Climate Finance and Investment Specialist

The role

The Climate Finance and Investment Specialist will lead ICIMOD’s investment work, focusing on leveraging climate-resilient and green investment into the Hindu Kush Himalaya region. This role involves managing staff, identifying and developing investment opportunities, and building strategic partnerships.

What you'll do

• Manage and provide leadership for the work area
• Lead the work area, setting direction and driving delivery
• Ensure work on investment across ICIMOD is joined up, mutually supportive, and not duplicative
• Be responsible for planning, budgeting and reporting of all activities within the work area
• Be responsible for partner management and coordination
• Overseeing the delivery of consultancies or contractual relationships related to the intervention in accordance with ICIMOD standard operating procedures

What it takes

• Masters degree in Climate Finance, Environmental Economics, Climate Economics, Sustainable Finance, Development Finance, International Development, Environmental Management, Economics, or a closely related field
• Five years’ experience in fields related to climate change, sustainable development, climate/environment/energy economics, international development and/or environment finance, including within public and private sectors
• Experience with recent developments in the climate change finance landscape, including the global climate and environment funds, public and private responses and developments, and the opportunities and challenges arising
• Demonstrable programme management experience, especially in areas of green investment and climate finance and international relations
• Knowledge of a range of innovative finance approaches, including nature and carbon markets, blended finance, understanding the range of mature, emerging and pilot instruments currently being used, or could potentially be used
• Knowledge of and experience in adaptation/resilience/socio-economic/landscape investment needs within vulnerable areas, such as the HKH region

What you'll bring

How we treat you

Comprehensive benefits package which includes insurances (medical, life and accidental), children allowance and children’s education grant for maximum 2 children below 18 years of age, severance pay, paid leave (30 holidays and 10 public holidays per year) and day care facility.

How to apply

Apply directly on International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)'s site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.

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