Overview
The Senior Climate Finance Officer will provide technical expertise and support to government counterparts in Kenya on climate finance-related matters, including analyzing climate finance flows and identifying opportunities for resource mobilization.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and review of policy, legislative and strategic frameworks on climate and green finance.
- Provide technical support to align national development priorities with international climate finance opportunities.
- Contribute to the preparation of high impact policy briefs and analytical reports on climate finance.
- Support the integration of climate finance into Medium Term Plans (MTP), sectoral plans, budgets, and investment frameworks.
- Advise on innovative finance instruments.
- Assist in the National Treasury to deliver on its mandate as the National Designated Authority (NDA) for the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
- Support the role of the National Treasury as the focal point for the Climate Investment Funds (CIF).
- Support government ministries, agencies, and counties in developing a pipeline of bankable adaptation and mitigation projects.
- Provide capacity-building and mentoring on project formulation, financial structuring, and donor engagement.
- Facilitate partnerships with development partners, private sector, and financial institutions.
- Provide insights on latest developments in climate finance.
- Support the accreditation of the National Treasury as the Direct Access Entity for the GCF.
- Conduct stakeholder capacity needs assessment, develop strategies and execute capacity enhancement measures.
- Train and mentor government staff and stakeholders on climate finance access, management, and reporting.
- Develop knowledge products, guidelines, and toolkits on climate finance.
- Support the establishment/enhancement of climate finance tracking and reporting systems.
- Contribute to Kenya’s reporting obligations under the UNFCCC and other frameworks.
- Contribute to the development of the second Climate Finance Landscape Report for Kenya.
- Support the development of a Climate Finance Data and Information System.
- Support the develop frameworks for effective monitoring, reviewing, and evaluation of projects and programmes related to climate finance.
- Support the capacity development to impart the necessary expertise and skills for National Treasury to participate effectively in international environmental and climate negotiations and initiatives.
- Support the development of country positions on climate finance and participation Negotiations.
- Support the development and promotion of carbon trading and carbon credits as an emerging asset class within the capital markets.
- In collaboration with the DNA, support the National Treasury in conducting financial and risk analyses of its carbon projects.
- Assess evolving regulatory frameworks.
- Identify opportunities for leveraging carbon finance in Kenya.
- Undertake capacity development of the National Treasury staff and financial sectors on carbon markets.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years of general working experience in the field of environment, green growth, climate change and/or climate finance and relevant fields.
- At least 2 years of specific experience in climate finance in Kenya as evidenced by previous work with climate financing mechanisms.
- Proven experience working with national and/or county governments, Departments, and Agencies on climate finance matters.
- Strong knowledge of Kenya’s climate policies, institutional frameworks, and financing mechanisms.
- Experience of other national contexts that indirectly contribute to climate change.
- Ability to foster formal and informal networks to strengthen cooperation between agencies, including Government, private sector participants, NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated previous work experience with the National Treasury and strong knowledge of Kenya’s climate policies, financing mechanisms and institutional frameworks is an added advantage.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in economics, Natural or Environmental sciences, Sustainable Development Finance, Environmental Economics, Climate Finance, International relations, and other related disciplines.
- Or A Bachelor’s degree with two additional years of work (4 total) experience can be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
