Decarbonization Manufacture-Energy Consultant
Location: United States of America
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is a multilateral organization based in Washington, D.C., that is committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector.
About this position:
The Strategy and Development Department (DSP), with its division, the Advisory Services Division (ADV) is responsible for leading IDB Invest efforts to create, implement and sustain its strategic vision and achieve development impact and additionality. DSP delivers on Development Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Knowledge, Social Environmental and Governance, Advisory Services, and Corporate Affairs.
The primary objective of this consultancy is to assist the ADV team to bring state of the art knowledge in decarbonization pathways and technologies to build new business models or identify climate related investments by providing technical expertise in the Infrastructure and manufacturing sector.
What you’ll do:
The Consultant will lead climate change related Advisory Services investments, including:
· Technical support to identify and implement climate related advisory services opportunities in financial institutions, manufacture and infrastructure and energy segments.
· Carry out feasible decarbonization strategies and solutions in the industry sector, considering the regional context.
· Carry out Paris alignment assessments for IDB Invest transactions.
· Development of Net Zero strategies and roadmaps for IDB Invest clients.
· Greenhouse gases (GHG) accounting and assessment for clients.
· Review IDB Invest clients buildings’ layouts in order to certify them (EDGE, LEED, etc.)
In these sectors, the consultant will:
· Support the design, development, and execution of IDB Invest advisory service operations utilizing climate funding, focusing on decarbonization strategies.
· Provide intellectual leadership in tendencies and innovation within priority areas such as GHG emissions analysis, life cycle assessment, GHG mitigation measures for manufacture and infrastructure sectors, and climate finance.
Provide suggestions to improve project design by increasing climate ambition and incorporating climate finance. Support the development of tools, knowledge products and outreach activities, such as conferences and others, that help adopt and mainstream climate action. Lead and/or support drafting and submission of fund-raising proposals and technical cooperations. Provide support to further advance the climate agenda at IDB Invest.Beyond the delivery of technical advice, perform as a leader for the delivery of specialized Advisory Services. The consultant will be resourceful providing a valuable pool of third consultants in the fields of low carbon manufacture and requesting proposal of services, executing ideas into reality by thinking out-of-the box and delivering. The consultant shall
rapid design terms of reference and activities to be deployed with IDB Invest’s clients and external experts, contract activities and process payments, monitor external specialized services ensuring the delivery of the contracted products, close external consultancies by documenting results, producing lessons learned and communication materials such as publications for public fora. interacting with other practitioners of resilient infrastructure in Multilateral Banks, Academia, Associations of Engineering, NGOS, entrepreneurs and others.Finally, the Consultant will manage a portfolio of Advisory Services Funds (or technical assistance funds within a Fund), including performing the following activities:
Support IDB Invest process to approve and mobilize new Advisory Services Funds resources. Validate investments match with Funds’ eligibility criteria and provide advice to improve project design and alignment with Funds objectives. Track the Funds’ portfolio of projects, monitoring its impact and documenting results for its yearly reporting. Oversee preparation of lessons learned related to Advisory Services within and outside the IDBG, including technical input for the design of project level communication products. Disseminate information to project teams on transaction strengths, weaknesses, risks and risk mitigation options.What you’ll need:
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