Post of duty: Washington, DC

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.

About this position

The Climate Change Division is looking for a Concessional Climate Finance Consultant to work in partnership with stakeholders across the IDB-Group and Latin America and the Caribbean to provide technical support in climate finance, project structuring, and management of the climate finance project pipeline with major climate change funds.

You will work for the Climate Change Division (“CSD/CCS”), which is part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Sector (“CSD”). This team is responsible for advising IDB management and developing policies, strategies, operational guidelines, and programs on issues relevant to the sector, as well as related areas. In addition, CSD carries out relevant sector research, analytical work, sector practices and case studies on climate change and sustainability. As a division of CSD, CSD/CCS provides support: (i) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the actions and operations of the IDB group and (ii) in the mainstreaming of climate change in the regional countries of the IDB group through support to the ministries of environment, planning, and economy and finance of the region. Both axes share the objective of strengthening climate policy at the subnational, national, and regional levels.

What you’ll do

  • Support the origination of climate finance proposals and the preparation of country-specific investment plans for the CIFs, and other major providers of concessional climate finance, such as the GCF.

  • Support the preparation of annual and semi-annual reporting for different concessional climate funds.
  • Provide technical inputs in the preparation of knowledge products for internal and external audiences, including publications, blogs, and BBLs on topics related to concessional climate finance.
  • Maintain the Climate Finance Team project pipeline database and prepare briefings on its status for management, as required.
  • In addition, the consultant will support CSD/CCS other activities on concessional climate finance.

    What you’ll need

    • Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, International Development, or a discipline related to climate finance.
    • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience working with government agencies and local partners, multilateral institutions on projects for both the public and private sector is desirable. Understanding of projects related to climate finance, particularly in relation to multilateral and bilateral climate funds.
    • Languages: Be fluent in both English and Spanish. Competency on a third official language of the Bank (French or Portuguese) is a plus

      Key skills

      • Learn continuously.
      • Collaborate and share knowledge.
      • Focus on clients.
      • Communicate and influence.
      • Innovate and try new things.

        Requirements

        • Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries.
        • Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB Group.

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