Senior Associate, Orange Movement Governance & Sustainability - Singapore

Senior Associate, Orange Movement Governance & Sustainability

Reports To : Senior Vice President, Sustainable Finance

Location: Singapore (preferred)

Team / BU Sustainable Finance : Works Closely With IIX Sustainable Finance (SF) and Strategic Initiatives (SI) teams; Impact & ESG Advisory; country offices; Orange Steering Committee, Advisory Council, and Working Groups; members, sponsors, and Corporate Catalyst partners

Employment Type : Full-Time

A B O U T T H E O R A N G E M O V E M E N T

Launched in 2022, the Orange Movement™ is a global initiative led by IIX Global to integrate gender equality and climate action into financial markets. At its core are Orange Bonds™ — the world's first gender-lens and climate-focused asset class — designed to mobilize US$15 billion in capital markets by 2030 and positively impact 150 million women, girls, and gender minorities.

With US$2 billion already mobilized, a new US$1 billion Orange Climate Fund, and a US$10 billion cooperation agreement with the Government of Indonesia, the Movement is entering a pivotal scale-up phase — with an active co-funder base, formalized governance infrastructure, and the Orange Forum as its flagship annual convening. As the Movement matures into a durable, self-sustaining institution, the OM governance and sustainability team is responsible for diversifying revenue through Membership, Sponsorship, and the Corporate Catalyst Program, while maturing the coalition's governance architecture.

R O L E P U R P O S E

The Senior Associate will be a front-line driver of the Orange Movement's governance and sustainability agenda — originating relationships, converting funder and sponsor conversations into signed commitments, and connecting the dots between what the Orange Movement needs and what the wider IIX universe can offer.

This is a relationship-first role, not a paperwork-first one: someone who can open doors, hold their own in a room of philanthropists, blended-finance investors, and impact allocators, and keep momentum alive even when a deal stalls or a market proves harder than expected.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President (SVP) - Sustainable Finance, the Senior Associate will be given real latitude to set and chase ambitious targets as the Movement scales — this is a stretch role by design, for someone ready to grow into it.

K E Y R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S

Revenue Origination & Funder Conversion

● Own and drive execution: lead origination and conversion of new relationships across Membership, Sponsorship, and the Corporate Catalyst Program — from first conversation to signed commitment.

● Identify, qualify, and convert sponsorship and funder prospects in close association with the SVP – Sustainable Finance, with particular focus on priority APAC markets.

● Bring persuasive proposals and confident negotiation to every stage of the funder journey — this is a relationship-first role.

Strategic Connectivity Across the IIX Universe

• ● Own and drive execution: see the bigger picture of what the Orange Movement is trying to achieve, and connect it to what the wider IIX universe can offer.
• ● Connect Orange Movement priorities to relevant offerings across Sustainable Finance, Strategic Initiatives, Impact & ESG Advisory, and country teams.
• ● Speak fluently across the impact investing continuum — philanthropy, blended finance, and impact investing — meeting funders and partners where they are.
• ● Represent OM governance and sustainability priorities in cross-functional forums, surfacing new angles for collaboration as the Movement scales.
• ● Represent IIX and Orange Movement across key industry events, national and international (as needed).
• ● Assist with and run day-to-day operations and administrative architecting to effectively steer the governance and sustainability movement.

Orange Events & Market Growth

• ● Own and drive execution: support Orange events planning and drive sponsorship conversion across the annual calendar of Regional Summits and the Global Forum.
• ● Assist the SVP – Sustainable Finance, in shaping IIX's market growth strategy, with a focus on Singapore, India, Japan, Australia, and priority Global North markets.

Governance & Cross-IIX Stewardship

• ● Help keep the Steering Committee, Advisory Council, and Working Groups genuinely engaged — regular, high-quality touchpoints rather than administrative upkeep for its own sake.
• ● Build close working relationships across the IIX universe to ensure effective, joined-up stewardship of OM governance and sustainability.

W H A T W E ' R E L O O K I N G F O R

Experience & Skills

• ● 5–7 years of experience in the development sector — mid-level, with genuine program delivery and project management experience.
• ● Demonstrated client-origination and funder-conversion skills — comfortable initiating relationships and closing them, not just maintaining them.
• ● Experience in an advisory or consulting role, ideally across climate-sensitive and gender-centric sectors and geographies across APAC.
• ● Conversant across the impact investing continuum — philanthropy, blended finance, and impact investing — able to adapt the pitch to the audience.
• ● Familiar with or willing to learn about ESG compliance/reporting and sustainability mandates.
• ● A persuasive writer and confident negotiator, comfortable representing IIX and the Orange Movement in external-facing conversations.
• ● Comfort with AI, CRM, and productivity tools to set-up and strengthen operational workflows.
• ● Willing to travel about 25% of the time, sometimes internationally for events, partnership meetings, and other stakeholder engagements as deemed necessary.
• ● Resilient — able to bounce back from setbacks and keep the mission moving forward.

The Person

● A natural connector who can do both the day-to-day as well as see the bigger picture of what the Orange Movement is trying to achieve — then translate that into the right offer for the right partner.

● A door-opener, comfortable initiating conversations with philanthropists, corporate foundations, and impact investors, and turning first meetings into lasting relationships.

● Ambitious and coachable — ready to stretch into a role that will grow in scope as the Movement scales, and to set and chase targets that go beyond what's comfortable today.

● Even-keeled under pressure — treats a stalled deal or a difficult market as a problem to solve, not a reason to slow down.

T H E P R E M F R A M E W O R K

Every IIX team member is a PREM professional. We look for these qualities in everyone we hire

• P - Passionate, Mission-driven & purpose-led
• R - Resilient, Thrives under pressure & ambiguity
• E - Equitable, Champions fairness & inclusion
• M - Maverick, Bold, entrepreneurial thinker

W H Y I I X

• ● Be part of a global movement advancing gender equality and climate action — with real room to originate, stretch, and shape how it scales.
• ● Help build a legacy platform targeting 100 million lives by 2030.
• ● Operate at the nexus of finance, development, and advocacy.
• ● Work with world-leading institutions — from DFIs and governments to UN agencies and Fortune 500s.

At IIX, we seek individuals who are

• ● Passionate — committed to gender equality and climate action.
• ● Resilient — able to navigate challenges in frontier markets.
• ● Equitable — dedicated to measurable social and financial outcomes.
• ● Entrepreneurial — bold, innovative, and able to build something new.

H O W T O A P P L Y

• To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to Breezy Link. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications are treated with strict confidentiality.
• IIX is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team that reflects the communities we serve.