Director, Market Insights & Capacity Building

Director, Market Insights & Capacity Building

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Location:

Washington, DC, New York, NY, Toronto, ON, London, United Kingdom | Full Time | Hybrid

Convergence is the global network for blended finance. Blended finance is the use of catalytic public or philanthropic capital to increase private sector investment in places that need it most. We are the source for everything blended finance, including deals, data, reports, trainings, convenings and much more. At Convergence, we believe that blended finance can disrupt traditional development finance as we know it, by attracting private sector funds to developing countries in volumes never before seen.

Convergence is headquartered in Toronto, but we operate globally and have a presence in Nairobi, Kigali, Singapore, La Paz, and Washington, DC. Over the last ten years, we have built a robust network of over 200 public, private, and philanthropic investors as well as sponsors of transactions and funds. Convergence has the most complete dataset on blended finance (our Market Data) and draws on that growing repository to present fact‑based views to the field.

To accelerate advances in the field, Convergence also provides grants and support through its Blended Finance Accelerator, which enables the design and launch of new blended finance solutions.

We are small but mighty. Join us if you want to be part of an energetic team with a unique role at the intersection of development and finance. We are passionate about and united around the goal of directing money to where it’s needed most – into developing countries and towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We have built a culture defined by our diversity, inclusivity, and ability to get things done.

In this relatively new and growing organization, you can be sure that you’ll have a voice and leave your mark. Finally, we take our team members’ growth and well‑being seriously, so we offer opportunities for professional development and team building as well as flexible schedules and generous time‑off policies.

We are currently seeking a Director of Market Insights and Capacity Building to elevate our knowledge and data (Market Insights) offerings and Capacity Building programming. This person would be responsible for guiding various work streams including our efforts to produce case studies, data briefs, and Market Data as well as other field‑building publications such as our annual keystone reports, The State of Blended Finance, and The State of Climate Blended Finance.

This role is instrumental in ensuring Convergence is at the forefront of the blended finance market, by building the evidence base for the field and pushing it forward.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

This role will report to the CEO and will be a member of the management team. They will be responsible for overseeing 2 to 3 direct reports (a total team of 6‑7) and will focus on strategically guiding and enhancing our overall Market Insights and Capacity Building efforts. This person will collaborate across the organization and work closely with the COO and Head of Communications to ensure we effectively produce and disseminate a robust content program that:
i) ensures the organization is at the forefront of the blended finance market,
ii) serves to influence and advocate for blended finance as a private investment mobilization tool for emerging markets, and
iii) responds to Convergence members’ and partners’ needs and interests.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Shape and refine the strategic direction for Convergence’s overall market‑building knowledge agenda, with the goal of delivering content that influences and advocates for more effective and efficient use of blended finance in emerging markets; set clear strategic priorities for the Market Insights and Capacity Building teams to implement over the next 12–24 months that charts a path for Convergence to remain at the forefront of the blended finance market in an evolving development finance landscape.

• Proactively lead the development and delivery of new content and capacity building offerings…