Job Opportunity: Deputy Director, Financial Protection & Vertical Funds

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Deputy Director, Financial Protection & Vertical Funds

August 2024

Summary

Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), founded in 2009, is an independent intergovernmental organization of countries most threatened by climate change, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. It is composed of leaders of 68 governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific, who together represent 1.74 billion people.

Objective 

The Deputy Director will co-lead the financial advisory support program of the CVF-V20 with specific focus on vertical funds and building regional safety nets including bolstering risk pools and supporting programs such as the Global Shield against Climate Risks and V20 L&D Funding Program. The Deputy Director will advance the institution’s work in this area by building capacity of key stakeholders and providing technical guidance and representation at various fora. The incumbent will also support the CVF-V20 and its membership to develop and advance positions on key issues in the international reform agenda.

Reporting Relationships

The Deputy Director reports to the Managing Director.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Co-lead the financial advisory support program of the CVF-V20 with specific focus on vertical funds and building regional safety nets including bolstering risk pools and supporting programs such as the Global Shield against Climate Risks and V20 L&D Funding Program.
2. Advise and provide key inputs to the CVF-V20 leadership and membership on the functioning of vertical funds and building regional safety nets including bolstering risk pools and supporting programs such as the Global Shield against Climate Risks and V20 L&D Funding Program;
3. Manage and oversee specific programs on above themes including for example the V20 Loss and Damage Funding Program, proposals on building regional safety nets, etc.;
4. Develop technical briefs, insight papers and blogs on the above themes for the V20 to help devise ambitious proposals within the IMF, G20, multilateral development banks, and broader stakeholders;
5. Advise on mainstreaming climate risk analysis in public financial management and greening the financial system;
6. Contribute to and support the officials’ level and ministerial engagements of the CVF-V20, ensuring technical support for communications content including providing regularly updates with pertinent CVF-V20 content, and other relevant content.
7. Represent the perspective of CVF-V20 in relevant international forums and advocate for their interests and priorities concerning areas including, but not limited to the above themes and climate finance in general;
8. Sustain engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including member states, international financial institutions, partners, regions, subnational entities such as cities, businesses, investors, and civil society, to advance CVF-V20 objectives;
9. Support the CVF-V20 work in strategic planning; and
10. Any other work required by the leadership of CVF-V20.

Qualifications

The Consultant shall possess the following minimum qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in public relations, public administration, international development, finance and/or related disciplines with advanced experience in communications;
• Minimum 10 years of work experience;
• Experience in either private and public sector in CVF country or abroad required;
• At least two years of ministerial level experience in CVF, with experience in briefing/presenting to ministerial and/or executive national leadership required;
• At least 5 years of experience in a global/cross-cultural private sector in CVF country or aboard required;
• Proven experience and interest in organizing policy and/or finance-focused events and activities in a multilateral/bilateral governmental/private sector setting;
• Experience with high-level communications, especially in global events and engagements;
• Prior leadership experience to provide guidance to multi-cultural teams and staff;
• Experience in financial reporting and management required;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to multitask, to work seamlessly with colleagues and counterparts from a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds and to work effectively within interdisciplinary and intercultural teams; and
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and CVF language

Other

Contract Duration

5 months with possibility for extension/flexibility, working on an occupation rate basis of 100% (full-time), until the transition to permanent institutional contracts by end of 2024.

Working Hours & Modalities

40 gross working hours, divided into 5 days of 8 hours (unless otherwise agreed with the Supervisor). The Deputy Director may generally work remote/from home (subject to agreement with the Supervisor). Overtime may occasionally arise to be compensated only through time-off/leave.

Compensation

An all-inclusive consultancy fee per month in US Dollars.

Accommodation & Travel

The assignment is remote. Travel outside in authorized official missions will be at the CVF-V20 expense in accordance with CVF-V20 travel rules.

Application

Interested applicants should email their letter of interest, CV and a writing sample to [email protected] by 15 August 2024 with the following subject line: [APPLICATION; NAME OF POSITION].