Key Expert 1 – Team Leader / Green Finance
Project description
The project ( Contracting authority : European Commision on behalf of Honduras ) aims to strengthen public development banks and financial intermediaries to expand inclusive, sustainable and climate-smart finance for MSMEs and households. It also supports green investment promotion, institutional strengthening and cooperation with European private investors.
The outcomes of the contract are:
- Outcome 1. Strengthen State-Owned Development Banks (SDBs)’ strategic role in green finance and green investments targeted for MSMEs and Households;
- Outcome 2. Increase the operational efficiency, market access, institutional knowledge and capacities of SDBs, Financial Intermediaries, and MSMEs, integrating sustainable, gender responsive, and green practices and standards;
- Outcome 3. Increase socially and environmentally responsible European private sector investments in Honduras;
Job description
Key Responsibilities of the Team Leader:
- Provide overall strategic, technical and operational leadership for the project;
- Manage and coordinate a technical assistance programme supporting public development banks and financial institutions;
- Act as the primary liaison with the EU Delegation, EIB, national authorities, development banks and other stakeholders;
- Coordinate work plans, budgets, technical assistance assignments, expert inputs and project reporting;
- Oversee the integration of green finance, institutional capacity building and investment promotion activities;
- Ensure quality assurance, monitoring, timely delivery of outputs and compliance with donor requirements;
- Facilitate institutional coordination, policy dialogue and engagement with international financial institutions.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements – Mandatory
- Master’s degree in Economics, Banking, Finance, Development Economics, Financial Economics, Business Administration or a directly related field; alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields plus four additional years of relevant professional experience beyond the minimum general experience requirement;
- Native or certified C1 proficiency in both English and Spanish;
- At least 8 years of professional experience specifically holding the position of Team Leader, Project Manager or Project Coordinator, preferably in international cooperation projects;
- At least 3 years of experience working directly with or within national public development banks or formal financial institutions;
- Proven experience in at least one multi-year project addressing green economy transitions, sustainability frameworks (ESG, impact standards or SDGs), or climate finance.
Additional Assets:
- Experience managing technical assistance programmes linked to development finance operations or international financial institution credit lines;
- Experience with EIB, KfW, CABEI, IDB, AFD or other international financial institutions or climate funds;
- Experience in Central America or Latin America, particularly Honduras;
- Experience facilitating European private sector engagement, blended finance, impact investing or risk mitigation instruments;
- Relevant certifications in climate finance, ESG, impact investing, sustainability or development banking.
Contact person
Barbara Muratori Barbara.Muratori@gfa-group.de
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