Onsite Investment and Finance Specialist

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About the role

  • Investment and Finance Specialist supporting UNIDO's projects on sustainable industrial development in Austria. Involves technical cooperation project management with a focus on sustainable financial solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in appraising, adjusting and presenting project proposals, and monitoring programme execution.
  • Identify problems and utilize information as an input to corrective actions to promote effective project management.
  • Develop and administer technical cooperation projects.
  • Locate and analyze specific economic and social data and distilling and synthesizing information relevant to proposed projects.
  • Appraise, review and adjust project proposals to ensure consistency with national, sub regional, regional and sectoral priorities and programmes.
  • Formulate and present proposals for final review and approval.
  • Develop schedules, arrangements and methods for the management of project execution.
  • Exchange information required for project formulation and execution with government officials and donor agencies.
  • Monitor and expedite project execution through discussions and correspondence with project staff and participation in evaluations.
  • Organize and conduct briefings and debriefings on projects.

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in finance, economics, or business administration is required.
  • At least five (5) years of professional experience in technical cooperation project management or portfolio project management including some exposure at the international level is required.
  • Experience working with sustainable financial instruments and products, e.g., via derisking and blended finance, and financial literacy programmes is desirable.
  • Experience in capacity-building and financial literacy programmes for project developers or financial institutions is desirable.
  • Familiarity with impact investment frameworks, ESG integration, and access to carbon credit or green finance markets is desirable.
  • Ability to research and analyse information independently and recommend solutions is required.
  • Ability to write in a clear and concise manner is required.
  • Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural teams is desirable.
  • Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries is desirable.

Benefits

  • Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
  • UNIDO welcomes applications from qualified persons with disabilities.
  • Reasonable accommodation will be provided to applicants and employees with disabilities to support full participation in the recruitment process and in the performance of their duties.

Job title

Investment and Finance Specialist

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Salary

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Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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