Conservation Finance Specialist

Job Description

Title: Conservation Finance Specialist

Company Name: Chemonics International - USAID Ecosystems/Protibesh Activity

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Economics, Green Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Doctorate holders may receive higher preference.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 15 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide technical support to the Protibesh Policy Lead and Biodiversity and Wildlife Biology Lead to initiatives to enhance conservation finance in Bangladesh, particularly the key biological areas in in the Sylhet and Khulna Districts.
∎ The specialist will lead the development and implementation of a “Conservation Financing Strategy” in consultation with the Protibesh technical staff.
∎ Specific tasks include but are not limited to:
∎ Assess annual financial need for terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands, analyze the gaps, and forecast the need for financing for the next 25 (twenty-five) years for the Protibesh KBAs.
∎ Examine the scopes of funding from sources of (national, international, private, other development partners, corporate, industries, and formal financial institutions to fill the financial gaps, particularly of the KBAs.
∎ Conduct a willingness-to-pay study among key stakeholders to visit conservation areas for recreation and/or natural resource dependence.
∎ Conceptualize payment for ecosystem services (PES) and other environmental fee mechanisms.
∎ Explore the opportunity to leverage the regulators such as the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), business/ industries chambers and individual businesses/ industries to introduce a conservation fee system.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least fifteen years of relevant experience in providing financial consulting services.
∎ At least ten years in the design of financial and or investment instruments.
∎ Demonstrated capacity to develop conservation/endowment funding mechanisms is imperative. The candidates must show demonstrated experience in the six tasks specified above under point 3.
∎ Solid knowledge of government funding systems and mechanisms is a requirement.
∎ Excellent communication and representation skills in Bangla and in English.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 18 Jun 2022

Company Information:
∎ 7 Jun 2022
∎ Chemonics International - USAID Ecosystems/Protibesh Activity

Category: Accounting/Finance

: Please send an email with your CV and cover letter attached and “Conservation Finance Specialist” in the subject line.