Investing Board Member
1 week ago
Company Description
Karbon-Assure is dedicated to de-risking and accelerating investment in Africa's voluntary and compliance carbon markets. The platform addresses the critical financing gap caused by market volatility and integrity failures by deploying trust infrastructure. Actively defining a new fiduciary standard for African/Asia carbon assets, Karbon-Assure unlocks stable capital required for long-term socio-economic transformation across the continent's communities.
Role Description
The Investor Board member will serve as a critical link between Karbon-Assure's innovative technical model and the global financial and development communities. This role requires individuals who are ready to commit both their expertise and their capital.
- Investment Requirement:
This role requires a
personal capital investment
into Karbon-Assure's current fundraising round, with details provided upon successful interview. - Strategic Investment Guidance:
Advising the Executive Team on future capital formation strategies, strategic financing, and securing partnerships with development banks and institutional investors. - Governance & Fiduciary Duty:
Serving as a fiduciary on the Board of Directors, ensuring the company's governance and reporting structures meet the high standards required by global investment funds and climate regulatory bodies. - Network Mobilization:
Introduction to relevant senior decision-makers in target funding, policy, and institutional partnership networks (e.g., private equity, sovereign funds, UN/Multilateral agencies). - Commercial Validation:
Leveraging deep expertise in finance, commodities, or climate policy to critically review and validate the platform's business model and commercialization roadmap, specifically focusing on de-risking financial flows.
Qualifications
We are seeking a visionary leader with a proven track record in Climate financial ecosystems and a commitment to African development.
Required Experience:
- 2+ years of senior leadership experience in institutional finance, venture capital, investment banking, or specialized commodity/carbon trading.
- Active experience as an Angel Investor, Venture Partner, or Strategic Investor, demonstrating capacity and willingness to participate in early-stage funding.
- Demonstrable expertise in structured finance, project finance, or transactional carbon markets.
- An understanding of climate finance integrity demands and equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms.
- Established, high-level network within the global capital markets, institutional investment landscape, or international climate cooperation agencies.
Location & Commitment:
This is an equity-linked position requiring a commitment of approximately 5-10 hours per month for board meetings, strategic reviews, and advisory calls. Board participation can be remote, but a willingness to travel to key African financial hubs is a plus.
To Apply:
If you are a strategic expert ready to invest in a platform poised to build systemic trust and unlock billion-dollar climate flows into Africa, please submit your confidential expression of interest to-
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Only candidates who meet the required investment criteria will be contacted for an initial discussion.
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