Overview
This role supports the Financial Services Sector II team with a focus on Sustainability Finance, aiming to grow investment and advisory solutions in the region and achieve strong profitability and impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, update and implement IFC’s Sustainability Finance strategy in the region to address climate change issues.
- Actively develop new business for both investment and advisory services.
- Provide applied investment and advisory support to all dimensions of sustainable finance.
- Design, develop, and lead targeted sustainable finance advisory programs with partner banks.
- Provide technical inputs and support IS and AS teams on transactions.
- Conduct training to FIs and help to identify and manage consultant teams.
- Monitor the progress and impact of projects through regular reporting and evaluation.
- Carry out technical due diligence in line with IFC climate standards.
- Ensure implementation of reporting formats for the FIG Sustainable Finance portfolio.
Required Experience
- Minimum 8 - 10 years of work experience in structured finance, particularly in the technical and financial structuring aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy project finance and investment.
- Previous experience with consulting (management, strategy or technical consulting).
- Awareness/familiarity with IFC Climate Definitions and Guidance Notes, Green Bond Principles, and donor and bilateral programs in Climate Finance including the capacity building and technical advisory initiatives.
- Deep understanding & experience of financial structures used to finance climate friendly projects as well as how banks, insurance companies, capital markets, and other financial intermediaries typically work in the area of climate financing.
- Extensive knowledge of clean energy and environmental markets in the region and knowledge of international best practices and global trends in the industry.
- Good understanding of the perspective of the private commercial banks, private equity, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries.
- Familiarity and confidence to be able to lead tasks with minimal support, negotiate and be effective in a matrixed working environment.
- Experience and proven ability to work with senior management of Government institutions, industry associations, private sector technical players and financial institutions.
Qualifications
Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Environmental Finance, Climate Change, Energy, or a related discipline.
