Overview
The Programme Management Officer will contribute to the implementation and development of clean energy finance-related projects within the United Nations Environment Programme's Climate Change Division. The role focuses on managing initiatives, engaging stakeholders, and mobilizing resources for sustainable energy finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, planning, and implementation of clean energy finance initiatives, including SCAF II.
- Manage thematic project components in areas like renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, and gender-responsive finance.
- Coordinate the review and quality assurance of outputs from implementing partners.
- Oversee project performance reporting (narrative and financial).
- Produce high-quality technical and analytical outputs.
- Provide support to SCAF-related meetings, workshops, and outreach events.
- Lead engagement with donors, DFIs, private sector actors, and UN system partners.
- Represent UNEP’s Finance Unit in international forums and policy dialogues.
- Facilitate the development of strategic partnerships, including negotiation and drafting of MoUs and agreements.
- Define roles and responsibilities of collaborators and lead procurement-related documentation.
- Lead the development of project concepts and funding proposals.
- Continue to develop and fundraise for SCAF III.
- Identify and pursue resource mobilization opportunities.
- Develop and propose new areas of programmatic focus and financial innovation.
- Provide policy and technical guidance, including financial structuring and market analysis.
- Collect and analyze data to identify trends and provide insights for data-driven planning and reporting.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum seven (7) years of international experience in climate finance with a focus on sustainable energy finance in developing country contexts.
- Project management experience in Sub-Saharan Africa (Chad, Togo, Benin, Mali, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Nigeria) and Southeast Asia (Philippines, Lao, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Sri Lanka).
- Proven experience in supplying seed financing to energy developers and private equity funds in frontier markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia for private sector mobilization.
- Experience in managing and expanding a project preparation facility at the Green Climate Fund.
- Experience in designing business models or incentive mechanisms to support clean energy investments in developing countries, including blended finance programs.
- Demonstrated experience in project oversight, including budget management, donor reporting, and partnership coordination.
- Prior experience in proposals development for climate-focused requests for proposals, including the Mitigation Action Facility (MAF) and the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
- Prior experience in working with UNEP collaborating centers on renewable energy topics and projects is desirable.
- Experience in multilateral engagement processes including G20 on energy related topics engaging with governments and partners is desirable.
- Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree (Masters) in international relations or/and political science is required.
- A first-level degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
- A specialization in international climate law is desirable.
