Senior Technical Finance Specialist (24 months fixed-term contract)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Originate and develop a pipeline of high‑impact, employment‑focused investment opportunities in partnership with private sector firms, intermediaries, developers, and ecosystem partners.
• Analyse, structure, and assess complex financial instruments and funding models, including blended finance, debt structures, outcome‑based financing, and performance‑linked grants.
• Conduct rigorous financial, commercial, and operational due diligence on project applications, including assessment of financial additionality, sustainability, and execution risk.
• Identify and analyse financial, market, governance, and performance risks arising from different project structures, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Lead and quality‑assure appraisal reports and funding recommendations submitted to Technical Evaluation and Investment Committees.
• Provide technical oversight of high‑risk or complex projects within the Jobs Fund portfolio and support remedial action where performance challenges arise.
• Conduct independent applied research on job creation opportunities, priority value chains, the informal economy, and green and Just Energy Transition–related sectors, translating insights into funding and strategy inputs.
• Present financial, risk, and research findings clearly to internal decision‑makers and external stakeholders.
• Coach, mentor, and technically support junior staff, building institutional capability in financial appraisal, risk analysis, and innovative finance.