PURPOSE
The Senior Climate Finance Technical Officer will be part of the Team of both in-country and GGGI HQ based experts to support the GoU and will in this regard:
Contribute to analysis on enhancement of the institutional and technical capacity of MoFPED to coordinate climate finance.
Assess national financing needs and provide proposals for climate action in consultation with Ministry of Water and Environment (Climate Change Department) and the National Planning Authority.
Contribute to and/ advise on-going work related to resource mobilization of financial resources from national and international sources including the private sector.
ENGAGEMENT
The Senior Climate Finance Technical Officer shall play a critical role in fostering collaboration among colleagues within GGGI as well as Government Ministries and other expertise from agencies and private sectors to support the establishment of the technical, environmental, social, and financial feasibility of priority and approved concept notes through feasibility studies. This will include conduct initial due diligence of project proposals and assessment of bankability[1] based on on-going initiatives, review and update the key strategies and investment plans related to climate action with the view of developing viable financing solutions, undertake a policy and institutional gap analysis on coherent mobilization of public and private finance for climate action, propose, strengthen, and expand national financing mechanisms e.g., through; innovative financing instruments such as tax instruments, penalties and fines, Green bonds, Carbon pricing – carbon taxation systems, blended finance windows and de-risking mechanisms ,and transition the knowledge and capacity to mobilize and manage climate finance in the MoFPED.
QUALIFICATIONS
Source:https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/uganda-senior-climate-finance-technical-officer-435282.html