Senior Officer, Credit & Risk Instruments

ImpactAlpha; Colombia; Vor Ort; COP 287.954.000 - 415.933.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

International exposure

36-month contract

Duty station options Bogotá/Vientiane?

Professional development

Senior stakeholder access

Zusammenfassung

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is seeking a Senior Officer, Credit & Risk Instruments to design and implement innovative financing mechanisms that mobilize capital for forest sector investments. The role spans multiple countries including Colombia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, and Guyana, and requires leadership in credit lines, guarantees, and blended finance.

The successful candidate will engage central banks, regulators, and banks to enable green lending, while delivering capacity-building and

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (Finance, Banking, Economics)
• 7+ years in sustainable/climate finance or related areas
• Designing and implementing credit lines or guarantee schemes
• Experience with central banks, regulators or banks on green banking

Aufgaben

• Lead design and structuring of forest finance credit lines and risk instruments
• Advise central banks and regulators on prudential reforms
• Train financial institutions on risk assessment and revenue-backed lending
• Structure blended finance facilities to mobilize private capital
• Coordinate with country teams and regulators across jurisdictions
• Engage with financial intermediaries to pilot credit and blended finance instruments
• Support cross-cutting instrument design with other senior officers
• Lead capacity-building activities for regulators and banks

Kenntnisse

Credit structuring

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Regulatory engagement

Capacity building

Project leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Remote work capability

Policy advisory

Ausbildung

Master’s degree or above in Finance/Banking/Economics

Tools

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Jobbeschreibung

About Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international inter-governmental organization established to support and promote strong, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. As a specialized agency dedicated to advancing green growth policies and investments, GGGI works across multiple sectors to integrate environmental sustainability with economic development objectives. GGGI operates with a mission centered on mobilizing finance and expertise to accelerate the transition toward sustainable, low-carbon, and climate-resilient economies. The organization combines policy advisory services with direct project implementation, focusing on areas including renewable energy, green infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and forest conservation. With member countries and operational presence across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, GGGI facilitates knowledge exchange and capacity building among governments, financial institutions, and development partners. The organization has positioned itself as a leader in forest finance and sustainable value chain development, particularly in response to global commitments outlined in frameworks such as the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and various United Nations climate and biodiversity conventions. GGGI’s work on forest conservation and financing is supported by major international partners including the European Union, the World Bank, and bilateral development agencies. The organization’s approach combines technical expertise in financial engineering with deep understanding of local contexts to design instruments that mobilize both public and private capital toward sustainable forest management and conservation.

About this Role

The Senior Officer, Credit & Risk Instruments position is part of GGGI’s Financing for Forests (F4F) program, which operates across multiple countries including Lao PDR, Mongolia, Colombia, and Guyana, with planned expansion to additional nations. This role represents a critical leadership position within the sustainable finance team, responsible for designing and implementing innovative financing mechanisms that mobilize commercial and concessional capital for forest sector investment. The position will provide global technical leadership in supporting the effective delivery of the F4F program through the design and structuring of credit lines, guarantee mechanisms, blended finance instruments, and other risk-sharing tools. The Credit and Risk Instruments Sr. Officer will work at the intersection of financial sector development and forest conservation, engaging with central banks, financial regulators, commercial banks, and development finance institutions to create enabling environments for responsible forest-sector lending. The role involves leading banking-sector readiness assessments, designing dedicated forest credit lines, structuring credit-enhancement mechanisms, and delivering capacity-building programs to financial institutions. The successful candidate will translate complex risk analysis into practical, implementable financial instruments while maintaining close coordination with country teams, regulators, and financial-sector partners across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and structuring of forest finance credit lines and risk instruments, including guarantee mechanisms, collateral frameworks and reforms, and underwriting and lending criteria
• Advise central banks, financial regulators, and supervisory authorities on prudential reforms and green-banking protocols to facilitate expansion of responsible lending to the forest sector
• Train financial institutions on risk assessment, natural-asset valuation, and revenue-backed lending
• Support forest credit line piloting and portfolio monitoring activities
• Structure blended finance facilities and credit-enhancement mechanisms that reduce lender risk and mobilize private capital
• Work closely with the F4F Program Manager and country teams to align credit instrument design with country and project delivery objectives
• Engage national counterparts, including central banks, financial regulators, national development banks, and relevant public financial institutions
• Lead engagement with commercial banks, guarantee funds, and financial intermediaries to structure and pilot credit and blended finance instruments
• Coordinate with the Fiscal Instruments Sr. Officer and the Sustainable Finance & Results-Based Instruments Sr. Officer on cross-cutting instruments
• Support Country and Program Steering Committee processes on credit and financial-sector matters
• Liaise with EU Delegations, donors, and financial-sector partners
• Participate in GGGI Communities of Practice related to sustainable finance, banking regulation, and forest finance
• Lead banking-sector readiness assessments to identify regulatory, institutional, and market barriers to forest-sector lending
• Lead the technical design, structuring, and piloting of dedicated forest credit lines with national financial intermediaries, tailoring lending terms and conditions
• Lead the design and structuring of credit-enhancement mechanisms, including partial credit guarantees and junior/subordinated first-loss capital layers
• Lead the structuring of forestry revolving funds and dedicated forestry finance windows
• Support the implementation of pilot credit transactions under real market conditions and generate replicable models for scaling forest-sector lending
• Design and deliver capacity building activities for financial institutions and regulators on forest-sector risk assessment and natural-asset valuation
• Contribute to the design of the Forest Finance Impact Calculator and related results-tracking tools
• Provide technical inputs to program reporting, knowledge products, and MEL indicator tracking related to performance-based and thematic financing instruments

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in a relevant discipline, including Finance, Banking, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in sustainable/climate finance, carbon or biodiversity markets, results-based financing, or thematic bond structuring
• Demonstrated experience in designing credit lines, guarantee schemes, or credit-enhancement mechanisms
• Experience engaging with central banks, financial regulators, or commercial banks on prudential or green-banking reforms
• Knowledge of forestry, agricultural, or natural-resource lending is an advantage
• Demonstrated technical experience in design, implementation, and/or capacity building
• Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken) is required
• Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an advantage
• Strong technical expertise in credit structuring, guarantee mechanisms, and risk-sharing instrument design
• Ability to translate risk analysis into implementable credit and regulatory instruments
• Strong negotiation and facilitation skills engaging financial institutions and regulators at senior levels
• Strong writing and documentation skills for technical and financial-sector-facing outputs
• Ability to deliver capacity-building and training content to financial-sector counterparts
• Understanding of and active support for GGGI’s mission, vision, and values
• Commitment to promoting an organizational culture of integrity, trust, transparency, accountability, and partnership
• Strong problem-solving abilities and willingness to seek support when needed
• Ability to share information and knowledge easily both internally and externally
• Strong ability to manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport, and resolve conflict
• Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely while maintaining productivity
• Ability to lead and manage a project independently while knowing when to seek advice and liaise with the team
• Ability to build effective relationships across teams, functions, and geographies
• Commitment to championing collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and institutional learning
• Commitment to GGGI’s Child Protection Policy and child protection principles

Benefits

• International Staff Grade G9 position on the International Scale salary structure
• 36-month contract appointment
• Choice of duty station in Vientiane (Lao PDR), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), or Bogotá (Colombia)
• Opportunity to work on globally significant forest finance and climate mitigation initiatives
• Access to GGGI’s Communities of Practice for professional development and knowledge-sharing
• Exposure to innovative sustainable finance instrument design and implementation
• Engagement with senior-level stakeholders across multiple countries and sectors