Investment Portfolio Advisor

Job Title: Investment Portfolio Advisor 

Team: Capital & Investment 
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, with possibility of renewal  

Level: Foundation Please refer to our Capability Framework 
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  

At Climate KIC, we are wholeheartedly 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. 

When recruiting, we look to achieve diversity in the candidate pool. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments that will foster success in potential colleagues from diverse backgrounds and life situations. And because our team has differing needs and personal circumstances, we offer a high degree of flexibility to accommodate working patterns. We’re happy to discuss your situation during the interview and see how best we can support you. Don’t let Imposter Syndrome stop you from applying! 

Climate KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is Europe’s foremost climate innovation initiative. We understand that global temperature rise is exceeding 1.5C and this demands unprecedented change. It requires new social dynamics, ways of doing business, capital flows, policymaking, economic models, and new ways of living. That is why our mission is to leverage the power of systems innovation to transform whole places, industries and value chains by 2030, working across sectors to develop and scale ambitious programmes. Climate KIC’s strategy 2024-2030, Transformation, with Urgency, is available here.  

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 European Union’s Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and the launch pilot of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, both with the objective of catalysing rapid and deep transformation on a large scale, creating the precedent and economic transition conditions for demonstration, learning, capacity building, fast followership and investment. Achieving the EU Cities Mission will mean avoided scope 1 and 2 emissions alone of an estimated 0.7GT CO2e between now and 2040.  

Climate KIC has a Remote-First approach, where colleagues work remotely from home based in one of the countries where we have a branch or employing entity (and can work out of local offices or co-working seats, where they exist). We meet at our local offices to exchange and connect and use online collaboration tools to work with each other and with our community. On occasion, we meet in person as teams, and once per year as an organisation.  

As a mission-driven organisation dedicated to climate transformation, we consider the climate impact of our own actions, for example 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 now one of the most active and widespread sustainability investors in Europe. To support this growth, we are adding an investment portfolio advisor to the team to help expand our investment program, provide ongoing support to our start-ups, and strengthen our relationships with key external stakeholders. 

Climate KIC provides an array of services to our investee companies to support with growth & maximise impact. These services include carbon impact monitoring, fundraising support, connections to potential customers and EU policy guidance. This role will focus on managing contractual relationships with portfolio companies to ensure they receive the support they need at the right time. The role will also ensure the investment portfolio is well integrated within the Climate KIC Community, particularly with our other major innovation programmes.  

This role is aimed at graduates or recent graduates with limited work experience. Candidates with internship experience working within a Venture Capital Fund, Accelerator or Climate Tech start-up as part of their study 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 with the outside world.  

• 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 may include  

• Running a quarterly data collection and producing related analysis 

• Meeting with companies to discuss their needs and following up on related actions 

• Reviewing contracts, shareholder agreements and company updates for accuracy 

• Exploring projects happening across the Climate KIC community and connecting in start-ups where relevant 

• Scouting for new start-ups and investors to join the community 

Key Working Relationships 

This role will join the Capital & Investment team and work alongside the Investment Lead and Investment Portfolio Manager. As a small team we collaborate closely on day-to-day tasks which are externally facing. We work closely with founders of the companies Climate-KIC has invested in and offer them support to grow the impact of their business.  

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, work remotely, source, structure, and manage clients). You will have an affinity for problem solving and use of technology to unlock the ability to work at scale. You will be comfortable with change and have the ability to learn new terminology and sectors quickly in order to work successfully in a pan-European cross-sectoral investment team.  

Experience 

• 0-2 years of relevant work experience. Candidates with experience working within a Venture Capital Fund, Accelerator or Climate Tech startup will be preferred. 

Skills 

• Excellent communication skills in English and a strong ability to build and maintain good relationships 

• Experience or willingness to work with collaborative IT applications (we use Office365 and Microsoft Teams, as well as 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 the context of 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 focussed, 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 for the position. Ideally, the successful candidate will be based close to a Climate KIC office, but we support full remote or hybrid forms of working and offer a high degree of flexibility. 

Occasional travel may be required to engage with local stakeholders in different projects. 

At Climate KIC we are wholeheartedly committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives, and encourages personal development, learning and growth. 

When recruiting, we look to achieve diversity in the candidate pool. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to that will foster success in potential employees from diverse backgrounds and life situations. And because our team has differing needs and personal circumstances, we offer a high degree of flexibility to accommodate all working patterns. 

To ensure that we can respond to every single applicant, we will close the role once we receive a reasonable pool of candidates to assess.