Climate Finance and Carbon Markets Expert

4 months ago

Pretoria, South Africa Palladium Group, Inc. Full time

**Climate Finance and Carbon Markets Expert**

**About Palladium**

***Palladium is a global company working to design, develop, and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**

***
The UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme aims to improve the effectiveness of key institutions (public, private, and civil society) in partner countries so that they can deliver accelerated emission reductions and raise the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) targets. Through its focus on NDCs, the programme supports the UK’s COP26 efforts that aim to review NDC commitments and strengthen ambition.

The selected individual will contribute to policy support, development, and implementation in the areas of climate finance, transition finance, and carbon markets in South Africa. The work will involve coordinating outputs and approaches for domestic climate finance, developing policy frameworks, and supporting specific projects that utilise or implement these frameworks.

**Key Responsibilities**

***
Policy Support and Development
- Conduct stakeholder engagement aimed at implementing and embedding South Africa’s green finance taxonomy and enhancing climate finance-related policies for investment schemes, banks, and institutional investors.
- Develop policy frameworks in the area of transition finance planning and related areas.
- Contribute to policy enhancements relating to the framework for collective investment schemes, banks and other institutional investors relating to climate finance across the National Treasury.
Integrate learnings from domestic and international experience.

Project Design and Implementation
- Develop and implement projects which pilot different use cases for various climate finance frameworks and demonstrate their real-world usability.
- Work with stakeholders to develop demonstration transactions which utilise the green taxonomy, other regulatory frameworks, and JETP funding mechanisms.
- Work with multi-lateral development banks on demonstration transactions to illustrate the scaling potential of catalytic climate finance projects.
- Design financial interventions for SMEs, including green mortgages and a blended finance instrument for SMEs.
- Implement recommendations to improve carbon market efficiency, as part of National Treasury’s carbon markets activities.

Project Support
- Support activities which extend and scale National Treasury’s sustainable finance programmes including for SMEs.
- Support activities which extend and scale National Treasury’s sustainable finance policy instruments including carbon markets project, with a focus on South Africa’s G20 preparation. Provide support to various units within National Treasury (including teams working on financial sector policy, infrastructure finance reform, and asset and liabilities management), as well as with regulatory institutions (such as the FCSA and Prudential Authority).
- Carbon Market Development
- Develop common standards for carbon markets, implement carbon markets efficiency improvements, and contribute to carbon markets development.
- Operationalise carbon credit market reforms recommended through the National Treasury led process.
- Engage with stakeholders with a view to scale carbon markets and support advocacy work leading up to G20.
- Support ongoing domestic reforms, to be informed by emerging best practice and global learnings.

**Required Qualifications**
- Extensive knowledge of the South African financial market ecosystem, including regulatory and domestic policy expertise.
- Experience in financial structuring, financial modelling, and designing climate-related finance models and infrastructure.
- Understanding of institutional financial balance-sheets (e.g., insurers, institutional investors, commercial banks).
- Experience working in multicultural environments and with diverse stakeholder groups.
- Higher education qualifications in finance, commerce, or economics are preferred. A Master’s level focus on carbon markets would be advantageous. Extensive experience will be sufficient.
- Understanding of policy or public administration is beneficial.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

The role may require travel within South Africa and internationally.

Palladium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

  • Snr Technical Advisor

    4 days ago

    Pretoria, South Africa GIZ. Full time

    **About Us**: Join our team and be part of Germany's impactful contribution to tackle climate change in South Africa. The Climate Support Programme Phase 4 (CSP4) is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) to support the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) in implementing climate change...

  • Head of International Climate Finance and Uk Pact

    2 weeks ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time

    Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) **Main purpose of job**: Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing our world. The UK has responded with some of the world’s most ambitious legislation and domestic targets, embedding the green economy in all our industrial, research and growth strategies. Internationally, the UK is one of the...

  • Senior Consultant

    4 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa DNA Economics Full time

    **Description**: We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Consultant / Principal to play a critical role within in our Climate Policy & Finance practice area. DNA’s Climate Policy & Finance practice is dedicated to assisting public and private sector clients in navigating the complex landscape of climate change policy and finance. We provide...

  • Agroforestry and Carbon Trading Specialistr

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa smartagriot (Pty) Ltd Full time

    ,**About us** We are professional, agile, innovative and our goal is to digitize and digitalize land owned by rural communities thus allowing them to produce more food at reduced cost, harvest healthier foods to feed the communities, and food production independence. The Agroforestry and Carbon Trading Specialist will undertake the following tasks and...

  • Climate Change and Biodiversity Technical Advisor

    5 days ago

    Pretoria, South Africa GIZ. Full time

    **About Us**: Germany provides a visible and impactful contribution to support the South African Government in reaching its goals to tackle the challenge of climate change. **The Climate Support Programme (CSP)** funded under the **International Climate Initiative (IKI),** a financing vehicle by the **German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate...

  • Specialist: Environment, Climate Change and

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Affirmative Portfolios Full time

    **Environmental Sciences ~ Agricultural Sciences** **Pretoria** ***: **Specialist: Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability - Pretoria** **Salary: R938 369,47 - R1 224 219,32 pa** **Overview**: Reporting to the Portfolio Head: Municipal Sustainability, the incumbent will be required to providing expert support and advice on behalf of local government...

  • Specialist: Environment, Climate Change and

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Secondments Recruitment Full time

    **Job Advert Summary**: Reporting to the Portfolio Head: Municipal Sustainability, the incumbent will be required to providing expert support and advice on behalf of local government in various policy matters related to Environment and Climate change meets it performance and delivery targets. Providing expert support and advice on behalf of local government...

  • Specialist: Environment

    2 weeks ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Zanati Search Group Full time

    An individual with strong analytical ability and a backgroung in environmental and climate change working experience will make a good fit for this position. **REQUIRED**: - Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline - 7 years’ experience in local government. - Policy and legislative processes and government; - Experience in research, analysis...

  • Specialist: Enviroment

    5 days ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Affirmative Portfolios Full time

    Specialist: Environment & Climate Change - Pretoria - 5 Years Fixed term Contract - Salary R896,245.91 - R1 169,263.91 Role Overview Reporting to the **Portfolio Head: Municipal Sustainability**, the incumbent will be required to providing expert support and advice on behalf of local government in various policy matters related to Environment and Climate...

  • Specialist: Environment, Climate Change and

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Ditshaba Full time

    **QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE** - A Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline - Seven years’ experience in local government. - Policy and legislative processes and government; - Experience in research, analysis and monitoring and evaluation; - Policy development and analysis; - Policy research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation; - Management...

  • Specialist: Environment

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Khomeliwa Consulting Full time

    **Specialist: Environment & Climate Change, Pretoria,** **R 938k - R1, 22m p/a, 5-Year Contract** **(Non-EE vacancy)** Our client is a Governmental organisation in the Local Government sector and they seek the services of the Specialist: Environment & Climate Change to be based at their head office in Pretoria. THIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE ON A 5-YEAR...

  • Researcher - Climate Security Specialist

    9 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa International Water Management Institute Full time

    **The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT**, a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking a dynamic & multi skilled Climate Security Specialist. - This position will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, and will be hosted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)._ The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for...

  • Specialist: Environment

    4 days ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Ditshaba Full time

    **ROLEOVERVIEW** Reporting to the Portfolio Head: Municipal Sustainability, the incumbent will be required to providing expert support and advice on behalf of local government in various policy matters related to Environment and Climate change meets it performance and delivery targets. **THE CANDIDATE PROFILE** - Proven track record of transformative and...

  • Call for Experts

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa RTI International Full time

    Overview: **Research Triangle Institute (RTI)** has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI's Sustainable Growth &...

  • Call for Experts

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa RTI International Full time

    Overview **Research Triangle Institute (RTI)** has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI's Sustainable Growth &...

  • Technical Experts

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Chemonics International Full time

    Chemonics seeks experts for the anticipated five-year $30-$35 million USAID-funded Resilient Cities Limpopo Activity. The purpose of this activity is to increase access to safely managed and reliable critical services—namely water, sanitation, and solid waste management— for urban residents in the Limpopo River Basin. The activity will achieve this by...

  • Energy Planner and Climate Change Specialist

    7 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time

    Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) 1 **Main purpose of job**: **Background**: This position will serve as a secondment into the Secretariat of the constituted Presidential Climate Commission (PCC). The PCC is an independent, multistakeholder body established by and led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Chairperson. The PCC is a key stakeholder for...

  • Senior Financial Markets Expert

    3 weeks ago

    Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa IT Ridge Technologies Full time

    IT Ridge Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Markets Expert to join our team. The estimated salary for this role is $120,000 per year.The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience in financial markets and a strong background in data analysis. They will be responsible for researching market microstructures, creating analytics to...

  • Finance Administrator

    5 months ago

    Pretoria, South Africa Clinton Health Access Initiative Full time

    Overview: CHAI approaches some of the most pressing issues in global health with a business-oriented strategy to fundamentally change the underlying economics. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for diagnosis and treatment; accelerating access to lifesaving technologies; and...

  • Agri-Finance Modeling Expert

    3 weeks ago

    Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Paton Personnel Full time

    Paton Personnel is a pioneering organization in the agriculture and finance industry. We are seeking a highly skilled Agri-Finance Modeling Expert to join our team.The successful candidate will receive a salary of R850,000 per annum, plus benefits.Key Responsibilities:Design and develop advanced agricultural models to optimize credit decision-making.Analyze...