Green Investment Officer

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page. 

 

PURPOSE

The Green Investment Officer will work as part of GGGI Indonesia's country program, in close collaboration with government partners in the different ministries with an overall aim to support the achievement of Indonesia's NDC targets.

The Investment Officer will have the following tasks and duties:

• Originate green investment projects pipelines and program concepts that can support the country's green policy targets.
• Lead the preparation of concept notes and conducts analysis for existing and potential investment opportunities.
• Responsible for identifying investment options and structures, innovative financing mechanisms, and/or de-risking mechanisms to overcome regulatory and institutional barriers for green investments.
• Prepare investment documentation for identified projects with the team, including investment briefs and memorandum, presentations, financial models, and scenario analyses for potential public and private investors.
• Support writing, revising, and editing of funding proposals, involving risk analysis, objectively verifiable indicators, and other investment and finance-related sections.
• Assist with and conduct pre-feasibility assessments for sustainable energy business models with relevant stakeholders, including GoI partners, financial institutions, private sector developers, etc.

 

ENGAGEMENT

The Green Investment Officer will:

• Identify and engage with relevant public and private sector stakeholders, such as private companies, GoI staff, development partners, NGOs, and Universities.
• Engage financial institutions and commercial lenders in the development of projects to ensure that the initiatives projects adequately represent their vision, interests, criteria and objectives.
• Obtain endorsement from GoI partners and other relevant stakeholders as required.
• Provide ad-hoc support as a member of the integrated GGGI Investment Team to GGGI technical teams and operations for documentation and logistics in the development of the GGGI project portfolio. Carry out other ad hoc assignments in line with GGGI's mandate and targets for Indonesia.
• Assist and coordinate the provincial investment work with the GGGI provincial representatives related to the energy sector.
• Engage closely with relevant stakeholders in energy sectors to enhance their skills, knowledge, and capabilities.
• Coordinate with GGGI colleagues in other countries especially those working on the Energy investment programs/projects.
• Coordinate with GGGI colleagues in Indonesia and HQ to support and assist in resource mobilization and investment mobilization. 

 

DELIVERY

The candidate is expected to deliver the following:

• Identify and develop commercially bankable projects that will be attractive to government partners, financial institutions, and private sector.
• Deliver high-quality investment documentation including business case, financial, and risk analysis for projects in development or under evaluation, including financial modelling with limited supervision
• Develop projects by collecting and analyzing market data to support the identification of new investment programs.
• Organize the delivery of sustainable energy investment workstreams with tight deadlines and manage a small team (consisting of staff members and consultants).
• Support mobilizing climate finance and investments in green growth sectors in Indonesia, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and waste management business models.
• Produce high-quality proposals for investment projects in the Green Growth sectors.
• Deliver various documents (or portions of documents) in support of project design, institutional capacity-building, and internal and external program reporting.
• Uphold GGGI’s values.

 

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant must demonstrate outstanding professional competence and hold exemplary and relevant academic credentials. As noted, the position requires extensive experience in deal origination and financial analysis skills in the Energy sector. Knowledge of Indonesian policy and governance in the energy sectors and/or other Green Growth sectors, commercial risk assessment, project finance, debt instruments and multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed. Practical experience in arranging investments, pitching of bankable projects and/or investment structuring is important.

Specifically, the application should provide convincing evidence of the following:

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business management or economics. An advanced degree (master's or equivalent) will be an advantage. Relevant financial certifications like CFA, FRM, etc. will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of six (5) years of relevant professional experience related to bankable project development and financial modeling in the green growth development sector, including at least several years of experience in Indonesia.
• A proven track record in successful financial analysis, financial modeling with scenario analysis and credit risk assessment is required.
• Solid understanding of various financial products, debt/equity instruments being used in the Indonesian finance/investment sector. Direct working experience with any of these products will be an advantage.
• Excellent Indonesian and English writing skills are a must, writing examples might be requested as part of the selection procedure. Knowledge of additional key business languages will be an advantage.
• Understanding of the socio-political and cultural contexts of Green Growth governance in Indonesia
• Experience working directly with one or more Investment banks/ Private Equity/ multi laterals would be an advantage.
• A network of professional contacts among financial institutions and impact investors would be an added advantage.
• A good track record of working on complex investment processes, politically sensitive issues with government, banking sector, non-banking financial products and public sector finance is desirable, especially experience with blended finance.

FUNCTIONAL

• Proven ability to provide high-quality advice on project development and investments on climate change;
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and strategic skills;
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working relationships with government counterparts;
• Demonstrated capacity to facilitate in-depth, outcome oriented, stakeholder dialogues;
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and consensus-building skills;
• Ability to foster strong relationships with key government agencies and ensure ownership of program’s input;
• Ability to write concise and clear reports and meeting minutes and to file them effectively and develop and maintain the GGGI database accordingly;
• Ability to perform in demanding atmosphere and self-motivate to produce quality results in timely manner.

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision and values.
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
• Excels at problem solving, asks questions and seeks support when needed, easily shares information and knowledge with others both internally as externally.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport and resolves conflict easily.
• Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Green Investment Officer is an X8 grade level in GGGI’s National salary scale. Determination of base salary is subject to candidate's experience, academic background and internal equity.
• GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision. 
• GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members. 
• The chosen candidate is expected to be based in Jakarta, Indonesia and will report directly to the Sr. Investment Officer of the GGGI Indonesia (also based in Jakarta).
• This is a national position and does not include relocation benefits.

 

** Deadline extended to 11 January 2024

 

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