Overview
Provide technical and project-related support to implement finance solutions for the BIOFIN team and government counterparts to achieve finance results in the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical inputs and conduct reviews and impact assessments of key BIOFIN outputs and processes.
- Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of complex finance solutions.
- Collaborate with government counterparts to identify, design, and implement context-specific finance solutions.
- Foster and maintain strategic partnerships with stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development and review of finance solution proposals.
- Support the preparation of key project documents.
- Review and provide feedback on technical documents.
- Participate in field missions and stakeholder engagements.
- Contribute to the development of tailored guidance materials, knowledge products, and resource mobilization proposals.
- Supervise and provide technical guidance to national consultants.
- Integrate gender equality and sustainable livelihoods considerations.
- Collaborate closely with relevant UNDP and UN initiatives.
- Facilitate a community of practice among public and private finance actors.
- Strengthen the technical capacity of national stakeholders.
- Organize knowledge-sharing sessions with partners and stakeholders.
- Contribute to global, regional, and national technical workshops, webinars, conference calls, and online discussions.
- Actively contribute to resource mobilization efforts.
- Document, analyze, and share best practices and lessons learned.
- Contribute to the development of case studies and knowledge products.
- Support the ongoing refinement of BIOFIN methodologies, tools, and guidance materials.
- Provide high-quality inputs for national progress reports.
- Actively support the dissemination of the project’s results and achievements.
- Support the identification, engagement, and strengthening of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts.
- Support coordination, stakeholder consultations, dialogue platforms, and multi-stakeholder mechanisms.
Required Experience
Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in the areas of public or private sector finance, sustainable development/biodiversity finance, resource mobilization, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, or a related field. Prior experience in designing or implementing sustainable finance mechanisms or projects. Experience in working with governments and/or private sector on sustainable finance.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Political Science, Environmental Science, or any other related fields on Environment and Finance is required. OR A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas above, combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience.
