Position: Private Sector Engagement and Conservation Fund Development Specialist (Hot Job)

Job Description

Essential Duties:  

• Lead efforts to socialize the NRBCF fund concept.  This will include organizing one-on-one outreach meetings and leading socialization events, such as a series of in-country workshops; and publicizing the fund at larger events such as the Sustainable Hydropower events co-sponsored with IFC and the Nepal River Summit planned for March 2019. This may also include formulating, convening and guiding a NRBCF Steering Committee composed of key decision-makers at stakeholder institutions.  
• Working closely with the short-term Co-Creation Specialist, select participants, design, launch,and co-facilitate a co-creation event that will convene short-listed firms/entities to collectively validate and co-design a structure for the fund.  The event is scheduled to be held in May 2018.
• Emerging from the co-creation event and subsequent deliberations, Paani expects to award a grant or subcontract to a firm or consortium to complete a detailed design (and possible implementation) of the fund.  The consultant will monitor and advise the detailed fund design and launch.  
• Lead resource mobilization efforts.  The consultant will develop a strategic resource mobilization strategy. They will also explore and confirm several sources for seed funding for the fund including multilateral institutions, non-profits, corporate entities and private investors.  The consultant will work in concert with the selected fund designer to create innovative, low-friction funding agreement terms.

Job Specification

• Brief (2-3 page) monthly activity  reports summarizing key activities, meetings, and planned activities for the following month.  Reports due the 5th working day of each month.
• Stakeholder management database. Comprehensive database, or spreadsheet, that identifies the full range of Nepali and international stakeholders relevant for establishment and operation of the fund, including potential fund managers, donors, investors, beneficiaries, government contacts and other interested parties. The database should include information such as contact information, contact dates, and notes about items for discussion.
• Detailed resource mobilization fund strategy.  Strategy will be informed by learning from socialization efforts and detailed fund design.  
• Selection memos for the participants of the co-creation event on fund design

LEVEL OF EFFORT/TIMELINE:

The Conservation Fund Development Specialist position is based in Kathmandu, with travel possible to the United States and/or Europe.  The level of effort is 260 days from March 1, 2019 to December 16, 2020. 

SUPERVISION / REPORTING:

The Private Sector Engagement and Conservation Fund Development Specialist will work under the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party and in close coordination with the Chief of Party, related international consultants and the Paani Program’s technical team.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten years of experience in a relevant field including: impact investing, private sector corporate social responsibility initiatives (especially in the conservation sector), public private partnership development, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required, master’s degree preferred
• Fluency in both spoken and written Nepali and English

Apply Instruction

Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to [email protected]  by February 19, 2019.  Please mention the position in the subject line of the email.