This Project will provide assistance to Sri Lanka 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.
The role of the National Climate Finance Adviser is to primarily provide strategic and technical guidance on mobilizing and increasing access to climate finance at the national level through the focusing on climate finance readiness, accreditation, proposal development and capacity building.
The Scope of the Assignment is expected to include: Developing project proposals in response to relevant climate finance funding envelopes; technical and institutional support; capacity building of relevant Ministries and other organisations; and stakeholder engagement, communication and knowledge management. Please refer to the terms fo 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 climate finance readiness, climate budget tagging, grant proposal writing and/or 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. Developing country experience, particularly the Asian region is a strong advantage.
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.