LGT Impact Fellowship:25+ opportunitiesย for mid-careerย businessย professionals across Africa and Indiaย
The LGT Impact Fellowship connects talents, with the desire to apply their professional skills in a more meaningful way, with leading social/environmentalย organisationsย and companiesย of LGT Venture Philanthropy's andย Lightrock's global portfolio. The program is currently welcoming applications for the upcoming intake starting in July 2025 for one-year engagements.ย
The application portal will be open fromMonday,24 February untilSunday,30March(the portal closes at24h00 CEST). During the application period we are hosting variousย virtualย informationย sessions- follow us onย LinkedIn andย Instagramย to find out more andย toย sign up.ย
ย Aboutย the LGT Impact Fellowshipย
As part of LGT Venture Philanthropy'sย andย Lightrock'sย strategic efforts to scale positive impact, the LGT Impact Fellowship wasย established to provideย additionalย know-how andย capacity to portfolioย organisations. Each year a limited number of professionals are nominated to work full-time for one year with theย organisations and companies supported by us inย Latin America, Africa,ย India and Europe. Fellows work within theย organisation on various projects, share theirย know-how and help buildย organisationalย capacity.ย
Compensation packagesย cover local living costs, incl.ย health insurance, travel andย a 1-week in-person kick-off workshop. Remuneration may vary depending on geographies, sectors,ย organisation type, etc.ย ย
Sinceย inception in 2009,ย 213 professionals from over 30 countries have joined the program to createย positiveย impact across the globe. Learn more about the program onย ourย website.ย
2025Fellowship roles: This yearย LGT Venture Philanthropy is seekingย mid-career business professionals for 25+ excitingย roles in, among others,ย Corporateย Finance,ย Marketing &ย Communications,ย Fundraising, Project Management,ย Strategy, Impact Investing,ย Monitoring &ย Evaluation,ย Public Affairs,ย Research,ย Operations, Data Engineering ,based out of various African countries, India, UK and US.ย ย
ย Aboutย theย Fellowsย
The LGT Impact Fellowship has proven to be an excellentย steppingย stone for professionals with the desire to transition to or advance a career in the social entrepreneurship or impact investing sector. It offers the opportunity for exceptional development of personal and professional skills by exposing participants to complex and unknown environments at leading socialย organisations primarily in emerging countries. Read more about Fellows' experiences on theย LGT Impact Fellowship Blog.ย
ย Education and professional experienceย
Undergraduate degree (MBA or other advanced degree in a relevant field preferred)ย
Minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience after universityย
ย Required skills and qualitiesย
Proficiency in English (additional languages from relevant regions might beย required