Main job function
This role will focus on technical expertise in green and sustainable finance. The candidate will have an opportunity to influence the direction of South Africa’s future green / sustainable finance landscape, and support innovative initiatives that accelerate finance and investments in green and sustainable projects and businesses.
This role will have an emphasis on supporting green / sustainable infrastructure projects in the public sector. Furthermore, there is an emphasis on projects that provide adaptation / resilience to climate change. The role will include the following:
- suitable green / sustainable investment pipeline identification
- pipeline development and preparation (managing feasibility to bankability studies)
- funder and financier matching (including raising grant funding for project preparation)
- designing and implementing innovative financing mechanisms to accelerate transaction volume towards green / sustainable investments and projects
- policy and regulatory design / input towards supporting green / sustainable investments
Qualifications
| 7+ years relevant experience
• Financial modelling, business case development, financial feasibility, commercial due diligence, financial structuring (relevance to infrastructure an advantage) • Existing network within the finance, infrastructure and / or green economy sectors • Strong project management skills (including budgeting, planning, management of external service providers, external stakeholders & internal team members) • Proven track record of raising, structuring funding or finance an advantage • Implementation experience in developing infrastructure projects (public sector experience an advantage) • Knowledge of impact metrics and risk frameworks (SDGs, SDG indicators, ESG, Equator Principles, IFC’s Performance Standards) • Participate in or lead meetings and designing / leading workshops, and interact with government, green economy and finance sector stakeholders |
Salary
R1 million
A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.
To apply for this job email your details to Chantel@armstrongappointments.com