Senior Non- Key Expert in Climate Finance and E&S Risk

Job Description

Project: TA Facility of the Transforming Financial Systems for Climate Change (TFSC)

The Transforming Financial Systems for Climate (TFSC) program is part of a global €653 million effort of the Agence Française de Développement Group and the Green Climate Fund to develop a market for climate finance in 17 countries across Africa and Latin America. The TFSC is supporting the National Bank of Egypt in developing its Climate Change Strategy and Environmental and Social Risk Management System.

The specific objectives of TFSC in Egypt are:

• Support National Bank of Egypt (NBE) in adopting a climate finance strategy and tools.
• Provide support for the promotion of green sustainable growth in different sectors, leveraging both public and private financing.
• Consolidate the application of market-based instruments for environmental/climate-smart investments.
• Improve the competitiveness and growth of cleaner business opportunities that lead to job creation.

DAI is looking to recruit Senior Non-Key Expert in Climate Finance and E&S Risk

to support to the Key Expert for E&S Risk in relation to the following main tasks and deliverables:

• Technical quality control review of documents translated by others to/from English and Arabic;
• Development and quality control of E&S due diligence procedures and tools (e.g. site visit checklists, pro forma reports) to be used by bank staff and/or consulting firms acting on their behalf, including checking on alignment with Egyptian regulations and the realities of Egyptian companies;
• Assessment of training needs and content development/delivery of training modules for bank staff on E&S topics and E&S risk management;
• Review of E&S information on specific loans to private sector projects in the climate mitigation and adaptation space especially energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture projects;

Requirements:

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic;
• Extensive knowledge and experience of Egyptian regulations on environmental protection, occupational health & safety, environmental impact assessment, etc. good knowledge of how these work in practice, especially in relation to mid- and large- size corporates in the manufacturing and industrial sectors;
• Good knowledge of environmental, health & safety management systems, supply chain assurance systems and similar good practices & their uptake and maturity in the Egyptian corporate sector;
• At least familiar with relevant international norms especially IFC Performance Standards and the sustainability policies of international development financial institutions and the Equator Principles;
• Previous experience of E&S work for banks, private equity funds or international development finance institutions is an advantage.

Commencement date: ASAP
Input: up to 25 working days
Deadline for submission of applications & CVs from interested candidates: ASAP
Place of the assignment: Cairo, Egypt

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

DAI is the largest single provider of development services to the European Commission.

From corporate locations in Ankara (Turkey), Belgrade (Serbia), Brussels (Belgium), Cologne (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Vienna (Austria), our team of 100+ employees oversees a portfolio of more than 95 EU projects in more than 80 countries.

Our EU Business Unit covers the whole spectrum of DAI operations, from project delivery, framework contract implementation, and global facilities management to business development, communications, and knowledge management. The EU team is seamlessly integrated into DAI’s global organisation, tapping the full range of technical specialists and support staff from our United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, and other locations.

This team orchestrates a network of some 800 in-house and external experts currently engaged on short- and long-term assignments encompassing all EU technical areas, including governance and public administration reforms, sustainable economic growth and agriculture, resilience, conflict and security, gender and social inclusion, climate change and green growth, digitalisation, global health, education, and social protection.

DAI has extensive experience working with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), the EU’s External Action Service (EEAS), and European development financial institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

We partner with these and other clients to support the European Consensus on Development and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As a signatory of the UN Global Compact, we report on our contributions to achieving the SDGs in our annual Communication on Progress. In 2021, we signed up to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) for greenhouse gas emission reductions. As an employee-owned and mission-oriented enterprise, we are wholly committed to upholding the highest standard of responsible and sustainable business.”

As an employee-owned and mission-oriented enterprise, we are wholly committed to upholding the highest standard of responsible and sustainable business.