Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced university degree (A master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Finance, Development Finance or Environmental Economics with Public Finance Expertise or a closely related field is required. Or
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ (with masters’ degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional experience at the national or international level in the implementation of environment/biodiversity/finance projects is required;

Required Skills

• Experience in gathering and processing data and information;
• Proven track record of use of key software packages (MS Office).

Desired Skills

• Prior experience with UNDP project management would be an asset;
• Demonstrated experience in applying environmental or biodiversity related policies is highly desirable;
• Experience in managing work teams and supervising technical assessments, reports and technical documents is desirable;
• Comprehensive experience and knowledge of financial sector operations and capital/financial instruments is an advantage;
• Experience in advancing a tripartite stakeholder approach, with a focus on financial, public, and private sectors is desirable.

Required Languages:

• Fluency in English and in one of the local languages (Mandinka, Fula, Wolof) is required.