Project Officer

The Project Officer will provide green finance and investment technical guidance and advisory services to developing countries and support project management responsibilities related to the implementation of the FIN-SMART project under the supervision of the Head of Climate Action Technical Cooperation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis on availability of financing tools and risk-mitigation mechanisms to support maritime decarbonization in developing countries.
• Assess and engage with key stakeholders across the maritime, energy and finance sectors, identify risks leading to silos as well as best practices, potential models of integrated solutions towards financially viable decarbonization investment projects.
• Analyse FIN-SMART Hub needs, potential models, ensuring platform is user-friendly and impactful (connecting all necessary stakeholders and providing relevant information).
• Prepare reports and presentations summarizing analytical findings.
• Coordinate analytical day-to-day project activities, including stakeholder engagement and communication on technical issues.
• Coordinate preparation of knowledge products, toolkits, and training materials developed under the project.
• Represent FIN-SMART+ at regional and global technical events, investor dialogues, IMO committees where appropriate, and key maritime decarbonization forums.
• Input into the Project Incubator workflow, as led by IMO’s partners, including engagement with calls for project ideas, selection facilitation and cohort management.
• Identify and support mitigating risks to project implementation.
• Support development and implementation, and monitoring framework for the project.
• Track progress against key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Provide recommendations for improving project outcomes based on evaluation findings.

Requirements

• University degree in economics, finance, law, climate policy or a related field is essential.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate finance, international development or maritime finance related programme management is essential.
• Experience with financial instruments in UN or in a multilateral development banks, financial institutions, working with climate and/or maritime investments would be an asset.
• Experience of working in/with the maritime sector in developing countries, especially in areas related to maritime decarbonization, would be an asset.
• Proficiency in English, both written and oral, is essential.
• Working knowledge and ability to understand complex technical issues in other official languages of the United Nations would be an asset.
• Knowledge of the work of IMO and particularly of MARPOL Annex VI and the IMO GHG Strategy, as well as related implementation needs and challenges is essential.
• Familiarity with multilateral development banks investment processes is essential.

Skills

• Climate Finance
• International Development
• Maritime Finance
• Programme Management
• Financial Instruments
• Climate Investments
• Maritime Investments
• Maritime Decarbonization
• Knowledge of IMO
• MARPOL Annex VI Knowledge
• IMO GHG Strategy
• Multilateral Development Banks Governance
• Investment Processes
• Project Management
• Green Finance Advisory
• Technical Guidance
• Climate Policy Development

Languages

English