Technical Advisor for climate finance and the private sector at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 16 January 2023)

Technical Advisor for climate finance and the private sector at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 16 January 2023)

Vacancy Announcement

Technical Advisor for climate finance and the private sector for

“Capacity Development for the Implementation of Rwanda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)” Project

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives of cooperation between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the following five areas: Training and Sustainable Growth for Decent Jobs; Peaceful and Inclusive Societies; Responsibility for our Planet – Climate and Energy; Digitalization and Digital Economy; and Regional Programmes.

The GIZ project “Capacity Development for the Implementation of Rwanda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)” aims to strengthen the organizational and the technical capacities of the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of Rwanda to coordinate the implementation of the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions on climate change (NDCs). It further supports designated public institutions to integrate and implement the NDC objectives into selected policies, strategies and plans, and helps to improve the access of private enterprises and financial intermediaries to funding measures for the implementation of Rwanda’s NDC. The project was initiated following the signature of the new Rwandan-German Climate and Development Partnership in March 2022 between the Rwandan and German governments. It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment (MoE).

GIZ would like to recruit a candidate for the position of Technical Advisor for climate finance and the private sector for the “Capacity Development for the Implementation of Rwanda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)” Project.

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 12 months (with the possibility of renewal)

Position: One (1)

The Technical Advisor for climate finance and the private sector performs the following responsibilities:

1. Responsibilities

• Contribute to the overall achievement of the objectives and outputs of the NDC project,
• Advise the Ministry of Environment of Rwanda (MoE) on capacity development measures to improve private enterprises access to funding for NDC implementation,
• Provide technical and policy advice to the MoE and private sector institutions on the development of bankable business models that contribute to NDC implementation,
• Promote female and young business owners’ access to training measures on financing instruments and alternative climate-friendly technologies that contribute to the NDC,
• Support the project coordination with key institutions (FONERWA, PSF, Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, BRD, RGIF, etc.) around the NDC implementation plan,
• Support the organization and implementation of activities, training and measures to strengthen and develop organizational and technical capacities of the private sector,
• Facilitate dialogue and exchange between the MoE and private sector stakeholders,
• Support knowledge management, monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) & reporting.

Tasks

The Technical Advisor for climate policy and planning performs the following tasks:

1. Technical and policy advice

• Provide technical and policy advice to the MoE and relevant private sector institutions on approaches to improve the access of private enterprises to funding for NDC implementation measures as well as to training and capacity development measures,
• Provide technical, policy and expert advice to selected financial intermediaries – including those led by female and young business owners – for the development of financial products that are adapted to the needs of private enterprises as part of a climate fund dedicated to finance private sector for the implementation of the NDC,
• Promote climate finance and the access to climate finance among the private sector in Rwanda, including UN climate funds, multilateral development banks (MDBs), etc.,
• Support regional and international sharing of experiences on NDC implementation for the private sector in Rwanda and the involvement of private actors in the project.

2. Capacity development and partners’ support

• Support the identification of the project partners’ needs and formulate approaches to address them in line with the project’s objectives and the NDC implementation plan,
• Contribute to the preparation, implementation and follow-up of capacity development activities and measures for the private sector in close coordination with the MoE,

• Assist the MoE with the coordination, preparation and implementation of activities that contribute to capacity development of private enterprises and financial intermediaries for NDC implementation such as trainings, workshops, research, fairs, trips, etc.,

• Contribute to the coordination and exchange with all selected sectors and stakeholders to foster knowledge and experience sharing on the NDC mainstreaming in the sectors.

3. Communication and cooperation

• Support cooperation, regular dialogue, exchange and networking opportunities with all the project stakeholders (especially the private sector) and within the project team,
• Maintain a good flow of communication and information sharing within the project team and with all the relevant project partners (MoE, private sector, line ministries, etc.).

4. Knowledge management and reporting

• Report on the implementation of project activities and measures on a regular basis,
• Contribute to project reports, meeting minutes, policy briefs, project presentations,
• Support research activities, information gathering and innovative ideas on key topics,
• Contribute to the capitalisation of knowledge and the design of communication tools,
• Support knowledge management, MEL, reporting activities and knowledge transfer.

5. Other duties/additional tasks

• Support the coordination and implementation of the project activities in accordance with objectives, GIZ procedures, rules, quality standards, and existing agreements,
• Support the operationalization of the project and participate in formulating project-related action plans, monitoring the budgeting and financial flows of project expenses,
• Carry out any other relevant tasks for the project as requested by the Project Director.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

• University degree (Master’s) in a relevant field: economics, development economics, climate finance, sustainable finance, environmental sciences, climate change, etc.
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience, with at least 3 years in a comparable position,
• Good knowledge of Rwanda’s climate change policies, strategies, legislation, private sector, institutional landscape, implementation structures, planning processes, etc.,
• Good knowledge of the Paris Agreement and international climate finance architecture,
• Experience / expertise in private sector development and public private partnerships,
• Experience in advising or providing technical and policy advice to the private sector and the government in the context of climate change, including managing consultants.

Other knowledge and additional competences

• Good communication and excellent self-management and coordination skills,
• Excellent ability to share knowledge / experience and demonstrated ability to work and deliver high quality work sometimes under time pressure and within tight deadlines,
• Good team player able to work in multicultural teams and in multicultural environments,
• Excellent command of English is required (oral and written). French would be an asset,
• Good knowledge of the use of ICT applications (MS Office, Outlook, MS Teams, etc.),
• Willingness to develop new skills and competencies as required by the job and tasks,
• Ability and availability to travel outside of the place of employment as required.

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 13^th January 2023 at 4:00 PM at 5 PM by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application.

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

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