This position is a limited-termposition for ten months located in Vietnam.

 

Summary:

 

World Resources Institute (WRI)intends to award a consultant aten-monthreimbursable contract forsupporting WRI Global, and HSBC Vietnam to support financial sector stakeholders in Vietnam, including bank and bankers’ associations, in identifying and developing investment opportunities for industrial clean energy solutions.

 

Program Overview:

In pursuing a transition to clean energy for large-scale energy consumers, WRI works with businesses to advance decarbonization in their operational and supply chains, accelerating a just transition toward net zero emissions while balancing the need for economic development. By doing so, we aim to increase Southeast Asian industries’ competitiveness through stronger standards and climate mitigation/adaptation measures that significantly contribute to regional emissions reduction. WRI believes that sustainable development requires integrated approaches to achieving interlinked economic, social and environmental goals.

 

The Climate Solutions Partnership is a multi-year collaboration among HSBC, WRI, and local partners to support energy transition plans in several countries, including Vietnam. Through this project, we provide technical assistance to businesses in planning and implementing their decarbonization journeys, provide policy analysis and recommendations to key ministries, and work together with utilities to develop efficient and sustainable electricity products accessible to businesses. As an important part of our technical assistance, we identify and facilitate financing opportunities for clean energy solutions in industrial facilities. This includes quantifying the demand for clean energy in selected industrial sectors and/or industrial parks, carrying out technology and financial solutions gap assessments and matchmaking, and increasing the capacity of the financial institutions in Vietnam to invest in industrial clean energy solutions.

 

Scope of Work (SoW):

 

1. Lead compilation of financial data related to clean energy solutions to be deployed in target industrial parks in Vietnam.

 

• Obtain financial (Capex, Opex, and other country-specific financial metrics) data for a suite of clean energy solutions from credible and up-to-date primary and secondary sources.
• Assess financial viability and overall project feasibility of proposed clean energy solutions.
• Recommend practical and implementable solutions and/or recommendations to strengthen the financial viability of proposed clean energy solutions.

 

1. Facilitate the planning and organization of financial sector stakeholder consultations in Vietnam to explore investment opportunities, financial instruments, and innovative business models for industrial clean energy investment, as agreed jointly with the WRI team and partners.
   • Act as a local liaison to reach out and engage with the local financial sector and other stakeholders to identify key participants in the stakeholder consultation meetings.
   • Plan and help host stakeholder consultation meetings (in person or virtual) with local and international financial institutions, government and utility officials, technology manufacturers and suppliers, renewable energy developers, and private investors.
   • Prepare findings from the consultation meetings in formats specified by the WRI team. Incorporate feedback from WRI, HSBC, and the Project Advisory Committee into the final version of the findings.
   • Draft the Report “Findings from Consultations on Industrial Clean Energy Investment Opportunities.”

 

1. Facilitate engagement with Vietnamese policymakers and Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) partners to share project findings.

 

• Work with WRI project and communications staff to prepare project materials to share in JETP and other high-level meetings and to communicate the project results to policymakers.
• Organize meetings and presentations to share project findings with decision-makers in collaboration with JETP processes, the Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC), and the Clean Energy Demand Initiative (CEDI).
• Provide logistical and planning support for activities to share the final report with key policymakers and stakeholders.
• Support WRI’s communication and engagement activities to share the project findings.

 

Deliverables and Terms and Payment:

The consultant will receive compensation based on deliverables submitted throughout the project period (deliverable-based) with deliverables, timeline, and terms of payment detail as follows:

 

Deliverables	Outputs	Time Frame (Deadline)	Payment (gross)
SoW Items 1
Provide detailed comments, analytical support, and suggestions to improve the team’s existing financial models and analyses for clean energy technologies	Commented and improved model(s)	Apr 2024	20%
Draft a brief report or annotated presentation on viability and feasibility assessment and recommendation for potential commercial undertaking of select clean energy technologies (for internal project purposes only)	A brief report or annotated presentation
SoW Items2
Reach out and engage with key local financial sector stakeholders to secure meetings with at least 8 in-person key informant meetings with target banks in Vietnam to prepare for the Financial Sector Stakeholder Consultations	Closed door meetings	July 2024	40%
Facilitate at least 2 Financial Sector Stakeholder Consultation meetings with financial institutions, including MDBs	Consultation meetings
Draft a brief report on findings from the key meetings with target banks and the Financial Sector Stakeholder Consultation meetings with financial institutions in Vietnam	Brief report
Facilitate potential transactions or actions to enable transactions.	Meeting	November 2024	20%
Draft a brief report and PPT deck on lessons learned and recommendations from clean energy solution transactions or catalyzing factors to enable the transactions.	Brief report; PPT
SoW Items3
Participate in at least 2 meetings with policymakers, JETP partners, and other stakeholders to advocate the lessons learned and recommendations from clean energy solution transactions or catalyzing factors to enable the transactions.	Participation in Workshops or meetings	December 2024	20%

 

Consultant Qualifications:

 

• Master’s degree in business, finance, international development, or relevant field required, with good working knowledge of investment in industrial clean energy solutions;
• The ideal candidate for this role should have extensive relationships within the financial and banking sector in Vietnam and be able to leverage these connections to build strategic engagement and partnerships.
• Excellent analytical skills, with comfort and speed in financial modeling and/or financial engineering;
• Excellent communication skills and experience engaging financial institutions and policymakers;
• Flexibility in working with dynamic projects and comfortable with tight timelines in a diverse cultural environment across multiple time zones;
• Fluent in English and Vietnamese;
• Able to work in Vietnam, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Evaluation and Selection:

 

The following elements will be the primary considerations in evaluating all applications submitted in response to this posting:

 

• Submission of resume with a cover letter;
• Demonstrated expertise and experience with similar projects;
• Overall cost of the applicant’s proposal;
• The extent to which the consultant’s qualifications fulfills WRI’s stated requirements as set outabove;
• Debarment and sanctions – WRI will not consider proposals from vendors/consultants, etc., that are presently debarred by the U.S. government or named on any restricted parties lists;
• Sustainability – WRI values sustainability and all other factors being equal, which will favor a proposal to perform the work more sustainably.

 

The consultant offering the best overall value will be selected.For this position, price and non-price aspectsare considered to berelatively more important than price.

 

Compliance Requirements: WRIreceives funding from a variety of sources, including governments and other non-governmental organizations.In addition toWRI’s standard contract terms, certain funder conditions may apply.

How to Apply:

 

Applicants mustapply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered

 

WRI Overview:

World Resources Institute(WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean.

 

We are passionate. We value our diversity of interests, skills and backgrounds. We have a flexible work environment. And we share a common goal to catalyze change that will improve the lives of people. Our shared ideals are at the core of our approach. They include: integrity, innovation, urgency, independence and respect.

 

The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges, and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.

 

We have been growing rapidly: our staff has doubled in size over the past 5 years and our operating budget is now $150 million. Founded in 1982, WRI has a global staff of 1,000+ people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United Statesas well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.

 

WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.

 

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, it is WRI’s policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, protected veteran status, or disability. WRI’s global agenda requires a staff that is diverse – with respect to race, gender, cultural, and international background. Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way WRI selects and approaches issues, as well as the creativity and applicability of WRI’s policy research and analysis. WRI, therefore, encourages applications from U.S. minorities, persons from other countries (especially developing nations), and from women of all backgrounds.