Green Investment Officer

PURPOSE

The Investment officer will work as part of GGGI's country program, in close collaboration with government partners in the different ministries like Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Ministry of Finance, etc. with the overall aim to support achievement of Indonesia's NDC targets.

The Officer will have the following tasks and duties:

• Conduct analysis for existing and potential investment opportunities for sustainable energy and related sectors in focal provinces. This shall include conducting discussions at national and provincial level to scope out investment project and program opportunities.

• Responsible for identifying investment project options and opportunities, project structures, innovative financing mechanisms and/or de-risking mechanisms to overcome policy and institutional barriers for sustainable energy sub-sectors including biomass to energy, mini- and micro-hydro, solar, wind, electric vehicles, waste to energy, remote mini-grids etc.
• Prepare complete investment documentation for identified projects with the team, including investment briefs, presentations, financial models, scenario analysis for potential public and private investors.
• Support writing, revising, and editing of proposals and drafting of business plans and investment briefs, involving e.g. risk analysis, objectively verifiable indicators, and other investment and finance related sections.
• Support the development of investment project concepts and proposals by assembling information including project objectives, outcomes, deliverables, implementation pathway, risk mitigation measures, timeline, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.

• Originate sustainable energy investment projects and programs for GGGI Indonesia investment pipeline opportunities that can support meeting Indonesia’s NDC targets.
• Assist with and conduct pre-feasibility assessments for sustainable energy business models with relevant stakeholders, including GoI partners, financial institutions, private sector developers etc.

ENGAGEMENT

• Identify and engage with relevant public and private sector stakeholders, such as private companies, GoI staff, development partners, NGOs and Universities.

• Engage financial institutions and commercial lenders in the development of projects to ensure the projects adequately represent their vision, interest, criteria and priorities.. Facilitate, where necessary, interactions between public and private institutions to create investment projects and/or innovative funding mechanisms. Support further development and expansion of GGGI's network of financial institutions, banks, funds and other relevant organizations both domestically and internationally.
• Obtain endorsement from GoI partners and other relevant stakeholders as required.
• Provide ad-hoc support as member of the integrated GGGI Investment Team to GGGI technical teams and operations for documentation and logistics in the development of the GGGI project portfolio. Carry out other ad hoc assignments in line with GGGI's mandate and targets for Indonesia.
• Assisting and coordinating the provincial investment work with the GGGI provincial representatives.

DELIVERY

• Identification and development of commercially bankable projects that will be attractive to government partners, financial institutions, and private sector.
• High quality investment documentation including business case, financial, and risk analysis for projects in development or under evaluation, including financial modeling.
• Business development by collecting and analyzing market data to support identification of new investment programs.
• Organize the delivery of sustainable energy investment workstreams with tight deadlines and managing a small team (consisting of staff members and consultants)
• Support mobilizing climate finance and investments in green growth sectors in Indonesia, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and waste management business models
• High-quality proposals for investment projects in the Green Growth sectors
• Various documents (or portions of documents) in support of project design, institutional capacity-building, and internal and external program reporting.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant must demonstrate outstanding professional competence and hold exemplary and relevant academic credentials. As noted, the position requires extensive experience in deal origination and financial analysis skills in the Green Growth sectors. Knowledge of Indonesian policy and governance in the energy sectors and/or other Green Growth sectors, commercial risk assessment, project finance, debt instruments and multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed. Practical experience in arranging investment deals, pitching of bankable projects and/or financial deal structuring is important.

Specifically, the application should provide convincing evidence of the following:

•  A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business management or economics. Advance degree (master's or equivalent) will be an advantage. Relevant financial certifications like CFA, FRM etc. will be an added advantage.

•  A minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience related to bankable project development and financial modeling in the green growth development sector, including at least several years of experience in Indonesia.

•  A proven track record in successful financial analysis, financial modeling with scenario analysis and credit risk assessment is required.

•  Solid understanding of various financial products, debt/equity instruments being used in Indonesian finance/investment sector. Direct working experience with any of these products will be an advantage.

•  Excellent Indonesian and English writing skills is a must, writing examples might be requested as well as potentially a written exercise as part of the selection procedure. Knowledge of additional key business languages will be an advantage.

•  Excellent understanding of the socio-political and cultural contexts of Green Growth governance in Indonesia

•  Experience working directly with one or more Investment banks/ Private Equity/ multi laterals would be an advantage.

•  An extensive network of professional contacts among financial institutions and impact investors would be an added advantage.

•  A good track record of working on complex investment processes, politically sensitive issues with government, banking sector, non-banking financial products and public sector finance is desirable, specially experience with blended finance.

CORPORATE

•  Understand and actively supports GGGI's mission, vision and values.

•  Outstanding stakeholder engagement, client relationship, communication, teamwork, and consensus building.

•  Process and share information easily and excellent at problem solving.

•  Manage emotions and stress positively, builds rapport and resolves conflict easily.

•  Promote creativity and innovation among staff.

•  Work effectively with other teams of a high degree of cultural and professional diversity.

* Under current COVID-19 circumstances, this position is expected to primarily start under ‘work-from-home’ protocol and eventually moving to physical meetings and physical office presence, as situation permits.

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.