Sustainable Finance Officer – Climate

Your role

As a Sustainable Finance Officer with a particular focus on green/climate finance and capital markets, you will report directly to the Manager of the Sustainable Finance Advisory team. You are expected to strengthen FMO’s strategic agenda by providing content knowledge, building a network of contacts, and offering deal support in sustainable finance. You will contribute to building our portfolio of at least €10 billion in SDG 13 (climate action) investments and another €10 billion in SDG 10 (reduced inequalities) investments.

You will also:

• Advise our investment teams and clients on sustainable finance with emphasis on green and climate related themes.
• Advise on the structuring of innovative green and social capital market transactions incl but not limited to green, social, sustainability and sustainability linked bonds.
• Advise the structuring of innovative green (e.g., climate mitigation, biodiversity, circular economy), with occasional support on social (e.g., inclusive business, gender, refugees) finance deals.
•  Assessing transactions to ensure they meet FMO’s Green, and where applicable Inclusive finance criteria.
•  Support deals, sector initiatives, and partnerships across the organization on green and social topics.
•  Design and pilot financial and non-financial products to boost green/climate investments.
•  Lead internal change projects and provide technical expertise.
• Represent FMO at sustainable finance events and engage with key partners.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments and manage internal stakeholders.
• Inspiring and collaborating with colleagues across several departments and managing internal stakeholders.