Overview
The Operations Officer - Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory (SIA) role focuses on advising clients on climate and energy transition, co-developing and implementing decarbonization strategies to unlock opportunities in the green economy and carbon markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business development for decarbonization products and prepare client pitches.
- Develop, implement, and assess climate mitigation focused projects supporting private capital mobilization.
- Work on market innovation through thought leadership.
- Identify client opportunities and support client relationship coordination.
- Contribute to building a pipeline of advisory engagements aligned with IFC infrastructure investment priorities.
- Collaborate with IFC’s Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Team to roll out investment and advisory products.
- Identify new market trends and opportunities in energy transition in emerging markets.
- Develop tailored proposals for clients around enhancing sustainability strategies and implementing climate mitigation programs.
- Provide technical guidance in designing advisory projects for private sector and government clients.
- Recommend and design effective Key Performance Indicators, transition levers, credible targets, plus monitoring and results verification mechanisms for climate finance transactions.
- Provide expert guidance to clients and build/maintain strong relationships with senior executives, sustainability managers, and technical teams.
- Lead and deliver tailored advisory to clients on their climate mitigation and sustainability strategies.
- Support the Sustainabiltiy4Business program.
- Build and maintain external knowledge networks and facilitate conversations across different stakeholder groups.
- Serve on cross-functional teams and contribute to regional / global corporate initiatives.
- Mentor and develop junior staff.
- Undertake additional duties and tasks as specified by the Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Manager.
Required Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant experience working with or within infrastructure companies on decarbonization strategies, management consulting services with a focus on climate, energy transition, energy efficiency and sustainability, carbon finance.
- Experience should include direct client engagements in emerging markets.
- Proven history in designing, implementing, and operationalizing technical climate mitigation/transition projects using structured and innovative approaches.
- Experience with corporate and asset level GHG emissions data tools, carbon accounting software, GHG inventories development and /or gap analysis and GHG emissions baselining.
- Deep technical knowledge of sectoral decarbonization pathways, technological levers, carbon sink mechanisms, and carbon credit markets.
- Familiarity with financial cash flows and balance sheets.
- Solid understanding of global sustainability reporting and disclosure standards (IFRS), SBTi methodology and sectoral decarbonization pathways, low carbon, and energy efficiency technologies.
- Proven ability to manage and develop local and international staff, and competencies in interacting with, and managing relationships with diverse stakeholders/partnerships.
- Solid experience in infrastructure or natural resource sectors (e.g., transport, energy, mining, telecommunications, digital infrastructure, water, or waste) required.
- Experience in stakeholder facilitation, capacity building and training is a plus.
- General understanding of IFC operations and investment and advisory services as well as knowledge of IFC ESG standards.
Qualifications
• Master's degree in environmental sciences, engineering, business, finance, public policy, economics, or an area of expertise specific to climate science or sustainable finance.
