Research Fellow: Climate Impact & Climate Finance NGO Job SEI Africa

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The role

The Research Fellow will lead research, development and deployment of climate adaptation and mitigation projects, as well as finance approaches and mechanisms across Africa. Working in the Climate and Energy cluster, you will engage with national and sub-national policymakers, financial service providers, green technology providers, MSMEs, civil society organizations and climate-vulnerable communities.

Main focus areas:

• Researching, co-designing and co-developing climate-related projects, including financing components, tailored to local adaptation needs.
• Collaborate with finance experts, public and private investors, the financial community and green technology providers to design and implement innovative financial solutions.
• Advocate for the role of finance in enhancing adaptive capacity, building resilience and reducing vulnerabilities to climate impacts.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Develop new project ideas and collaborate with SEI researchers globally.
• Conduct research on finance for sustainable development, focusing on:
• project- and business-level, including demand-side finance;
• the role of blended finance and risk mitigation;
• sustainable economic activities (e.g. renewable energy, transport, agriculture, adaptation, nature restoration, biodiversity).
• Lead and support fundraising activities with diverse funders.
• Contribute to program communications and outreach.
• Build partnerships with research centres, institutions and financial actors.
• Engage with regional and international climate finance for development networks.
• Produce high-quality research outputs and publications.
• Strengthen SEI’s presence by cultivating networks with partners and stakeholders.

Qualifications and experience:

• PhD in a relevant field (e.g. economics, finance, business, public policy) with at least five years’ relevant working experience, or Master’s degree with at least eight years of relevant working experience.
• Experience in sustainable business, finance or international development (industry, consultancy, finance, international organizations or academia).
• Track record of co-designing inclusive, bankable adaptation solutions at the implementation scale.
• Strong understanding of adaptation economics.
• Proven record in developing financial solutions for locally led adaptation.
• Demonstrated fundraising success across varied sources (e.g. IKI, UKPACT, NORAD, SIDA, UN agencies, EU Horizon).
• Experience with mixed-methods research tools and methodologies.
• Publication record including academic and non-academic outputs.
• Experience in interdisciplinary projects.
• Excellent fluency in spoken and written English.

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