Finance Facility Advisor – Home based Retainer at UNOPS

Finance Facility Advisor – Home based Retainer at UNOPS

Position: Finance Facility Advisor – Home based Retainer at UNOPS

About the job

Application period 17-Mar-2025 to 31-Mar-2025

Functional Responsibilities:

The Financing Facility Advisor will undertake the following activities/ responsibilities:

• Review of Existing Policies, Infrastructures, and Initiatives
• Review and stock take of existing financing and grant facilities and blue finance opportunities in the region and around the world to identify best practices and areas for collaboration.
• Stakeholder and Private Sector Engagement
• Consultation with relevant stakeholders, donors, development banks, regional organization, amongst others, to identify possible linkages with existing or potential new financing facility
• Obtain commitments with identified stakeholders to collaborate in the proposed financing facility mechanism
• Produce an options paper that incorporates the financing mechanism review, good practices, and recommendations to strengthen blue economy and innovative financing.
• Formulation of a proposed strategic framework and institutional infrastructure to either develop a new facility or integrate/cooperate with existing financing facilities. The proposal shall include:
• Identification of the host of the facility
• Definition of financing plan and strategy, including resources generation
• Definition of protocols for accessing resources, grants, including regional agreements

Impact of Results

The Financing Facility Advisor for the South China Sea Project (SCS-SAP) will result in a sustainable financing mechanism in the region focused on financing marine and coastal ecosystem and biodiversity initiatives.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree) in Arts/Sciences in Finance, Business Management, Economics, Environmental Studies, Innovation or related discipline is required.
• A Bachelors’ degree in relevant fields with additional two years’ experience may be accepted in Lieu of Master’s degree.

Experience

• A minimum of seven (7) years of international work experience preferably in sustainable impact financing, climate finance, small grants mechanisms or similar experience is required.
• Experience in sustainable finance mechanisms is required (e.g. green bonds, blue bonds, climate finance, or (ESG)).
• Experience in developing sustainable financing hubs or providing policy guidance on sustainable financing is required.
• Experience in working in grants management, financing, blue economy, or resources generation is required.
• Experience in conducting economic and financial analyses to assess the viability and impact of sustainable finance projects is highly desired.
• Proficiency in using financial modelling tools and techniques to predict outcomes and optimize investment strategies is desired.
• Experience with international or regional organizations is desired.

Language requirements

• Fluency in (written and oral) English is required.
• Fluency in (written and oral) in Thai, Filipino, Chinese Mandarin, Khemer, Vietnamese, and Indonesian will be considered an asset.

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Remarks: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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