to: Director of Conservation Finance

Salary: $92k - $110k / year

Travel: Intermittent, up to 20% time

Employment Status: Full-time, Exempt

Preferred

Start Date:

9/28/26

Blue Forest is a conservation finance non-profit founded in 2015 that is focused on advancing ecosystem restoration through scientific research, financial innovation, and collaborative partnerships. Since 2018, Blue Forest has managed investor capital through its flagship financial product, the Forest Resilience Bond (FRB), which deploys private capital to finance forest restoration projects to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. More recently, Blue Forest has also established Blue Forest Asset Management (BFAM), an investment management platform connecting investors to compelling, mission-aligned opportunities in a broader set of asset classes beyond FRB projects, such as private equity and private credit investments.

Blue Forest is made up of an interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, foresters, finance professionals, and communications professionals committed to the mission: “To accelerate ecological restoration through conservation finance, enabling climate resilience for ecosystems and communities.”

Employees at Blue Forest are:

• Committed to Continuous Learning
• Driven by Collaboration
• Thoughtful Innovators for Impact
• Grounded in Science
• Passionate about Restoring Earth’s Ecosystems

The Credit Manager is a key member of Blue Forest’s Finance team, responsible for underwriting conservation finance transactions, managing and monitoring debt investments, and supporting portfolio operations. This role requires a blend of lending expertise, analytical acumen, and cross-functional collaboration to support Blue Forest’s mission-driven investments, including Forest Resilience Bonds (FRBs) and other innovative conservation finance mechanisms.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in private lending, investment management, and transaction execution, with a passion for environmental impact and sustainability. They will work closely with borrowers, legal counsel, investors, and internal Blue Forest teams to structure and execute finance transactions, ensure sound portfolio management, and develop conservation investment strategies.

• Lead the underwriting of conservation finance loans (such as Forest Resilience Bonds, or FRBs):
  • Build collaborative relationships with and conduct diligence on borrowers
  • Conduct credit and financial statement analysis as inputs to the investment process
  • Coordinate with Blue Forest Project Development team to set, manage, and execute against transaction timelines
  • Build and maintain Excel models and analytical tools
  • Coordinate with Portfolio Managers to incorporate transaction information into fund models, plans, and analysis
• Support the design, development, and closing of conservation finance funds, investment vehicles, and strategies:
  • Evaluate conservation finance opportunities through desktop research, internal and external networking, and stakeholder engagement
  • Contribute to business development and partnership efforts with Project Development team, Director of Conservation Finance, and other senior leaders

• Manage conservation finance investments:
  • Monitor loan-level financial performance and compliance; maintain financial models
  • Oversee flow of funds and information between Blue Forest and counter parties, including loan principal and interest payments; interface with Accounting team as needed
  • Maintain key counter party relationships
  • Participate in ongoing dialogue with Blue Forest Project Development team and other stakeholders regarding investment strategy, risks, and future opportunities

• Help manage conservation finance portfolios and facilities:
  • Monitor portfolio-level financial performance, facility deployment, and adherence to governance processes; maintain financial models
  • Coordinate risk management procedures and management of problem loans
  • Support investor reporting

• Continuously improve and progressively assume ownership…