Senior Climate Change Specialist

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Description

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• Develops knowledge of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies and investments for various segments of the food and agribusiness value chain, while also paying attention to natural capital and nature-based solutions;
• Maximizes the climate benefits (adaptation and mitigation) and the climate finance potential of PSOD agribusiness investment projects and technical assistance, coordinating with clients to identify projects’ potential climate aspects, hiring and managing experts to prepare climate risk assessments, and liaising with CCSD’s colleagues on relevant climate finance volumes;
• Supports clients with climate mitigation investments by hiring and managing experts to identify opportunities to reduce emissions and develop roadmaps for carbon neutrality;
• Mobilizes relevant financial instruments that support clients to implement climate initiatives, such as blended finance, Sustainability-Linked Loans, Sustainable Finance Framework, carbon credits, green / blue / social / sustainable tagging, etc.;
• Coordinates with other climate finance specialists in ADB (PSOD, CCSD, Sector Group, and Regional Departments) and outside ADB to ensure best practices are being shared and learned;
• Liaises with external financing partners, international think tanks and academia partners engaged in climate change and climate finance topics of relevance to developing Asia and the Pacific;
• Conducts analysis and prepares discussion papers on climate actions in the food and agricultural value chain/agribusiness sector; provides inputs to ongoing initiatives/discussions with internal external stakeholder including donors about engaging the private sector in climate change activities;
• Develops marketing materials, presentations, case studies and other knowledge products on ADB climate change projects for external dissemination, coordinating with third parties preparing similar products on ADB projects, and liaising with other ADB project officers to obtain necessary information from project sponsors;
• Participates in conferences and other knowledge events on climate action for agribusiness, including as a panelist or moderator (e.g. Healthy Oceans Forum, Resilience Learning Month, RDFS Forum, and external events).

• Leads in the identification, development, and processing of transactions (as project team leader) to be considered for ADB private sector direct agribusiness investment;
• Leads and nurtures active relationships with food and agribusiness companies, financiers, and various advisors in the region, including through business development travels;
• Leads in developing a pipeline for ADB private sector direct agribusiness investment by identifying potential debt or equity transactions presenting both a strong developmental impact potential and robust financial profile;
• Leads and undertakes comprehensive financial assessment, including analysis of audited financial statements, financial modeling including sensitivity analysis, credit rating for debt transactions, and valuation for equity transactions;
• Leads and undertakes comprehensive due diligence on market, commercial, technical, environmental, social, corporate governance, and integrity issues related to the proposed transactions;
• Leads, structures and negotiates the proposed financial assistance, ensuring proper risk management is applied, and designs relevant technical assistance programs;
• Leads and presents the transaction rationale and makes recommendation on the proposed transaction terms to ADB’s Management and Board;
• Ensures a prompt financial closing of the transaction, with legal documentation reflecting the decisions of ADB’s Management and Board;
• Ensures the ongoing financial and structural soundness, development impact and alignment of the transactions to ADB’s overall mission, strategies and policies; and
• Ensures compliance with internal guidelines, policies, and procedures, as well as with market best practices.

• Leads and contributes to the development of policy and strategies for ADB’s climate and developmental goals for the private sector, and particularly for the agribusiness sector, in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
• Participates in country teams and missions for planning and programming purposes with particular focus on private sector development and operations and for the identification of investment opportunities; and
• Leads and coordinates work with other departments on project related and strategy policy matters, including through participation in the Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture) Thematic Group.

• Participates in and contributes substantially to relevant learning events and other activities for advocacy, dissemination, and knowledge building;
• Drafts, reviews, and provides comments on project, policy, and other papers related to private sector development and operations, particularly for the agribusiness sector; and
• Maintains and shares knowledge of emerging best practices in the agribusiness sector.

• Takes the role of project team leader and coordinates the work of project team members, including international staff, national staff, and consultants;
• Takes the role of mission leader and supervises the work of mission members;
• Supervises the performance of reporting staff and consultants, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance; and
• Ensures the on-going learning and development of reporting staff and consultants.

• Leads, coordinates, supports and/or handles ad hoc assignments as assigned.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration or Finance; or University (e.g., bachelor’s) degree in Business Administration or Finance or equivalent and at least 5 years specialized experience relevant to the position can be considered.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in corporate and project lending, investment banking, or private equity leading direct cross-border debt or equity transactions, with experience of applying climate low carbon and resilience in consideration to investments in the food and agribusiness sector, ideally in Asia.
• Excellent financial modeling, equity valuation, corporate and project finance, and other core banking and investment skills.
• International experience working in development in several countries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English is required.

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