E+Co Development Officer

E+Co’s office in Amsterdam is seeking a highly motivated Development Officer to build on E+Co’s success and drive a fundraising strategy that will allow E+Co to reach its full potential.

E+Co is an investment company for clean energy enterprises and projects, with investments in over 20 developing countries. Our investee companies provide access to energy to end users who are without clean, affordable and reliable access to energy. Stichting E+Co in the
Netherlands is part of E+Co Inc., a non-profit company registered in the USA (www.EandCo.net).

E+Co’s mission is to promote sustainable development and increase the quality of innovative and environmentally sound energy by providing services and financing to modern energy entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. E+Co supports enterprises that are on the
frontline of socioeconomic development, job creation and environmental sustainability.

With eight global offices, E+Co is the leading practitioner of the enterprise-based approach for
access-to-energy in emerging markets. Our business model combines tools, training, services and capital to create local energy businesses. E+Co is a recognized leader in energy enterprise development - connecting organizations, programs, and human and financial resources worldwide to the private projects and enterprises required for a sustainable energy future in developing countries. E+Co emphasizes the need of impacts reporting by monitoring the social, environmental and financial impact of our investments.
E+Co’s operational income is a combination of portfolio income and fees with grants, donations and contracts. For its investments E+Co attracts funds from banks, foundations, institutions and individuals.

Between 2009 and 2012, E+Co expects to invest over $100 million, via approximately 250
investments, bringing modern energy to 17 million people. Until now E+Co has made more than 250 investments in clean energy enterprises. E+Co's investments are currently providing access to modern energy to 4.8 million people, avoiding over three million metric tons of greenhouse gases per year. In 2008, E+Co approved 79 new investments totaling $17.8 million.

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