Sustainable Finance Director

Responsibilities

• Work with government, private sector organizations, intergovernmental institutions, external partners, and internal resources to develop and tailor financial strategies to meet the requirements of large-scale marine protection and management plans for partner countries.
• Development of blended finance strategies and systems that support a wide range of blue economic development projects in partner countries and territories.
• Development of economic and financial models of a wide range of costs, revenues, and other funding sources that will be utilized for financial instruments, economic planning, and funding structures.
• In collaboration with internal resources and external partners, the development and implementation of governance mechanisms that will manage financial resources in support of government marine management programs.
• Track the progress of planned activities within the internal management platform.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in sustainable finance, financial and economic modeling and forecasting, preferably with at least 5 years in a leadership or director-level position.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country programs, large interdisciplinary teams, and multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Proven success in designing and implementing sustainable finance initiatives in partnership with governments, NGOs, or international donors.
• Advanced understanding of marine policy frameworks, sustainable ocean planning, and investment facilitation in developing or island-state contexts; similar level of understanding and experience with different types of financial instruments that can and/or have been utilized in these or comparable environments.
• Experience with financial and economic models and their use to analyze national economies, fiscal budgets, taxation, fees, and government revenue strategies.
• Track record of engaging multilateral development banks (e.g., World Bank, ADB), international donors, and private-sector investors in program design and financing.
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, environmental management, or a related field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to engage with senior stakeholders globally.

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire trust and facilitate with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders, including private sector business operators, banking and financial institutions, fishers, scientists, Government, NGOs, and the general public
• A superb professional and pragmatic personal presence, with natural leadership and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong public presentation skills
• Demonstrated program management skills and experience with program management tools like Asana, preferably

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision options
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) match up to 6%