Bekerja dan Mendukung Pelestarian Lingkungan
Vacancy Details
Green Financial Solutions Project Leader
The Green Financial Solutions Project Leader will focus on developing green business propositions, catalyzing bankable projects, for concrete projects on climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture, sustainable water management, food security and ecosystem restoration solutions. These should contribute to climate-resilient and inclusive developments in the landscapes and seascapes where they are proposed. The role is to identify these projects and to engage with the relevant stakeholders as well as to work with the relevant team such as the ESSF team and thematic/ programmatic team in developing the pipelines. The GFS Project Lead will leverage the existing and potential public-private collaboration and attraction of investments that will scale up such climate action projects at the landscape level and attract investments both from investors within and outside of the landscape, while tackling the impacts of climate change. The GFS Project Lead will also analyze business opportunities and existing bottlenecks in order to promote private sector investment in green technologies and provide the necessary technical assistance
What we ask
- Supporting the Sustainable Finance Lead in developing baseline and specific strategy green finance for landscape and seascape; and green financial solutions program aligned with the WWF-Indonesia’s Conservation Target and Finance Practice Strategy.
- Local business and pipeline development in following sectors: water, environmental protection, forestry and agriculture aligned with DFCD mandate and WWF national/landscape and seascape strategies.
- Project management, incl. coordination, planning, implementation, and reporting of DFCD and other relevant projects such as Green Financial Solutions under IKI project.
- Build relationships with relevant partner organizations.
- Liaise and provide technical assistance to the selected priority projects.
- Ensure the project is delivering results and contributing towards the objectives and strategies of DFCD and WWF-Indonesia’s conservation target.
- Work with the WWF programmatic and Indonesia regional office on project origination, engagement with investees, investors and other financial institutions.
- Training colleagues in sustainable finance and conservation departments in Indonesia on concepts of landscape finance and bankable projects
- Work with regional WWF-Indonesia offices on origination of bankable projects, engagement with project owners, investors, and other financial institutions.
- Alignment of activities with WWF`s Impact and Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework
- Responsible for developing reports on implementing green finance related activities project in WWF Indonesia.
- Master’s degree in the field of Economics, Finance or Business
- Minimum 5 years of experience in business development, private sector finance and/or impact investment with strong financial and budgeting experience
- Experience of working in emerging markets is an asset
- Strong interest in nature conservation and the mission of WWF
- Prior experience in assessing financial institutions and climate risks would be an advantage
- Preferably experience with public donors
- Proven organizational, diplomatic and negotiating skills that yield positive results on the sustainability agenda, especially as it relates to the finance and business world
- Strong ability to lead the implementation of large-sized projects, including working with and coordinating funding partners, third parties and users
- Ability to work effectively as a team member with a wide range of individuals across cultures and time zones
- Independent worker, pro-active in thinking about opportunities to further improve the work
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including in English
What we offer
Great Opportunity to engage in personal and professional development programs, where you will have a mentor and learn with colleagues from different functions and get to know how we work