The NDC Partnership is a global coalition that works with national governments, international institutions and civil society, to fast-track climate and development action. To date, the Partnership’s membership is at 193 members and growing, including 114 countries, 43 institutions, and 36 associate members. Through the Partnership, members leverage their resources and expertise to provide countries with the tools they need to implement their NDCs in order to combat climate change and build a better future. In 2015, the world endorsed the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These historic accords presented countries with an unprecedented opportunity to align the climate and sustainable development agendas to spur economic growth and improve the livelihoods of all people. Nations signal their commitments to the Paris Agreement through Nationally Determined Contributions (or NDCs) - each country's strategy to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions and build resiliency against the negative effects of a changing climate.
Job Summary:
For countries to achieve the mitigation and adaptation commitments outlined in their NDCs, they need access to climate finance. For this reason, the NDC Partnership has identified finance as one of its key action areas for country engagement and knowledge sharing. The Partnership’s Work Program envisages convening countries around NDC finance issues, publishing guidance and insights, mobilizing technical assistance and project financing, and proactively engaging with member institutions with expertise in this field. In this role, you will play a vital role in implementing the Partnership’s Finance Strategy. Reporting directly to the Knowledge and Learning Director, you will work closely with staff across the NDC Partnership Support Unit. In addition to the responsibilities outlined below, you will have room for innovative ideas and the opportunity to engage with climate finance stakeholders from the NDC Partnership member countries, development banks, private investors, national and multilateral climate funds, and think tanks. This is a role for a creative, entrepreneurial individual.
What you will do:
Core Finance Responsibilities:
Support the implementation of the knowledge and learning activities within the Partnership’s finance strategy, working in close collaboration with other finance specialists in the team:
Support engagement with members and non-members key to the implementation of the Partnership’s finance strategy, including but not limited to private sector, investor groups, multilateral climate funds, and bilateral funds and development finance initiatives.
Support extraction of information and insights from the Partnership’s country engagement work to inform discussions with key members and non-members.
Provide both substantive and logistical support in the organization of events, including webinars, consultations, investor round tables, etc.
Lead the development of knowledge products to assess needs, gaps in support, and areas to improve the access, management, and coordination of climate finance in Partnership member countries, as well as guidance documents to promote best practices.
Identify case studies and best practices of countries that have mobilized climate finance in successful or innovative ways.
Work with members of the Knowledge and Learning team to develop these case studies and contribute to key publications like the “Partnership in Action”, including writing, managing consultants, and reviewing drafts
Country Support Responsibilities:
Work closely with the francophone team within the Support Unit to extract key insights and stories of success to promote through Knowledge and Learning activities, including blogs, country impact briefs, videos, etc.
Support the development of Scoping Reports and Partnership Plan narratives for francophone countries, working closely with Country Engagement staff and in-country facilitators.
Develop Resource Briefs and Country Support gap summaries covering needs identified for francophone countries.
Ad-hoc Responsibilities:
Develop online and offline communication materials, draft presentations and talking points, support administrative efforts such as organizing meetings and workshops, and other activities relevant to the NDC Partnership Support Unit’s optimal performance
Engage with colleagues across the Support Unit to ensure that insights are shared effectively with and from countries.
What you will need:
Education:
You hold a Master’s degree required (or a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of additional relevant minimum experience listed)
Experience:
You have a minimum 3 years of full-time work experience in development finance, climate finance, project finance or related fields. Relevant experience in developing countries will be an asset.
Strong knowledge of the climate finance field and of its main actors
Experience in a development bank or climate fund a plus
Proven experience in developing regional and global knowledge products, including analytical work, reports, learning platforms, and related products
Experience in regional or global knowledge and learning platforms and networks will be an advantage
Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work and communicate with teams from different countries Strong project management skills.
Languages:
Proficiency in Spanish and/or French (in addition to English) considered a plus.
