Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA), a new generation, fast-growing impact investment manager, with a unique business model and transparent culture. We are a unique asset manager that has not only created some of the largest funds in the sector, but also creates operating companies, such as an affordable fintech mortgage company. We have also started a charitable foundation, as not all impact investing interventions can be done commercially.

SIMA also provides advisory services to impact investors and companies working in solar energy, financial inclusion, affordable housing and education. We work in some of the poorest countries in the world in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. SIMA believes in transparency, inclusive decision-making and innovative thinking. The firm’s Managing Partners are among the longest serving impact investment managers and actively contributed to the development of the impact investment industry. SIMA is based in the U.S. with the majority of staff in India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

DECARBONIZATION OF TEXTILE APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR SUPPLIERS FUND

SIMA is the mandated Fund Manager for a new effort, cocreated and anchored by the International Finance Corporation, which will provide debt finance for decarbonization and sustainability investments by textile, apparel and footwear suppliers.   This fund is expected to be operational by Spring 2026 with a target size of $400 million.
SIMA is seeking the services of a Vice President to lead the fund efforts in Turkiye for pipeline development, loan origination, deal preparation and portfolio management.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the global SIMA team and key stakeholders to source pipeline and develop relationships with target companies focused on decarbonization of textiles, apparel and footwear value chain.
• Assess the fundamentals of the target companies, their business models, markets, and macroeconomic environment, work with target clients to structure and prepare investment applications for consideration
• Oversee SIMA Investment submission at preconcept and Investment Committee stage, including financial, technical, E&S and other SIMA checklist requirements.
• Supporting the firm in all follow up deal-related tasks, including on-site due diligence, financial and credit analysis, and additional deal structuring.
• Portfolio management.
• Oversee required financial and impact reporting per deal and in aggregate
• Create necessary templates, pitch books and marketing material as required for deployment along with the global SIMA team.
• Provide support/Lead additional regional deals as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7-15 years of lending experience to a financial institution/ asset manager / alternative lender, etc.  Knowledge and experience in lending in real sector, knowledge of equipment finance and experience with potential stressed assets is strongly preferred.
•  Experience with lending to clients in textile, apparel, and footwear value chain preferred, but not required.
• Experience in deal sourcing, deal appraisal and structuring, corporate banking and emerging market investing.
• Experience with financing small scale solar and energy efficiency projects. Exposure to solar leasing, ESCO models, energy savings performance contracting, solar distributed generation off-balance sheet financing.
• Multi country lending experience would be a plus.
•  Self-starter, able to operate in an independent manner
• Proven management abilities with great written and oral communication skills.
• Leadership quality and a team player
• Good people skills with strong ethics and a love for social impact, sustainability and transparency
• Univisity Level degree in finance, business, or similar
• MBA from a leading business school or certifications preferred.
• Engineering skills highly valued
• A good salesperson with ability to create lasting client relationships
• Fluency in Turkish and English both written and spoken firmly required.

APPLY

Please send your resume to careers@simafunds.com. The title of your email should be “Application Turkeye  Vice President Position – DTAFS ”.