Overview
Provide green finance and investment technical guidance and advisory services to developing countries and undertake support of project management responsibilities related to the implementation of the FIN-SMART project.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct research and analysis on financing tools and risk-mitigation mechanisms for maritime decarbonization.
- Assess and engage with stakeholders across maritime, energy, and finance sectors.
- Analyze FIN-SMART Hub needs and potential models.
- Prepare reports and presentations summarizing analytical findings.
- Coordinate project activities, stakeholder engagement, and communication.
- Coordinate preparation of knowledge products, toolkits, and training materials.
- Represent FIN-SMART+ at technical events and forums.
- Input into the Project Incubator workflow.
- Identify and support mitigating risks to project implementation.
- Support development and implementation of the project monitoring framework.
- Track progress against key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Provide recommendations for improving project outcomes.
Required Experience
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate finance, international development or maritime finance related programme management is essential.
- Experience with financial instruments in UN or in a multilateral development banks, financial institutions, working with climate and/or maritime investments would be an asset.
- Experience of working in/with the maritime sector in developing countries, especially in areas related to maritime decarbonization, would be an asset.
Qualifications
University degree in economics, finance, law, climate policy or a related field is essential.