Consultant for Sustainable Urban Financing

The Sustainable Urban Financing Consultant will be part of the WRI Indonesia UK PACT team that leads a consortium who conduct various project activities implementation at the national, province, and in the cities of Surabaya and Makassar to develop a mobility system that safe, inclusive, and resilient to climate change impacts. This position will be at the forefront of identifying and analyzing financing alternatives for various mobility system projects and initiatives, especially in the coastal cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. With the objective of ensuring successful funding and financial sustainability for project’s key initiatives. 

This position will work on three initiatives in each city. In Makassar, the candidate will work with the team to help to map existing project readiness, formulate financial models, and identify potential financing schemes and sources. In Surabaya, to support the development of a conceptual design that the consortium proposed by matchmaking property owners and private parties to generate partnerships and identify feasible business model schemes for urban development and old town revitalization projects. In Jakarta, the candidate will assist the Ministry of Transportation in addressing the gap between studies and projects needed to achieve the mitigation action of net-zero emission targets done across transportation subsectors and their potential financing scheme.

Under the supervision of the Senior Urban Development Program Lead, consultant will work closely with the WRI Indonesia Climate Energy Ocean and Cities cluster team, actively engage with stakeholders at the Ministry of Transportation, financial institutions, potential investors, the UK Embassy, consortium members, leaders at the provinces and cities, and other NGOs.

The Sustainable Urban Financing Consultant will be based in Jakarta with office-flex working arrangement and may be required to travel as needed for assignments.

What You Will Do

Financing Research :

• Identify and assess diverse financing alternatives, such as public-private partnerships (PPPs), bond issuance, loans, grants, and equity investments for alternative financing solution, including green financing, to ensure a successful funding and financial sustainability of the key initiatives proposed by the Consortium.
• Conduct desktop analysis of regulations and policies to determine prerequisites, challenges, and opportunities to make sure all financing activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Map and analyze projects in the pipeline to determine suitable revenue sources and financing opportunities
• Evaluate financial risks and analyze mitigation strategies that can be done to ensure secure and stable investment outcomes.
• Guide, build capacity, and direct Surabaya and Makassar consultant to ensure the consortium initiatives attain proper financing and sustainable operations.
• Coordinate any research and analysis to further develop insights and use project’s cases/findings in the regions to mainstream WRI Indonesia position on sustainable transportation especially in coastal cities

Engagement:

• Maintain and assisting to foster networks of policymakers, government officials, private sectors, NGOs, and other development partners that shared the vision of sustainable and climate-resilient mobility,
• Organize kick-off meetings, the launch of knowledge products, and monitoring visits to connect WRI with key persons at the MoT, UK Embassy, public officials, and other relevant parties,
• Collaborate and connect with government agencies, financial institutions, investors, and other stakeholders to secure potential funding and financing partnerships.
• Manage the expectations of external parties to be aligned with UKPACT outputs and work plan.
• In coordination with WRI Indonesia communications team for any communications-related products and events.

Project Management:

• Lead the overall planning and implementation of the financing sourcing strategy, and orchestrating collective efforts within the relevant team
• Prepare quarterly reports, meeting slides, minutes of meetings, and speeches for the consortiums
• Track and reviews pipeline, identify any gaps and risks, then escalate the discussion to projects team lead as appropriate.

What You Will Need:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy, or other related field
• Minimum of 4 (four) years of proven working experience in infrastructure investment, project finance, or a similar role.
• Knowledge of industry trends, financial markets, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of urban mobility issues and the interrelated linkage that co-exists with climate change, governance, and greenhouse gas emissions,
• Ability to apply research techniques to identify key decision makers, thought leaders, and influencers.
• Experience in maintaining a strong and healthy external database of networks with information on key decision maker’s interest and preferences.
• Being outspoken in delivering opinions, judgments, or creative ideas
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge with the audacity to carry out independent analysis and draft the results into knowledge and/or communications products
• Ability and willingness to travel to the program location in Surabaya, Makassar, or other cities as assigned,
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as a team player,
• Business proficiency Bahasa Indonesia and English on both written and verbal communications
• Highly organized and systematic with strong time management skills and ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines required.
• Legally able to work in Indonesia

Source: https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/ouD1tfwl