Climate Finance Lead

il y a 2 semaines


Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles, Belgique WeForest Temps plein
Permanent contract, as employee or consultant depending on country of residence

Location:
Europe

Attractive package for a small size NGO

CONTEXT
WeForest is an international non-profit association headquartered in Belgium with the mission to conserve and
restore the ecological integrity of forests and landscapes, engaging communities to implement and deliver
lasting solutions for climate, nature and people. Our growing portfolio of projects aims to unlock carbon finance
to develop restoration at scale.

JOB SUMMARY
The role of the Climate Finance Lead is to lead the financial modeling and structuring of our restoration and
conservation carbon projects and support our go-to-market financial strategy. This is a cross-functional role,
partnering closely with the business development and funding teams.
analyzing structures for carbon finance.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work with the business development leadership to inform gotomarket strategy for financing
projects

  • Recommend and develop appropriate business and finance models to fund these projects.
  • Develop standardized and scalable investment structures.
  • Oversee, organize and mitigate the contractual legal and risk management exposures of the new
projects.

  • Understand client needs, gather market intelligence, identify industry trends and develop
business propositions.

  • Contribute to the portfolio pipeline valuation, including project due diligence, budget reviews,
negotiating investment agreements and portfolio management.
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

  • A dynamic professional who shares the passion for our mission and the willingness to make a
difference.

  • A university degree in finance, business
- and/or sustainability-related field

  • At least 7 to 10 years of experience with project finance, assessing investment structures, and
leading strategy and budgeting processes.

  • Knowledge and expertise in environmental markets, especially in voluntary carbon markets.
Experience with analysis, structuring, and valuation of natural resources and/or other
investments.

  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to structure and negotiate commercially sound and
profitable deals.

  • Experienced in at least one of the following areas: climate change, naturebased solutions,
international development and poverty alleviation.

  • Adaptable and flexible and have the confidence and credibility to work effectively with a wide range
of high-level stakeholders.

  • Fluent in English, with Spanish, Portuguese, French and additional languages as a strong advantage

POSITION WITHIN WEFOREST
This position reports to the Finance Director and works closely with the Fundraising Director to further develop
and strengthen our credibility towards our key partners on carbon credit projects.

HOW TO APPLY
letter and the contact of two recent references. Due to the anticipated high number of applicants, only

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