Introduction

At Climate Fund Managers (CFM), we are bold, respectful, and deliver with impact - driven by one mission: to finance a sustainable future. Join us in making it happen.

We turn this mission into action by raising and deploying blended climate finance funds in partnership with public and private stakeholders, delivering climate-resilient solutions at scale and pace across emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. With over USD 2.8 billion under management and targeting an additional USD 4 billion, we manage 50 active projects across our Climate Investor One, Two, and Three equity funds, and have recently expanded into private credit through the GAIA Climate Loan Fund - focusing on renewable energy, green hydrogen, energy transmission, water, waste and sanitation, and biodiversity and ocean infrastructure.

Founded in 2015 as a joint venture between Dutch development bank FMO and Sanlam InfraWorks of the Sanlam Group (South Africa), we operate as a global team with offices in The Hague, Cape Town, Singapore, and Bogotá.

Purpose of the Role

To design, refine, and implement remuneration and benefits frameworks that are competitive, compliant, and aligned with CFM’s global people strategy. The consultant will support the full remuneration lifecycle, from benchmarking and policy design to payroll execution, ensuring accurate and timely delivery across all CFM entities and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, benchmark, and refine CFM’s remuneration structures, pay bands, and grade descriptors across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support the annual remuneration review cycle, including salary adjustments, bonuses, and incentive planning.
• Provide technical input into benefits design and harmonisation, ensuring local compliance and tax efficiency.
• Develop and maintain remuneration and benefits policies that promote fairness, transparency, and consistency.
• Deliver management reports and presentations to support decision-making by the Management Board and Remuneration Committee.
• Coordinate and manage monthly payroll processing for all jurisdictions which includes 5 entities, contractor and secondee payrolls in 9 countries, 6 currencies.
• Upload and validate payroll data with CFM’s global payroll supplier, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Prepare and execute multi-currency bank payment files, reconciling payroll-related transactions and statutory submissions.
• Ensure alignment between HR data, payroll, and finance systems to maintain audit integrity.
• Partner with Finance to manage payroll journals, reconciliations, and statutory filings.
• Serve as the central point of contact for payroll-related queries and interface with external payroll providers and local authorities.
• Conduct market benchmarking using external data sources (e.g., Mercer, Willis Towers Watson, or local benchmarks).
• Analyse remuneration trends and provide insights to inform future compensation strategy.
• Support the implementation of Long-Term Incentive (LTI) and other reward schemes.
• Maintain accurate remuneration records and ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, regulatory bodies and data protection laws.
  

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 8+ years’ experience in remuneration, benefits, or reward consulting, including payroll oversight across multiple countries.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-jurisdictional payrolls and bank payments in various currencies.
• Strong knowledge of global reward principles, tax frameworks, and employment legislation (Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America).
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; proficiency with payroll platforms and HRIS systems.
• Exceptional attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex data to non-specialists.
• Proven ability to work remotely, independently, and collaboratively across time zones.
  

Contract Type

• One-year consultancy or fixed-term contract, with potential for extension based on business needs. Flexible working arrangement with collaboration across CFM’s global offices.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape global reward and payroll practices in a purpose-driven organisation.
• Exposure to a dynamic, multi-country financial environment.
• A supportive, collaborative, and values-led culture where your expertise drives impact.