Overview
The role supports the development of effective strategies and execution of work plans to enable, drive, and accelerate innovative alternative financing and funding solutions for children by engaging China-based private sector partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the initiation, design, and implementation of innovative financing solutions.
- Conduct business analyses of financial markets and trends.
- Conduct assessments and feasibility analyses of prospective innovative finance instruments.
- Project execution and coordination to ensure the work plan and key deliverables are met.
- Support the manager to enhance partnerships & resource mobilization efforts with the private sector partners.
- Support partnership events, meetings, and other high-level engagement.
- Work closely with other functions to produce high-quality knowledge products/publications/content.
Required Experience
- A minimum of three (3) years of professional work experience in development, innovative finance, ESG/impact investing, investment banking, risk, and market analysis is required.
- Experience working in innovative finance or related fields, including a solid understanding of the innovative finance landscape.
- Prior experience in structuring innovative finance products (such as sustainability-linked bonds, outcome-based financing, climate risk financing, and debt swaps).
- Experience in partnership building and capital resource mobilization.
- Experience producing investment cases, communication, and advocacy materials.
Qualifications
A university degree in one of the following fields is required: International development, finance, economics, public or business administration, law, or closely related fields.
