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With offices across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, we are dedicated exclusively to sustainability-focused work.\nLocation: Kenya (Nairobi preferred) or London, UK\nContract: 12-month FTC (very likely to extend / convert to permanent)\nTeam / Platform: Sustainable Finance\nReporting to: Sustainable Finance leadership \nAbout the role : Systemiq is looking for a Strategy Associate to join our growing Sustainable Finance practice in Kenya, focused on public and development finance. You will help governments and public finance institutions to strengthen financing strategies and mobilise capital for climate, nature and development priorities.\nThis is a strategy advisory role: working within small, collaborative teams, you will support complex advisory engagements and multi-stakeholder initiatives spanning governments, IFIs/DFIs, bilateral donors and the private sector. You will contribute to workstreams that draw on expertise across Systemiq and external partners, and over time you will have opportunities to shape and lead your own workstreams within the sustainable finance space.\nThis role blends macro-level strategic thinking with strong research and analytical skills, excellent stakeholder engagement and communication, and the ability to deliver high-quality outputs in fast-moving, stakeholder-heavy contexts. 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