Lead, Energy and Materials Transition Financing

Vor 4 Tagen

Genf, Genf, Schweiz WEF - World Economic Forum Vollzeit
*This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.


The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, engaging the foremost leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

[The Centre for Energy and Materials (CENMAT)]) and the [Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems (FMS)]) have a history of successful collaboration in areas of shared interest. The Forum's Centre for Energy and Materials (CENMAT) serves as the multi-stakeholder and cross-industry platform that enables building new coalitions and delivering cutting-edge insights required for a sustainable, secure and equitable energy future globally and locally. The Centre engages leaders from the public and private sectors to deliver new insights and multistakeholder collaborations at the global, regional and national levels. The Forum's Centre for Financial and Monetary System (FMS) is comprised of leading global and regional institutions from the financial services and investing industries, among other critical stakeholders. It engages this broad set of actors to design and develop a more sustainable, resilient, trusted, and accessible financial system that reinforces long-term value creation and economic growth.

Why we are Recruiting

Finance is recognised as a crucial enabler for accelerating the transition to a secure, sustainable and equitable energy system.

Current levels of investments are not aligned with the pace and scale required for the energy transition and there are significant geographic disparities with investments flowing predominantly within developed economies.

Mobilising both public and private finance for the energy transition is essential.


In this context, we are hiring a Lead, Energy and Materials transition financing to develop and deliver shared strategic objectives and priorities on financing the energy and materials transition.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems (FMS) and the relevant Industry teams to ensure effective collaboration between relevant CENMAT and FMS activities.

This person will progressively lead on existing initiatives, identify new areas of collaboration, co-develop [knowledge products]), [programming events]), and engaging key stakeholders in the CENMAT activities from companies and Forum Partners across the financial sector, multilateral development banks, and governments to drive collaboration.

Reporting Lines & Interactions


The Lead, Energy and Materials transition financing will (for the first 6 months) report to Head, Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee and will have a dotted line to the Lead in Sustainable Finance in the FMS team.

After 6 months the main reporting line within CENMAT will be re-assessed.

The position will work closely with wider Forum Colleagues, in particular with the Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems (FMS) and the [Global Industries Team,]) to strengthen collaboration and ensure alignment across initiatives and activities.


Main responsibilities and deliverables:

Existing initiatives

  • Develop and progressively lead the execution of a plan, in close collaboration with CENMAT Initiative Leads and FMS colleagues, to bring a comprehensive transition finance action to ongoing CENMAT initiatives and activities

These initiatives include:

1) Industrial Clusters; 2) Mobilizing Investment for Clean Energy in Emerging Economies; 3) Securing Minerals for the Energy Transition; 4) Advanced Energy Ecosystems (new nuclear); 5) Coal to Renewables.


Conducting research and new initiatives incubation

  • Develop and deliver shared strategic objectives and priorities for new initiatives across CENMAT and FMS. Identify and incubate new initiatives and areas of collaboration with a transition finance focus, aligning with CENMAT priorities and in close collaboration with FMS and Global Industry Team colleagues.
  • Stay abreast of current trends and implications of key global and regional policy changes.
  • Conduct research and analysis on developments and opportunities in energy and materials transition financing.

Co-develop knowledge products and programme events

  • Coorganize events, workshops and meetings to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration on financing for the energy and materials transition for existing initiatives.
  • Identify key opportunities throughout the year to engage both public and private stakeholders.

Collaboration and stakeholder engagement

  • Foster strong working relationships and facilitate effective collaboration between CENMAT, FMS, Global Industry teams and other Forum colleagues.
  • Build consensus and navigate diverse stakeholder needs to advance shared objectives.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key partners in the financing ecosystem and relevant stakeholders across the financial sector (companies and Forum Partners), multilateral development banks (MDBs), and governments.

Other

  • 30% of the time of the successful candidate will be dedicate to other CENMAT activities, with focus on regions and / or emerging issues.
Preferred requirements, experience and skills

You possess:

  • An advanced university degree in a relevant subject (energy, economics, finance, business management, international relations)
  • 810 years of professional experience in finance, energy, industry, strategy, policy
  • Knowledge of the financial sector (public or private), energy and materials, and interest in climate and transition finance
  • Outstanding organizational skills, proven adaptability and ability to juggle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
  • Proven track record of delivering at pace and within deadlines to achieve set objectives
  • Ability to build relationships within complex networks; ability to work well across cultures and in a global virtual environment, including with a team based across different time zones
  • Ability to build value proposition for senior stakeholders, both business leaders and leading issue experts in academia, international organizations, governments and nongovernmental organizations and manage longterm, trustbased relationships with communities of purpose
  • Strong problemsolving and analytical skills, and ability to communicate complex information succinctly, manage competing priorities and working on multiple projects at the same time
  • Capacity to apply critical thinking, consult broadly and develop strategies, which balance both long and shortterm objectives
  • Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and be a committed, collaborative, optimistic and solutionoriented team player
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal and timemanagement skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluency in spoken and written English; other languages would be an asset.

Why work at the Forum:


The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action.

Join us and become a driver for positive change

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