Director, Climate Smart Fund

Director, Climate Smart Fund at Abler Nordic in Hybrid - Oslo or remote with regular travel to Indonesia About the Job A rare opportunity to lead the scale-up of Abler Nordic's Climate Smart Fund — an investment platform at the intersection of private credit, climate finance, and agricultural value chains to deliver both investor returns and measurable impact Key Role Information Reports to: CEO, Abler Nordic Contract type: Consultancy through December 2026, with clear pathway to Fund Director role.

Start date:

As soon as feasible.

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Flexible (Indonesia, Oslo, or remote), with regular travel to Indonesia. The Opportunity We are seeking a senior investment leader to scale Abler Nordic's Climate Smart Fund from pilot to institutional platform. This is an execution-focused role with direct responsibility for delivering the fund's scale-up phase. Reporting directly to the CEO of Abler Nordic, you will lead: Structuring and execution of financing and operational partnerships. Scaling of the lending model across cooperatives, banking partners, and commodity types (including palm oil, cocoa, and coffee). Overall fund performance during the seed deployment phase. This role is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of private credit, climate finance, and agricultural value chains, scaling a commercially viable platform that delivers measurable environmental and social impact. Upon successful deployment of the seed capital, the role is expected to evolve into Fund Director, with full responsibility for managing the fund going forward. Read more about the Climate Smart Fund here Qualifications Please see the full job description and criteria here Apply Now Abler Nordic Abler Nordic is an Oslo-based impact investor established in 2008 as a public-private partnership. It invests in financial services companies across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia that serve low-income households and underserved MSMEs, combining social impact with sustainable financial returns. Abler Nordic manages six funds with USD 470 million in cumulative capital and has offices in Oslo, Bangalore, Nairobi, and Jakarta.