Climate Finance Manager

Job Description

KEY INFORMATION
Job Title: Climate Finance Manager
Sector: Customs, Trade and Investment Climate
Position Type: Full-time
Duration/Level of Effort: Long-Term
Position Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contractual arrangement: Eligible for Cambodian residents/citizens only

Are you a motivated team player who enjoys working with others to make progress on climate and green investment opportunities? Do you want to use your skills to help move real projects forward and support partners to invest in greener, more sustainable solutions? Join us as a Climate Finance Manager, where you’ll help identify promising opportunities, solve practical challenges, and support partners to make climate‑friendly investments.

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The CAPRED Facility is Australia’s flagship bilateral economic development program in Cambodia, focusing on economic recovery and resilience over the next four years, with a possible three-year extension.

The Facility supports Cambodia in implementing a range of necessary economic interventions and reforms to maintain the country’s economic transition. These interventions and reforms are primarily aimed at encouraging more productive and inclusive public and private investment, which promotes a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy (RISE).

CAPRED interventions fall under three technical components including: Agriculture and Agro-processing; Trade, Investment and Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Development; and one Cross-Cutting component comprising: Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Climate resilience, and policy.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Climate Finance Manager is responsible for turning climate finance intent into practical, deliverable investments. The role focuses on bringing together government counterparts, financial institutions, technical partners, and private sector actors to move climate-aligned projects from concept to implementation.

The position requires a strong combination of technical credibility, proactive coordination, and delivery discipline. The CIFS is expected to understand what makes a climate or green investment viable, to speak the language of finance and climate policy, and to actively manage stakeholders and processes so that opportunities do not stall.

Alongside this investment-facing role, the position also plays a key function in managing a major technical assistance partnership, ensuring workplans, deliverables, and budgets are implemented effectively and aligned with CAPRED priorities.

RESPONSIBILITES
A strong Climate Investment and Finance Specialist’s will demonstrate the ability to:

• Technical
• Exercise sound judgement and initiative in identifying and advancing green and climate-aligned investment opportunities, working proactively with government counterparts, financial institutions, technical partners, and other stakeholders to help viable opportunities progress from concept toward implementation.
• Apply a structured problem-solving approach to the design and coordination of technical assistance, addressing institutional, technical, and financial constraints while supporting partners to strengthen their capacity to engage with climate-related investments.
• Demonstrate strong delivery discipline, managing climate finance-related activities from planning through implementation, including coordinating partners, overseeing external support arrangements, and resolving delivery or coordination challenges as they arise.
• Undertake and apply practical analysis, drawing on research and analytical skills to assess green business models, financing approaches, and investment viability in ways that inform decisions, activity design, and stakeholder engagement.
• Design and implement realistic, context-appropriate interventions, showing creativity balanced with pragmatism in supporting climate finance uptake, strengthening green investment ecosystems, and aligning activities with partner incentives and capabilities.
• Compliance
• Upholding strong ethical and professional standards, ensuring stakeholders will operate within Cowater and DFAT-related codes of conduct and policies including all inclusion-related policies such as Child Protection and PSEAH; antifraud and corruption; value for money and other policies.
• Demonstrate commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action, integrating these principles across the Facility.
• Stakeholder relationship
• Build and maintain constructive working relationships across the CAPRED team and with government counterparts, financial institutions, technical partners, and development partners.
• Facilitate coordination and alignment across diverse stakeholders, navigating differing mandates and incentives while proactively managing risks of delay or disengagement.
• Compliance
• Ensure stakeholders operate within Cowater and DFAT-related codes of conduct and policies including all inclusion-related policies such as Child Protection and PSEAH; antifraud and corruption; value for money and other policies.
• Commitment to championing environmental sustainability and climate action across the Facility.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Essential Criteria
• Degree in finance, economics, business, environmental economics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects or programs involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong ability to drive progress and deliver outcomes, including coordinating partners and resolving implementation challenges.
• Credible technical understanding of climate finance or related areas, with the ability to assess what constitutes a viable and meaningful investment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical counterparts.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Desirable Criteria
• Experience in the financial sector, such as with a bank or investment advisory services.
• Experience or training in sustainable, green, or climate finance, including exposure to relevant financial instruments or approaches.
• Understanding of climate-related investment opportunities in sectors such as climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, or water.
• Familiarity with the Cambodian institutional, regulatory, or financial context.
• Experience working with Cambodian Government counterparts.
• Experience working with development partners or donor-funded programs.

Remuneration: This is equivalent to a full-time position with a day rate payable monthly in arrears being commensurate with qualifications and experience.

APPLICATION PROCESS Please send your cover letter and CV​​ to recruitment@capred.org mentioning the position you apply for in the subject line “Climate Finance Manager”.​​​

Closing Date: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis until the position is filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Cowater international strives to maintain a fair, transparent, and human centered recruitment process. As part of our commitment to responsible hiring practices and compliance with evolving recruitment regulations, we may use AI assisted tools to support limited aspects of our talent acquisition workflow, such as reviewing or shortlisting applications. These tools are used only to enhance efficiency and consistency in our processes. All assessments, interviews, and final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruiting managers. Candidates may request additional information about the use of these tools or reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process. 

Cowater International is an equal opportunity employer, basing employment on merit and qualifications as they relate to professional experience and position expectations. Cowater does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, or any other basis protected by law.

About the Organization

ABOUT US
Founded in 1985, Cowater International is a leading global development consulting company. Headquartered in Ottawa and with corporate hubs in Auckland, Berlin, Brussels, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Manila, Nairobi, Singapore and Stockholm, Cowater International has successfully delivered a portfolio of over 2500 projects and assignments in more than 95 countries. We work with governments, private sector actors and communities implementing projects that support socio-economic development, institutional strengthening, environmental improvements and advance equal opportunities for all. We are a diverse and experienced team committed to building a better tomorrow for the people we serve. Our adaptive approach to management has led to our yearly award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies since 2017. 

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