Job Title
Investment Portfolio Advisor
Team
Capital & Investment
Contract
12-month fixed-term contract, with possibility of renewal
Level
Foundation
Salary
Competitive for an NGO – salary framework available in FAQs.
Location
Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Slovenia, UK
Start Date
1 October 2025
Deadline
Typically within a few days, when a reasonable pool of candidates is received.
About Us
Climate KIC is Europe’s foremost climate innovation initiative. We are committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives, and we encourage personal development, learning and growth. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to foster success for potential colleagues from diverse backgrounds. We offer a high degree of flexibility to accommodate working patterns and are happy to discuss your situation during the interview.
Climate KIC operates as a not-for-profit foundation, working through public-private partnership, wielding both public and private funding. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Amsterdam, we orchestrate a community of more than 150 organisations including large corporations and SMEs, municipal and regional governments, universities and research institutes, as well as non-governmental organisations and civil society actors. Climate KIC leads the implementation of the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and the launch pilot of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, with the objective of catalysing rapid transformation at large scale.
Climate KIC has a Remote-First approach; colleagues work remotely from home bases in one of the countries where we have a branch or employing entity, with some local office or co-working options. Occasional in-person team meetings and once-per-year organizational gatherings may occur. We consider the climate impact of our own actions and travel, catering, or IT equipment.
About the Role
Our start-up investment portfolio is expanding rapidly, with more than 100 portfolio companies. Climate KIC is a leading sustainability investor in Europe. We are adding an Investment Portfolio Advisor to expand our investment program, provide ongoing support to start-ups, and strengthen relationships with key external stakeholders.
Climate KIC provides services to investee companies to support growth and maximise impact, including carbon impact monitoring, fundraising support, connections to potential customers and EU policy guidance. The role focuses on managing contractual relationships with portfolio companies to ensure they receive the necessary support at the right time and to integrate the portfolio within the Climate KIC Community, particularly with other major innovation programmes.
This role is aimed at graduates or recent graduates with limited work experience. Candidates with internship experience in a Venture Capital Fund, Accelerator or Climate Tech start-up will be preferred.
Key Responsibilities
* Portfolio Monitoring – tracking the growth and health of the portfolio start-ups from across Europe through quarterly data collection and online monitoring.
* Data management – use our IT systems (Vestberry, Salesforce, Net Zero Insights, Affinity) to collect, maintain and share important data about our start-ups.
* Need identification – meet with start-ups regularly to discuss their needs and help connect companies into Climate KIC resources as appropriate.
* Connecting the dots – identify relevant market opportunities and connect portfolio companies to them.
* Drive climate impact – support companies to grow businesses that address the climate emergency with support from our climate impact framework.
* Fundraising Support – work with portfolio companies to help them with their fundraising strategy and connect them with relevant investors.
* Typical tasks include quarterly data collection and related analysis, meetings with companies to discuss needs and actions, reviewing contracts and updates for accuracy, exploring projects across the Climate KIC community, and scouting for new start-ups and investors.
Key Working Relationships
This role will join the Capital & Investment team and work alongside the Investment Lead and Investment Portfolio Manager. The team collaborates closely on day-to-day tasks, and works with founders of Climate-KIC invested companies to help grow impact.
About You
To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter and problem-solver who uses initiative to add value to our small team, work independently and remotely, source, structure, and manage clients. You will be comfortable with change and able to learn new terminology and sectors quickly to work in a pan-European cross-sectoral investment team.
Experience
* 0-2 years of relevant work experience. Candidates with experience in a Venture Capital Fund, Accelerator or Climate Tech startup will be preferred.
Skills
* Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to build and maintain good relationships.
* Experience or willingness to work with collaborative IT applications (Office365, Microsoft Teams, Miro, Zoom, Mentimeter, etc.).
* Genuine interest and curiosity in the startup ecosystem and climate technology.
* Technology-forward with the ability to use systems to work at scale.
* Well-organised with strong attention to detail, particularly in data collection and analysis.
Qualities, Personal Style, and Approach
* Dynamic and curious, with a keen interest to explore and learn about new topics.
* Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work effectively in complex and ambiguous circumstances.
* People-focused, with the ability to communicate in a way that connects and motivates others to act.
Location
Candidates must have the right to work in the EU prior to applying. Remote or hybrid work is supported, with flexibility. Occasional travel may be required to engage with local stakeholders.
Diversity & Inclusion
Climate KIC is committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and offer reasonable adjustments where needed.
To ensure we can respond to every applicant, we will close the role once we receive a reasonable pool of candidates.
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