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About
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies.
The Position
Responsibilities
Research
- Undertaking substantive reviews and background research on financing policies, plans, schemes, and strategies related to NbS.
- Preparing papers and presentations that accurately synthesize and assess research findings.
- Following and summarizing news and events pertaining to finance for NbS.
Project Implementation and Management
- Organizing training sessions and workshops on integrated costbenefit analysis and finance for NbS.
- Coordinating with local partners on the delivery of economic
Communications
- Writing reports, briefs, blogs, and case studies that are "publication ready" with limited oversight and editing.
- Sharing research results through webinars, workshops, conferences, and other events.
Business Development
- Supporting the team with the development of new project ideas and proposals to help IISD expand its engagement with funders, national governments, and international organizations on various sustainable finance topics.
Engagement
- Working collaboratively with partners in government, the private sector, and research and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with consultants.
- Establishing and actively maintaining a network of partners and contacts engaged in efforts in sustainable finance, including individuals from governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and academia.
Representation
- Representing IISD at relevant forums and expert groups.
Required Skills:
- Indepth understanding of the financing of NbS, including familiarity with financing mechanisms and best practices, also as they relate to developing countries and policy and planning processes.
- Experience in the economic valuation of NbS would be an asset.
- Knowledge of infrastructure finance and preferably the measuring and valuing of sustainability impacts.
- A good understanding of climate finance and just transition, including challenges and solutions to mobilize investment, would be an asset.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, ideally with experience in financial modelling, and the ability to create complex spreadsheets for decision
- Strong research skills and analytical capacity, and the ability to become familiar with new topics quickly.
- Excellent writing skills and strong oral communication skills; capacity to clearly and succinctly communicate research findings to different audiences.
- Motivated selfstarter with an ability to work independently and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
- The ability to prioritize and work quickly and accurately to meet tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated organizational and planning skills, including the ability to facilitate training sessions and events.
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills.
Qualifications
- A master's degree or equivalent in finance, economics, public policy, or environmental sciences.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in finance or economics and sustainable development.
- Fluent in written and spoken English. The ability to work in French would be considered an
- Knowledge of international development and experience working in developing countries.
- Availability to travel internationally.
Duration:
Indeterminate
Salary:
Salary commensurate with experience and location
Start date:
As soon as possible
Closing date:
Recruitment will be on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Application Procedure
All submissions must be in English.
Applications will only be accepted through Bamboo HR.
- A CV (no longer than two pages)
- A onepage letter of motivation
- IISD Voluntary Self-Identification Questionnaire (optional)
- IISD does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, colour, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status_
