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BlueOrchard is a leading global impact investment manager with a long-standing track record of delivering financial returns alongside measurable social and environmental outcomes. Established in 2001 as part of a United Nations initiative, the firm has been a pioneer in impact investing, with a particular focus on emerging and frontier markets. With more than two decades of experience, global reach and deep local expertise, BlueOrchard offers a broad range of impact investment strategies designed to meet the needs of institutional, private, and public investors. These solutions provide access to high-growth markets while supporting job creation and sustainable economic development. The firm has invested billions of dollars across more than 100 countries, benefiting millions of underserved micro-, small- and mid-sized enterprises. As part of Schroders, a global asset manager with a heritage spanning over 200 years, BlueOrchard combines specialist impact investing capabilities with institutional-grade infrastructure and governance. Become part of this unique success story and join our fast-growing company in  Lima, Peru as Senior Investment Officer - Origination We are seeking an experienced (Senior) Investment Officer – Origination to manage a loan portfolio, bring new investees, and foster client relationships with financial institutions across the LATAM region. The position requires 8-12 months stint on the Analytics team. Key tasks • Grow the portfolio of investees in the LATAM region, including deal structuring, conducting due diligence visits, negotiating, and drafting memorandum recommendations from the origination perspective. • Execute thorough preliminary analyses to evaluate the risk of existing and potential investees, perform necessary due diligence, and develop appropriate loan structures to mitigate identified risks. • Work with colleagues from the Analytics team to conduct in-person due diligence across various LATAM markets. • Apply and contribute to the origination strategy for the portfolio of the region, based on the annual targets of risk, return, and impact. This includes: • Support in building a data base of potential new investees, based on bringing your own portfolio, conferences participation, as well as research from different markets. This includes FIs and non-FIs in countries where BOF already has a presence and new countries. For new countries, this includes researching the criteria that our Funds must comply with in order to do business. • Proactively support expanding the strategic partners base for syndicated and co-lending opportunities. • Contribute to developing the annual pipeline of new investees based on regional business plan targets and objectives. • Ensure a high retention level of existing investees from your portfolio, based on strong effort to maintain solid relationships and originate new debt transactions that meet their financing needs. • Quarterly monitoring changes in the risk of the markets where we invest to timely adjust the origination strategy. • Share knowledge with other team members about effective deal structuring, writing high quality memo recommendations, fit for each Fund, due diligence, negotiation techniques, investment tools, core system, among others. • Provide support with board meetings requests, factsheets, and other corporate presentations. • Actively support the development of business processes and tools, (i.e. work split, challenge meetings, job descriptions, among others). • Represent the BOF at national and international conferences in coordination with the line manager. • Along the other team members, collaborate with the annual goal-setting for the office. • Promote the best working environment by understanding and role-modelling the vision, mission, and values of BOF and the office. • Comply with the BOF’s Credit Procedures and business practices. • Other responsibilities could be added or changed by the line manager to align with the changing needs of the business or the region. Required skills • 10+ years of relevant experience structuring loans and assessing Financial Institutions. • Experience working in an impact investment manager, credit rating agency, the banking industry, or in deposit and non-deposit taking financial entities catering to SMEs and micro entrepreneurs with loans and tailor-made products like leasing and factoring; • 5+ years of relevant working experience in the Region; • Strong experience in performing financial due diligences and/or risk assessments on financial institutions; • Experience with assessing debt investments and conducting detailed credit analysis; • Experience with assessing social impact and ESG assessments. • Excellent problem solving and presentation skills required to effectively manage internal and external communication; • Excellent verbal and writing communication in English and Spanish is required, additional language(s) practiced in the region are a plus; • Master’s degree in finance, business administration, economics, or related field; • Willingness to live and work in Lima, Peru and to undertake regular travels in the region . Your personal profile • It is expected that you bring your own portfolio of financial institutions from the region. • Highly commercial, goal oriented, flexible, analytical, self-starter with ambition to excel, and detail oriented; • High work ethic, capable of multitasking and producing high quality output within set deadlines; • Demonstrated team player with the ability to work in an international and multi-cultural environment; • High degree of responsibility and accountability. What we offer • Work in a global and fast-growing company with a true commitment to its mission of fighting global poverty and climate change; • An entrepreneurial culture, offering multiple opportunities for learning and development; • A dynamic and multicultural team spread around the globe; • Attractive compensation and exciting career opportunities. Desired Start date: August/September 2026 Please apply in ENGLISH, including CV and cover letter via www.blueorchard.com/about-us/careers/ Kindly note that only online applications received through our Careers - BlueOrchard will be taken under consideration. By applying to this position you agree to the terms as described in the Schroders-Job-Application-Notice.pdf  (blueorchard.com) and confirm that you have read and understood the legal provisions contained therein.