Finance Analyst

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Description

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The overall implementation of the project will be led by the project manager/lead financial expert with the support of a technical team and in coordination with a government project manager and the national steering committee.

Responsibilities

• Review available methodologies, examples from other countries, the latest NBSAP and national biodiversity reports to develop an initial work plan and outline of the biodiversity needs assessment;
• Consult with the NBSAP team and government entities responsible for NBSAP implementation to obtain background information on government budgeting activities and processes;
• Work with the lead financial expert (project manager) to review the scope of the NBSAP, its alignment with other national policies, and identify policy areas and activities that are not covered by the existing NBSAP;
• Review the activities listed in the NBSAP and other key strategic documents to determine whether they are sufficiently detailed and quantified so that their budgets can be estimated in detail.  If not, work with the NBSAP national focal points and other relevant stakeholders to clearly define the NBSAP actions so that they can be budgeted for;
• Coordinate the compilation of relevant data and liaise with relevant ministries and partners as appropriate and organize a national consultation workshop to define the financial requirements of all major biodiversity programmes;
• Draw up detailed calculations and complete all the data sheets relating to national financial requirements for biodiversity;
• Organize a workshop to validate the assumptions and cost models and refine the analysis by organizing additional meetings if necessary;
• Support the comparison of the results of future BER projections with FNA in as much detail as the categories allow and produce an estimate of the funding gap;
• Lead the development (with support from the team) of a draft report for the biodiversity financial needs assessment, to be discussed at the validation workshop and reviewed by the national project team and the GPMTSU;
• Supporting the production of the final report on the biodiversity financial needs assessment.Support the lead financial expert (project manager) in the design and preparation of the FPB;
• Supporting detailed feasibility analyses on a range of funding mechanisms based on knowledge and experience.

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in finance, economics, business management or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Certification in accounting, climate finance, economics. preferably with a focus on the environment or biodiversity.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience (with master’s degree) or 4 years of experience (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience, in environmental finance, accounting, economics, management or a related field is required.
• Proven knowledge of the main software packages (MS Office) is required.
• Exposure to environmental issues or biodiversity is required.Proven experience of writing reports on the drafting of policies relating to the environment and communication skills is required.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. 

Source: https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26833

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