Senior Climate Change Specialist

Islamic Development Bank; Jeddah; Presencial; SAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Islamic Development Bank seeks a senior professional to advance climate action and green growth across mitigation, adaptation and resilience. You will lead technical work, coordinate consultants, and support knowledge sharing with regional hubs and partners.

The role emphasizes capacity development within the Bank and with member countries, plus mobilizing climate finance, reporting and external partnerships for impactful outcomes.

Formación

• Master's degree in Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, or related field; minimum 8 years in climate change and environmental project design/implementation.
• Experience with climate risk screening tools, GHG accounting, climate finance tracking and Paris alignment assessment.
• Familiarity with environmental and social safeguards of MDBs and with results-based management is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver senior-level expertise across mitigation, adaptation, resilience, and nature-based solutions within climate action and green growth agenda.
• Coordinate and review deliverables of consultants and junior staff while developing capacity within IsDB.
• Support fundraising, knowledge sharing, and external partnerships to advance climate portfolio and reporting.

Conocimientos

Climate Change

Sustainability

Environmental Policy

Analytical Thinking

Project Management

Presentation Skills

MS Office

Data Reporting

Educación

Master's degree

Herramientas

GHG accounting tools

Climate risk screening tools

Descripción del empleo

OVERVIEW

Business Unit Operations Complex Global Practices and Partnerships Directorate Department Resilience amp Climate Action Division Section Climate Change and Environment Country Saudi Arabia Location IsDB HQ Jeddah Job Grade E3 Contract Type Fixed Term Closing Date 30-Oct-2026

JOB PURPOSE To provide senior-level technical and professional expertise in delivering IsDB s climate action and green growth sustainability agenda across mitigation adaptation and resilience nature-based solutions and to support the Bank in raising the development impact of its operations Participate as a core team member in the identification preparation appraisal and implementation support of projects and programmes including climate risk screening GHG accounting climate finance qualification and Paris alignment assessment and support the mainstreaming of climate and environmental considerations through the Bank s systems policies and standards including the Environmental and Social Framework and the sustainable finance architecture Support Member Countries in implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions National Adaptation Plans long-term low-emission development strategies and net-zero pathways Contribute to business development in collaboration with Regional hubs the mobilization of concessional and vertical-fund climate finance through bilateral and multilateral partners and to knowledge generation capacity development partnership building and results reporting on the Bank s climate portfolio Coordinate the work of consultants and less experienced team members and review their deliverables

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic and Operational Planning and Implementation

Contribute to the development of strategic plans analytics guidance notes and other products related to climate mitigation adaptation and environmental sustainability within the Climate Change and Environment Division and jointly with other Global Practices and Regional Hubs in the Operations Complex Take part in project identification appraisal design processing and approval as a team member along with the relevant Regional Hub Lead the provision of input on climate change aspects including physical and transition climate risk screening GHG accounting identification of adaptation and mitigation measures alignment with Just transition Framework and climate co-benefit and climate finance qualification nbsp

Capacity Development

Contribute to identifying assessing and monitoring the capacity development needs of internal stakeholders across the IsDB Group and the Regional Hubs as well as of relevant external partners with the aim of designing and administering relevant capacity development interventions Support the development and administration of technical assistance TA grants training programmes and learning content for climate capacity development within the Bank and in Member Countries

Resource Mobilization and Strategic Partnership

Contribute to the Division s engagement with international bilateral and multilateral climate finance institutions such as the Green Climate Fund GCF the Global Environment Facility GEF the International Climate Initiative IKI the Climate Investment Funds the Systematic Observations Financing Facility SOFF the NDC Partnership and coordinate fundraising for the relevant IsDB climate tagged projects Prepare and quality-assure concept notes funding proposals project preparation facility applications budgets procurement plans and terms of reference for submission to vertical or bilateral climate funds including the case for concessionality and the delineation between Bank and fund financing on a baseline versus incremental transformational basis In addition prepare approach papers reports and statements on the rationale and activities to be supported by donor funds Work in coordination with the Climate Change and Environment Division and others with academia MDBs UN agencies think tanks and other key partners outside IsDB on relevant research and analysis events and outreach including in support of flagship partnerships and of the Bank s engagement with the UNFCCC UNCBD and UNCCD processes

Knowledge Sharing amp Innovation

Track external issues and processes relevant to best practice in climate mitigation and adaptation in various sectors Keep abreast of external developments and provide technical support to Management on engagement in key external processes on issues of climate change and sustainability This includes but is not limited to IsDB partnership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC the United Nations Convention for Biodiversity UNCBD the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD other specialized UN agencies multilateral development banks and bilateral finance institutions Contribute to knowledge products guidance notes policy briefs and case studies that capture lessons from the Bank s climate portfolio including on Islamic climate finance nature-based solutions drought and land degradation resilience and just transition Results Reporting amp Communication Contribute to the preparation of progress reports on all project cycle related activities in compliance with the Bank rules and procedures Ensure that climate-relevant core results indicators are included at design stage so that results can be aggregated and support the quality and completeness of climate green and social tagging in the Bank s operational systems Contribute to divisional and departmental results and KPI reporting including quarterly reporting into the corporate results architecture and to the evidence base supporting Management and Board reporting on the climate portfolio Contribute to the Bank s external climate reporting commitments including joint MDB climate finance reporting and impact reporting associated with sustainable finance issuances

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Environmental, Water or Energy Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Economics or any related field. Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in the design and implementation of climate change and environmental projects, of which at least 4 years are related to climate change adaptation and resilience and in a developing country context. Demonstrated experience with climate risk screening tools, GHG accounting methodologies, climate finance tracking and Paris alignment assessment. Experience in preparing and processing proposals for vertical climate funds (GCF, GEF, Adaptation Fund) or bilateral climate finance providers. Familiarity with the environmental and social safeguard frameworks of multilateral development banks and with results-based management is an advantage. Experience working with IFIs/Development Agencies/Multilateral Development Banks preferred.Languages:English: Mandatory | Arabic: Preferred | French: Preferred

SKILLS & NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE

Sound knowledge of international climate negotiations (Conference of the Parties), climate policy and the current state of best practice among International Finance Institutions and UN organizations. Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to high-level analytical work and policy dialogue in IsDB Member Countries. Sound knowledge of Environment/Climate/Carbon Finance, including carbon market mechanisms under Article 6. Working knowledge of MDB environmental and social standards and of results-based management and reporting. Familiarity with Islamic finance instruments and their application to climate and sustainable finance is an advantage. Planning & organizing / project management skills Analytical thinking and problem solving Presentation Skills. MS Office skills and familiarity with data, screening and reporting tools.