Climate Finance Access Network Senior Associate

The CFAN Senior Associate will be placed in the relevant focal government ministry in country (the same government counterpart as with the CFAN advisor or another key institution involved in climate finance) for the duration of the contract with a mandate to learn from and support in-country CFAN advisor and stakeholders to access international and domestic sources of public and private climate finance, and to support stakeholders in structuring finance for investment in their host country’s priority mitigation and adaptation projects.

The CFAN Senior Associate plays a critical role in support of building, maintaining, and strengthening partnerships with government counterparts and international/local stakeholders in the public and private sectors. Finally, the CFAN Senior Associate will work with country focal point and CFAN Advisor to design and deliver climate finance workshops for civil servants, ensuring lasting capacity in-country through knowledge transfer to government officials.   

Engagement:

The CFAN Senior Associate will support and report to the in-country CFAN Advisor and work closely with other members of the country team to develop the business case, investment documentation, identify and analyze project opportunities, competitive strengths and weaknesses of projects and their sponsors. In addition, the CFAN Senior Associate is expected to support the design and delivery of in-country capacity building to support the transfer of skills and knowledge to local staff in relevant ministries and government offices.

Delivery:

• Participate in the relevant climate finance training workshops
• Provide assistance to the in-country CFAN Advisor and relevant ministry focal point and other government line ministries, NGOs and private sector stakeholders in developing project proposals for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Adaptation Fund and other relevant donors and partners.
• Provide assistance to the Government on relevant needs related to climate finance mobilization efforts.
• Support development and submission of climate finance funding proposals, including by engaging stakeholders, facilitating inter-agency coordination, research and data collection, and analyzing financial data and financial projections to design and recommend suitable financial structures.
• Support project origination activities and actively contribute to adding to the climate finance project pipeline including researching on gap analysis, financial, economic, and regulatory analysis throughout project concept and design stages in collaboration with the country teams and government counterparts.

Requirements Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree, in a relevant field such as economics, finance, business administration, or another related field such as development studies, climate change, natural resources management. Postgraduate studies are an advantage.
• 3-5 years of experience in climate finance, preferably for financial institution, or climate change issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of climate change related issues in the country and experience in priority sectors of climate change adaptation and mitigation is an asset.
• Experience in stakeholder-led processes, stakeholder engagement and coordination, and data collection.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/climate-finance-access-network-cfan-senior-associate-nuku%C2%92alofa-tonga-568428.html