Climate Investment Associate

The Climate Investment Associate is responsible for independently performing operational, analytical, and coordination tasks across the investment cycle, contributing to the development and execution of DSCI’s public and private sector portfolios. The role involves project preparation, financial structuring, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and investment pipeline development under the guidance of the Climate Investment Manager.

Responsibilities

• Independently analyze concept notes, funding proposals, term sheets, financial models, and due diligence materials in alignment with GCF policies and the investment framework.
• Lead analytical workstreams for low- to medium-complexity transactions, including portions of structuring, negotiations, risk identification, and internal review processes; including potentially Investment or Operations Committee Presentations.
• Assess strategic alignment, risks, barriers, and financial sustainability to prepare clear recommendations for decision-making.
• Build and validate financial models and scenario analyses used for structuring, pricing, tracking portfolio performance, and evaluating investment returns.
• Provide technical input for the use of the full suite of GCF financial instruments—grants, loans and/or equity, guarantees—and contribute to the development of new financing approaches to mobilize private capital.
• Maintain, verify, and interpret quantitative and qualitative portfolio data to support performance monitoring, reporting, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate and track key project cycle activities, ensuring timely and accurate progression through internal and external stages of review, approval, and implementation.
• Lead preparation of portfolio dashboards, analytic summaries, Board documents, and internal committee materials.
• Serve as a key liaison with internal counterparts (Legal, Risk, E&S, Gender, Portfolio Monitoring, Regional Teams) to consolidate comments and ensure alignment.
• Review Annual Performance Reports (APRs), disbursement requests, and project performance data, identifying key issues and proposing preliminary solutions.
• Act as a primary coordination point with AEs, NDAs, DFIs, MDBs, and other partners for follow-up, documentation, clarifications, and investment cycle requirements.
• Lead or coordinate discussions with domain experts and integrate their inputs into investment assessments.
• Manage relationships with project counterparts during reviews and early-stage pipeline engagement, including preliminary discussions on commercial terms and structuring considerations.
• Contribute to the development of market intelligence on climate finance trends, financial sector regulations, and investment barriers.
• Support the negotiation and drafting of term sheets, financial instruments, and legal documentation in collaboration with internal and external parties.
• Strengthen upstream engagement with Regional Teams by supporting AEs and countries with financial structuring insights and investment design considerations.
• Conduct market and sector research to support pipeline development, origination, and strategic prioritization.
• Prepare thematic briefs, case studies, and lessons learned to inform OCIO practices and investment strategies.
• Contribute to OCIO initiatives on green finance policy, investment frameworks, and financial innovation aimed at expanding the pipeline and improving execution efficiency.
• Lead documentation, coordination, and preparation for investment missions, negotiations, workshops, and partner engagements.
• Ensure high-quality meeting minutes, decision logs, follow-up reports, and action tracking.
• Support internal process improvements, including enhancements to analytical tools, templates, and workflows.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Environmental Management, Development Finance, or related field; or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, combined with an additional two (2) years of relevant professional experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• 5 years of relevant experience in investment analysis, climate finance, development finance, project finance, or portfolio management.
• Demonstrated experience with structuring or assessing investment instruments (equity, debt, guarantees, grants).
• Advanced analytical skills including financial modelling, risk analysis, and portfolio diagnostics.
• Strong coordination and project management abilities, with proven capacity to manage multiple workstreams independently.
• Experience working in or with DFIs, MDBs, investment funds, or climate finance institutions preferred.
• Fluency in English required; knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Investment Analysis
• Climate Finance
• Development Finance
• Project Financing
• Portfolio Management
• Investment Instrument Structuring
• Equity Finance
• Debt Financing
• Guarantees
• Grants
• Financial Modelling
• Risk Analysis
• Portfolio Diagnostics
• Project Management
• Workstream Management
• Due Diligence
• Portfolio Monitoring
• Investment Pipeline Development

Languages

English