Lead, Carbon Markets at FSD Africa

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Created in , FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme or ‘FSD’ based in Nairobi. It is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Thought Leadership & Strategy Development Provide the thought leadership to drive the identification, codification and execution of FSD Africa’s strategy to catalyse carbon market development in Africa. Leveraging existing FSD Africa policy and industry partnerships, build insights into current priorities and opportunities for carbon market development across key public and private sector actors on the continent. Working in close collaboration with all FSD Africa pillars, further elaborate and refine the current carbon market programme strategy to support the creation of a high-impact portfolio of activity. Undertake in-depth analysis of opportunities for driving increased gender equity and mitigating threats of greater inequity in carbon market activity and develop a clear action plan for gender intentionality across the collaborative programme. Regularly review and periodically re-articulate the strategy in response to key developments in carbon markets globally and in Africa alongside learning generated through implementation. Act as the focal point for carbon market knowledge, learning and development within FSD Africa Participate in key knowledge forums on carbon market developments in Africa and globally, liaising closely with FSD Africa’s knowledge partners (e.g. CAP-A and ACMI), ensuring that expertise and knowledge remains at the frontier. Identify critical new activity areas, strategic partnerships and potential programme revisions, where necessary, commissioning targeted, high action impact research outside existing knowledge partnerships to support programme development. Project design & Implementation and Risk Management Support the effective implementation of a portfolio of projects and other interventions to deliver FSD Africa’s carbon market strategy. Identify strategically relevant intervention opportunities for FSD Africa and directly support pillar teams in finding prospective intervention opportunities within pillar activity. Lead or support (as appropriate) the design of carbon market projects or components, including the co-design of carbon-nature projects with the nature collaborative programme lead . Lead or support (as appropriate) project implementation teams in the effective agile management of carbon market projects. Lead the development of tools, methodologies and approaches to help guide teams in identifying opportunities, implementing good practice and maximising impact. Support the design of results frameworks and the monitoring, results management, and learning for all projects, ensuring objective analysis of results and appropriate corrective actions as required to optimise impact and learning. Financial Management & Fundraising Oversee the financial management of the carbon market programme from budgeting and mobilising resources to ensuring programmatic value for money and financial integrity. Further refine the existing carbon market programme budget to ensure alignment with programme strategy and oversee the tracking of all FSD Africa carbon market activity, enabling identification of total levels of investment and developmental returns Develop funding propositions in line with prospective funder interests and build funding partnerships to allow expansion of the programme Identify opportunities for experimentation, piloting or other activities to drive practical gender impact, working closely with and securing co-funding from the FSD Network gender collaborative programme. Conceptualise how available funds and other resources can be best allocated to achieve optimum impact and value for money. Ensure that the accountability requirements of donors are met and that good relationships with funders are maintained at all times. Influencing & Communicating for Impact Drive impact on carbon market development through effective influencing, advocacy and communications. Map and build a strong network of supporting partnerships with African and global institutions working on carbon markets. Work closely with FSD Africa’s communications team to ensure effective leverage of FSD Africa’s core carbon work across all key stakeholders, including buyers, project developers, intermediaries and supporting service providers and policymakers and regulators. Contribute to FSD Africa’s communication plan, including participating in key knowledge events, publishing relevant materials and building an online presence to communicate programme learning and act as FSD Africa’s public lead on carbon markets. Undertake regular, action-oriented reporting on the carbon markets programme to key internal stakeholders (inc. pillar heads/Exco, CEO and Board) and external stakeholders (inc. FCDO and other funders) Team Leadership and Unit Management Lead the FSD Africa practice area in carbon markets and create an effective virtual execution team Direct and oversee all aspects of FSD Africa’s carbon markets programme, including strategy refinement, work plan and budget design, and project implementation. Regularly track the performance of the carbon market programme against the theory of change in collaboration with FSD Africa’s development impact team, including developing targets and indicators to enable tracking of gender impact at an early stage Manage direct reports and consultants towards high standards of performance through clear roles and responsibilities, ongoing feedback and appraisals (where relevant), and an engaging and motivational leadership style. Initiate, co-ordinate and support an FSD Africa carbon market execution task group to support and track FSD Africa’s portfolio of carbon-related projects and interventions. Participate in relevant FSD Africa project steering committees and support task teams where there is a strong carbon market linkage. Act as an internal consulting resource to FSD Africa’s team Support the professional development of the wider FSD Africa team on carbon markets with regular forums, learning events (working with HR) and development of supporting materials. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE Qualifications and Education Masters degree and 12 years of experience or Bachelors degree and 14 years of experience working carbon market initiatives. Excellent skills in written and spoken English. Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills At least eight years of experience working in green finance. Track record working in relevant African markets Demonstrated understanding of key policy issues relating to de-carbonisation and sustainable development Experience in successfully influencing public and private sector leaders. Senior management experience in a complex multi-stakeholder environment Ability to manage diverse and complex project portfolios and large budgets. Strong motivation to work on achieving development impact and net zero. Desirable Experience working in a multicultural environment. Previous experience working on donor-funded projects, ideally including FCDO Fluency in relevant languages (such as French, Swahili and other widely spoken languages on the continent #J-18808-Ljbffr