Finance Facility Advisor - Home Based Retainer at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

The Financing Facility Advisor  will undertake the following activities/ responsibilities:

• Review of Existing Policies, Infrastructures, and Initiatives
• Review and stock take of existing financing and grant facilities and blue finance opportunities in the region and around the world to identify best practices and areas for collaboration.
• Stakeholder and Private Sector Engagement
• Consultation with relevant stakeholders, donors, development banks, regional organization, amongst others, to identify possible linkages with existing or potential new financing facility
• Obtain commitments with identified stakeholders to collaborate in the proposed financing facility mechanism
• Produce an options paper that incorporates the financing mechanism review, good practices, and recommendations to strengthen blue economy and innovative financing.
• Formulation of a proposed strategic framework and institutional infrastructure to either develop a new facility or integrate/cooperate with existing financing facilities. The proposal shall include:
• Identification of the host of the facility
• Definition of financing plan and strategy, including resources generation
• Definition of protocols for accessing resources, grants, including regional agreements 
• Impact of Results 
• The Financing Facility Advisor for the South China Sea Project (SCS-SAP) will result in a sustainable financing mechanism in the region focused on financing marine and coastal ecosystem and biodiversity initiatives.

 Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• Advanced University Degree (Master's degree) in Arts/Sciences in Finance, Business Management, Economics, Environmental Studies, Innovation or related discipline is required.
•  A Bachelors’ degree  in relevant fields with additional two years’ experience may be accepted in Lieu of Master's degree.  

Experience

• A minimum of seven (7)  years of international work experience preferably in sustainable impact financing, climate finance, small grants mechanisms or similar experience is required.
• Experience in sustainable finance mechanisms is required (e.g. green bonds, blue bonds, climate finance, or (ESG)).
• Experience in developing sustainable financing hubs or providing policy guidance on sustainable financing is required.         
• Experience in working in grants management, financing, blue economy, or resources generation is required.
• Experience  in conducting economic and financial analyses to assess the viability and impact of sustainable finance projects is highly desired.
• Proficiency in using financial modelling tools and techniques to predict outcomes and optimize investment strategies is desired.
• Experience with international or regional organizations is desired.