Manager

Climate and sustainable finance is a growing strategic opportunity for MSC. Hiring an expert will help us establish a credible presence in this niche area, strengthen our technical capabilities, build a pipeline of donor and DFI-funded assignments, and develop a sustainable portfolio of climate finance advisory services.

Climate and sustainable finance advisory
• Lead diagnostics, strategies and technical assistance on green and
sustainable finance, climate adaptation and resilience, low-carbon investments
and climate-finance mobilisation.
• Advise banks, NBFCs, MFIs, insurers and other institutions on green financial
products, climate-related risks, sustainable-finance frameworks, portfolio
opportunities and institutional capacity building.
• Design or assess financing mechanisms—including credit lines, guarantees,
concessional and blended finance, and other risk-sharing instruments—and
develop financial and commercial viability assessments.
• Support climate investment and financing solutions for MSMEs, agriculture,
livelihoods and relevant sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency,
water and circular economy.
• Contribute to climate-finance project preparation, investment pipelines,
funding proposals, programme design and results frameworks, incorporating
gender, inclusion, safeguards and climate impact measurement.

Consulting delivery and technical leadership
• Manage assignments and multidisciplinary teams, including methodologies,
workplans, budgets, stakeholder consultations, analytical work, client
deliverables and quality assurance.
• Lead research, feasibility studies, institutional assessments, policy
analysis and development of actionable recommendations, roadmaps, financial
models and knowledge products.
• Engage effectively with clients, donors, regulators, investors and
implementation partners; facilitate workshops and build the capacity of client
and MSC teams.

Business development and institutional contribution
• Identify opportunities, build client and partner relationships, and lead or
contribute to EOIs, technical/financial proposals and consortium development
for donor- and private-sector assignments.
• Support MSC’s practice development through thought leadership, tools and
methodologies, mentoring and cross-sector collaboration.

Requirements

Key Skills:

• Hands-on experience in at least two relevant areas: green
lending/product design; climate-risk assessment; adaptation or mitigation
finance; blended finance/guarantees; investment or facility design;
climate-finance policy and institutional diagnostics.
• Experience with financial institutions and donor/DFI-supported projects;
familiarity with relevant climate-finance standards, taxonomies, disclosures,
safeguards, MRV and donor funding requirements is desirable.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, excellent report/proposal writing and
communication, stakeholder management, team leadership, and proficiency in
Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines and undertake
domestic or international travel; emerging-market experience and networks are
an advantage.​