Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser – Mauritius

This Project will provide assistance to Mauritius to increase access to Climate Finance at the national level through the development of a pipeline of project proposals targeting relevant climate finance funding envelopes and supported by improved cross-ministerial coordination of efforts to operationalise the national climate change frameworks.

This support is delivered under the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub which deploys long-term technical experts to help small and other vulnerable Commonwealth member countries to access international climate finance to support their climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience efforts, as well as build human and institutional capacity to take forward climate action. 

The role of the National Climate Finance Adviser is to strengthen institutional and individual capacity; and increase access to climate finance to implement climate adaptation and mitigation projects, leading to enhanced understanding of climate impacts and financing needs and enhanced ability to develop, manage and fund climate activities and programmes. The successful candidate will increase climate finance secured for regional/national climate change projects, and contribute to the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub. Please refer to the terms of reference for full details.

To be considered, you will need to have a post-graduate qualification (Master’s degree) in any of the following: Climate Change, Environmental Studies/ Economics, Natural Resources Management; Energy; Project Management; and Business Studies, or any other related subject.

You will need to have at least 8 years of work experience in climate policy development and management of projects in the area of climate change, energy, forestry, biodiversity, agriculture and technical assistance initiatives. You will also need to have demonstrated knowledge and experience in the climate finance space, including climate finance readiness, grant proposal writing, climate change capacity building or technology transfer. You will need demonstrated experience in resource mobilization, stakeholder relationship building and collaboration with government agencies, donors and/or international development partners, and non-government organisations. Also required is proven experience in developing knowledge products, including analytical pieces, papers, reports and related products. Experience in developing countries in general and demonstrated experience in Africa is required. Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential.

Please apply for by submitting a cover letter with your CV, outlining your experience and suitability for the role. To be considered you must be a Commonwealth citizen.