Green Investment Officer, Sustainable Landscapes

POSITION SUMMARY

The Green Investment Officer will support GGGI’s Indonesia country program and its national and sub-national partners to identify and help design business model projects in selected sites and related financing mechanisms focused on sustainable landscapes (SL) sectors, primarily sustainable forest management, social forestry (community-based forestry), and conservation including payments for environmental services (PES), in peatlands and mineral soils within GGGI’s focal provinces. The Green Investment Officer will be responsible for managing determined activities of the Project “Sustainable Landscape Investment Partnership in Indonesia” (the “Project).

The Green Investment Officer will actively in charge in development of investment projects in selected sites, including business models, financial models, specialized financing vehicle concepts, and project proposals to attract funding from appropriate funding institutions, mechanisms, and agencies (international funds, bilateral and multilateral funding mechanisms, private equity funds, and other investors). The projects should be designed to demonstrate a way forward in overcoming any policy or institutional barriers to investment towards meeting the FOLU Net Sink 2030 target and GoI’s climate change commitments such as NDC and LTS-LCCR of Indonesia.

PURPOSE

The Green Investment Office will be responsible for:

• Identifying SL investment project options and opportunities, program structures, innovative financing mechanisms, and/or de-risking mechanisms to overcome policy and institutional barriers for sustainable landscape sectors including projects related to multipurpose forestry business, community-based forestry/social forestry, conservation and biodiversity, payment for ecosystem services, peatlands management, watershed management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation in forestry and land use sector.
• Building investment strategies for sustainable landscape sector, tracking investment trends, and engagement with relevant stakeholders to support mobilizing finance towards achieving Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 target and NDC target.
• Developing investment-oriented project concepts and proposals by assembling information including project objectives, outcomes, deliverables, implementation pathway, risk mitigation measures, timeline, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Assisting SL projects and programs for GGGI Indonesia’s investment pipeline opportunities that can support meeting Indonesia’s NDC target.
• Conducting and/or monitor pre-feasibility assessments for SL business and operational models with relevant stakeholders, including GoI partners, financial institutions, community representatives, private sector developers and financiers.

ENGAGEMENT

• Primarily support the Sr. Investment Officer for Sustainable Landscapes (SL) in engagement with the public and private sector at national and sub-national level
• Identify and engage with relevant public and private sector stakeholders in national and subnational levels, such as the Ministry of Forestry and relevant ministries; public sector finance institutions and initiatives such as Indonesia Environment Fund (BPDLH); private sector finance institutions; private sector associations such as KADIN and APHI, banking and non-banking institutions; NGOs, private companies, and universities.
• Obtain endorsement from GoI partners and other relevant stakeholders as required.
• Engage financiers in the development of SL projects to ensure the projects adequately represent their vision, interest, criteria, and priorities. Facilitate, as necessary, interactions between public and private institutions to create investment projects and/or innovative funding mechanisms.
• Support CSOs and community business groups in improving their capacity to access sustainable finance for SL initiatives both domestically and internationally.
• Collaborate with experts from universities, research centers, and development partners in conducting pre-feasibility and feasibility studies required to develop and/or implement investment projects in the forestry and land use sector.
• Support further development and expansion of GGGI’s network of financial institutions, banks, funds, and other relevant organizations both domestically and internationally.
• Provide ad-hoc support as a member of the integrated GGGI investment Team to GGGI Thematic Program teams and operations for documentation and logistics in the development of the GGGI project portfolio. Carry out other ad hoc assignments in line with GGGI’s mandate and targets for Indonesia.
• Assisting and coordinating various investment workstreams with GGGI’s provincial teams in in-person or remote condition. Willingness to travel to provinces covered in the Project and to GGGI Indonesia focal provinces.
• Collaborate with multi-stakeholders mentioned in previous points to ensure smooth communication and coordination, in particular in the implementation of the Project activities.
• Coordinate with GGGI colleagues in Indonesia and HQ to support and assist in resource mobilization and investment mobilization.

 DELIVERY

The candidate is expected to deliver the following:

• Lead Outcome 3 of The Project, ensuring planning, delivery, monitor, track, and report all project activities, in close collaboration with the Project team and government counterparts. Outcome 3 focuses on enabling and mobilizing investment on the ground/field for increasing value of natural capital assets in social forestry, multi-purpose forestry business, and conservation program.
• Provide strategic advisory and technical inputs to the Project.
• Identify and develop investable projects that will be attractive to government partners, financial institutions, and/or private sector aligned with the Project’s objectives and GGGI Indonesia program.
• High-quality investment documentation including business case, financial and risk analysis, and financial modelling for projects in development or under evaluation.
• Organize the delivery of sustainable landscapes investment workstreams in tight deadlines and manage a small team (consisting of staff members and consultants).
• Support in delivering monthly reports, quarterly reports, and annual reports in accordance with the monitoring mechanism set by GGGI.
• Ensure the principles of gender equality and social inclusion are accommodated and reflected in all relevant activities including in program reports, work plans, and technical advice provided to government counterparts.
• High-quality proposals for investment projects in the Green Growth sectors.
• Support in developing various documents or portions of documents in support of project design, institutional capacity-building, and internal and external program reporting.
• Uphold GGGI’s values.

REQUIREMENTS 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree relevant to forestry, environmental science, economics, finance, or business management, OR Bachelor’s degree with a combination of additional 3 years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s or higher degree.
• Preferred minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience related to sustainable landscape (SL) project development and management, including at least 3 years of experience at country-level with a focus on green investment/sustainable finance.
• Solid understanding of various financial products, and debt/equity instruments being used in Indonesia’s finance/investment sector. Direct working experience with any of these products will be an advantage.
• A good track record of working on project development, investment processes, politically sensitive issues with government, banking and non-banking sector, and public sector finance is desirable.
• An extensive network of professional contacts among Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia Environment Fund, financial institutions, and impact investors would be an advantage.
• Experience in developing bankable projects and financial instruments in NDC forestry and land use sector.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and working with inter-institutional programmes.
• Excellent understanding of the socio-political and cultural contexts of Green Growth governance in Indonesia.
• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Excellent English and Indonesian oral and written communication skills, including public speaking.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/green-investment-officer-sustainable-landscapes-575355.html