Ocean Finance Planning Technical Expert

Conservation International • Arlington, VA

132d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Ocean Finance Planning Technical Expert will play a critical role in a three-year pilot program with the Alliance that seeks to help three countries develop national marine finance plans in pursuit of 30x30. This position works closely with the Ocean Finance Lead (based at Pew Charitable Trusts), Alliance's Conservation Finance Delivery Team, and in-Country Leads. Reporting to the Vice President, Long-term Finance, and functionally accountable to the Ocean Finance Lead (based at Pew Charitable Trust), the Ocean Finance Planning Technical Expert will be responsible for developing a robust marine finance plan for the three pilot countries, advising on marine conservation finance planning, and managing coordination with various stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years or more of related experience.
• Direct project management experience, preferably in the conservation, NGO, advocacy, or related arena.
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Team player and able to work effectively with diverse work groups in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A record of success in influencing and partnering with key stakeholders and raising funds.
• Ability to work well under pressure, multitask, set priorities, and deliver quality results.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and under minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Strong conservation finance background, including experience with development of robust cost models for conservation and identification, design, and establishment of finance mechanisms.
• Strong experience working with governments and diverse stakeholders on marine finance plans.
• Demonstrates experience or ability to fully operate programs.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the development of a quality and actionable marine finance plans for three pilot countries.
• Develop appropriate templates and provide guidance and technical inputs to deliverables, such as cost estimation, gap analysis, financial models, financing mechanism analysis, and scenario planning.
• Advise and provide technical input on financial analyses, assumptions, and data collection across the portfolio of countries.
• Be accountable for the consistent application of methodology and approach to ensure quality across pilot sites.
• Manage and coordinate with contracted consultants/experts, in-country partners, and relevant government line agencies as appropriate.
• Communicate with Program Director to ensure timely and quality delivery of deliverables.
• Provide regular feedback to the Practitioners Guide based on field learnings and experiences.
• Oversee the completion of all technical requirements, including project results and deliverables, developing solutions to keep deliverables on track and motivate staff and partners.
• Coordinate with the relevant teams and staff at CI and Pew, and other NGO partners working on similar approaches for best practices and learning.
• Orient the in-country partners and relevant in-country government agencies on the marine finance plans and build their capacity to maintain and update the financial models in future.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees