HIFHUB welcomes Fatima Umar as Innovative Finance Advisor

We are pleased to welcome Fatima Umar to the HIFHUB team. As Innovative Finance Advisor, she will lead a new initiative to accelerate locally led pipeline development.

Fatima brings more than a decade of experience across development finance and impact investing, with a particular focus on Africa’s sustainable investment landscape. She joins us from British International Investment (BII), where she advised on impact-driven investments across industry, technology, infrastructure and services.

Earlier, she worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), leading initiatives on SDG-aligned investment, blended finance, private-sector engagement and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). That work included developing pipelines for SDG-aligned investments, experience that connects directly to the role she now takes up with us. A certified trainer on the SDG Impact Standards, she brings deep expertise in impact measurement and management, and a track record of connecting capital with local solutions. Expertise she is keen to apply in the humanitarian and fragile settings where HIFHUB works.

“Based on the recruitment process, I’m confident Fatima will be a strong fit for the role and a valuable addition to the team. I very much look forward to having her on board,” says Sofie Munk, director of HIFHUB.