POSITION TITLE:             Investment Officer 

LOCATION:                        Dakar, Senegal  

GROUP:                              Agriculture, Resilience and Water   

REPORTS TO:                    Regional Investment Director  

Winrock International works with people around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunities, and sustain natural resources. Winrock is seeking a Country Investment Officer for a multi-country program that will facilitate the growth of a competitive market system for raw cashew processing that optimizes revenues across all segments of the processing chain and fosters equitable and sustainable employment opportunities for young women and men. Working with processors and empowered service-driven producer organizations and networks, the program will facilitate investment in production, processing, market access, and supporting services needed for the sector to capitalize on the market push created by favorable global market trends and improvements to local systems over the last 15 years. In support of this objective, the program will manage a $23 million catalytic fund that will be strategically invested in the sector. The program focus countries are Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Guinea Bissau. 

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Investment officer will lead WEECAP’s efforts to expand and improve access to finance for women and youth engaged in the cashew value chain. This includes contributing to the design and execution of strategies that unlock capital through catalytic funding, blended finance, financial product innovation, and partnerships with financial institutions. The role focuses on addressing systemic barriers to financial inclusion and facilitating scalable investment models that strengthen enterprise viability and resilience. 

The Investment Officer will work with entrepreneurs, producer groups, processors, financial institutions, and investors to expand access to financial services required to optimize cashew sector productivity, growth, and catalyze employment for young women and men in Senegal. The Investment officer will be responsible for building diverse pipeline of micro, small, medium and large cashew producer groups, processing enterprises, and value chain service providers with bankable business models