Senior Portfolio Associate

ColombiaSeniorPortfolioAssociate

Organization Profile

NESsTis an international non-profit organization with offices in Latin America and Europe and a global leadership team based in the U.S.NESsTsmajor goal is to transform lives by investing in social enterprises that provide dignified employment for communities facing isolation discrimination lack of job skills and poor education while sustaining the planet. We believe thatlocally basedsocial enterprises are uniquely qualified to transform these communities. These enterprises are on the ground have the trust of the communities and have created businesses aligned with their best interests.

Latin America Acceleration Program Description

There is a large gap that currently exists in the ecosystems whereNESsTis present. Social entrepreneurs are often given support to launch theirinitialbusiness ideas but then they are often left on their own tovalidateand grow their businesses. There is a blatant lack of support for this missing middle stage when entrepreneurs continue to need business services as well as philanthropic and soft capital support to build out their businesses.

NESsT along with its partners join forces to co-create programs to address this gap and support selected social enterprises working across Chile Colombia Perú and Brazil. The programs aim to equip social entrepreneurs to grow their enterprises and provide dignified employmentincomeand quality of life to vulnerable people in these countries. This in turn willimpacttheir families other community members and customers.

The social enterprises receive hands-on guidance from theNESsTteam external advisors and private sector co-workers as volunteer mentors to support the social entrepreneurs with their business scale-up plans.

SpecificallyNESsTAcceleration Programs provide growth social entrepreneurs with the business services andappropriate financialcapital needed to manage and grow their business and impact. As a result they will be better positioned to improve their storytelling to reach business and social impactobjectives. And they will be better able to manage their social enterprise impact. Overall the programs also increase the awareness of our partners customers about social enterprise products and services and the dissemination of best practices to the broader social enterprise sector.

Position Overview:

The Senior PortfolioAssociatewill support andprovidestrategic guidance to a portfolio of social enterprises in Colombia helping them strengthen their business models operations and social/environmental impact. This role is designed for professionals with 3 - 4 years of experience in project management consulting entrepreneurship or finance who are ready to take on greater responsibility and autonomy in guiding enterprises particularly in the agro-industrial and bioeconomy sectors.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Portfolio Development:

• Support the implementation of business service plans to strengthen governance marketing and sales operations financing and social/environmental impact.

• Support the Colombia team indue diligence and financialmodeling preparing investment packages (grants recoverable grants patient loans) and Investment Memos for committee review.

• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers and portfolio enterprises to contribute to the definition of annual financial and social goals and to assist in shaping business service plans providing input and followup to help enterprises advance toward their objectives.

• Assist the Country Director in coordinating volunteer engagement and learning opportunities with corporate partners.

• Support the organization of portfolio-related events including retreats site visits (forNESsTand donors/partners/investors) exchange visits webinars mentoring and coaching sessions and local/regional conferences.

• Draft andmonitorMemorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for Country Director approval ensuring compliance with grant disbursement and expenses reported by supported enterprises.

• Assist the Country Director inidentifyingnew partners or investors to raiseadditionalresources for portfolio enterprises or to include new enterprises in the portfolio.

• Support the Acceleration Team in accompanying theportfolio withenterprises inagro-industrial food systems and bioeconomy sectorsleveragingexpertise in agricultural value chains inclusive market access and sustainable production modelsas well as in the planning and execution of different programmatic activities.
  

Communications:

• Support enterprises in developing communications strategies to strengthen their positioning with clients and within the social impact sector.

• Collaborate withNESsTscommunications agency to ensure visibility of portfolio enterprises andNESsTas an impact investor.

Ecosystem & Sector Engagement

• Participate in conferences webinars and sectoral events to strengthenNESsTsnetwork and visibility.

• Promoteinclusivemarketaccessandsustainablelivelihoodsforsmallproducersandvulnerablecommunities.

• Assist the Country Director inidentifyingand engaging new partners or investors to expand resources for portfolio enterprises.
  
  

Administrative & Reporting

• Support the preparation ofperiodic reports on portfolio performance for internal and external stakeholders.

• Support the team withthe compliance withNESsTsmonitoring and evaluation frameworks.

• Supporttheorganizationofeventssuchasretreats sitevisitsexchangevisitsandmentoringsessions.

Qualifications:

• BachelorsdegreeinAdministrationEconomicsAgronomyorrelatedfields.

• 3-4yearsofexperienceinprojectmanagementconsultingentrepreneurshiporfinance.

• Generalknowledgeofagro-industrybioeconomyorruraldevelopmentisdesirable.

• Demonstratedsuccessinleading/co-leadingsocialenterprises.

• Corporate and commercialnetworks withthe abilityto generate value through partnerships with government private sector and international cooperation.

• Knowledgeofcommercialstrategy digital marketingandimpactmeasurementmethodologies.

• Languages:NativeSpanish speaker;excellentverbalandwrittenskills inEnglish(C1).

• Abilitytoworkcollaborativelymanagemultipletasksandstayorganized.

• Leadershiprelationship-buildingandstrategicplanningskills.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office; Salesforce experience is a plus.

• Availabilitytotravellocallyandinternationally.

Compensation:Will becommensuratewith work experience and skills provided.NESsToffers a competitive salary and benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of a meaningful global organization that is changing the world by investing in emerging market businesses that offer employment sustainable income and improved quality of life for people facing the greatest work barriers. This position will be hired as an employee under an indefinite contract.

Location:Remote butbased in Colombia working from a home office or co-working space.

Schedule:9 a.m. 6 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break.SinceNESsTis an international organization online meetings training and conferences sometimes occur outside of these hours.

Travel:This positionrequires some travel ( toNESsTportfolio members within Colombiain different regions as the Amazon)

Start Date:September 2026(or earlier if the position is filled before).

To apply:

Applications will be accepted until Friday July 3 2026.

• A thoughtful cover letter explaining why yourethe right fit for this role.

• Yourresume

• Statement on salary expectationsand your available start date.

Applications are being assessed on a rolling basis till the position is filled.

NESsTis proud to be an equal-opportunity employer committed toidentifyingand developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

In our constant quest to strengthen and diversify our team we want to inform you that this position is affirmative for women indigenous people people of colour or the LGBTQIA community. If you identify with any we encourage you to apply.

Required Experience:

Manager