Senior Manager Blended Finance

The Organisation

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute's (ASFI) mission is "to realign the Australian financial system to be sustainable, resilient, and inclusive". Their member base comprises of 41 of Australia's largest financial institutions across banking, investment, insurance and financial services, who are committed to supporting ASFI's mission. ASFI works with the finance sector, governments, civil society and other partners to achieve their goals of mobilising institutional capital for climate, nature and social impact.

The Role

The Senior Manager, Blended Finance will lead delivery of key aspects of ASFI's Sustainable Finance partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), supporting the Australian Government to mobilise Australian investment for climate and development into Southeast Asia through blended finance and infrastructure project preparation. In this role, you will coordinate technical advice, investor engagement and events, and blended finance design activities, that aim to build capability across public and private sectors on blended finance, and support capital allocation into Southeast Asia emerging markets for climate and development. You will also drive ASFI's blended finance work across other objectives domestically, such as nature and biodiversity, and First Nations.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic and technical guidance to support DFAT's design and implementation of blended finance structures to crowd in Australian private investment into Indo-Pacific emerging markets.
• Provide advice to Government on options to enhance Australia's blended finance capabilities in the region, including in the context of Australia's prospective hosting of COP31.
• Design and deliver, with oversight from Executive Manager Policy and Blended Finance and in close consultation with DFAT and other Australian Government stakeholders, investor showcases, roundtables, summit panel discussions, and other events targeting Australian financial institutions to support awareness and interest in Southeast Asia climate and infrastructure opportunities.
• Establish and manage ongoing engagement between DFAT's Partnerships for Infrastructure program and other parts of the Australian Government including Export Finance Australia, and Australian financial institutions on identifying infrastructure investment opportunities, and understand and address any barriers to finance and investment in those opportunities.
• Lead, with oversight from the Executive Manager Policy and Blended Finance, ASFI's engagement with DFAT's Blended Finance Unit and P4I teams to design and execute the above activities

About You

You will hold a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Finance, Economics, Public Policy or related field, with a minimum of 7 years' professional experience in development finance, blended finance or sustainable investment. Complimenting your knowledge of emerging markets, is your demonstrated project management experience, which includes budget oversight and partner coordination expertise. You are collaborative and a team player, who is known for your "can-do" attitude, strategic thinking, adaptability, and ability to navigate complex, uncertain and dynamic environments to achieve results.

Additionally, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience structuring or advising on blended finance structures and vehicles including in emerging markets.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a track record of deep engagement with government and facilitating engagement between public and private sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation to a range of expert and non-expert audiences.
• Understanding of infrastructure finance and investment, including barriers and opportunities to address them through a range of mechanisms including grant funding.
• Understanding of aid program delivery mechanisms and considerations including impact management and reporting and safeguards.

The Rewards and Culture

Be part of a purpose-driven organisation with a great culture and ambition to make a game-changing impact on sustainability and social impact through finance. In addition to the ability to do highly impactful work, as part of a great team with fantastic partners, ASFI offers a comprehensive range of staff benefits including:

• Flexible work arrangements (including location, hours and patterns of work)
• Bonus annual leave entitlements linked to length of service
• Access to volunteering leave
• Support for professional development

ASFI values diversity and is building a workforce that reflects the whole community. ASFI is an equal opportunity employer where Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) community members, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

ASFI has partnered with
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Nathan Kelly
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