Senior Climate Finance Expert

About the role

NTU International is looking for a Senior Climate Finance Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role focuses on mobilising climate finance, structuring sustainable investments, and developing financing strategies for climate‑resilient transport infrastructure across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and mobilise climate finance opportunities for transport and infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical assistance on climate finance mechanisms, green investment instruments and sustainable financing frameworks.
• Prepare bankable climate‑resilient infrastructure projects and investment proposals.
• Advise on financing strategies related to climate adaptation, low‑carbon transport and sustainable infrastructure development.
• Engage with climate finance institutions, development banks, private investors and donor organisations.
• Contribute to financial analyses, investment frameworks, climate finance strategies and funding applications.
• Integrate climate finance considerations into regional transport planning and corridor development.
• Deliver workshops, technical training and capacity‑building activities on climate finance.
• Support monitoring, reporting and analytical outputs for climate finance initiatives.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, climate finance, infrastructure finance, environmental economics or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in climate finance, infrastructure finance, investment advisory or sustainable development financing.
• Proven experience on infrastructure or climate‑related projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Financial modeling for climate‑related projects
• Investment structuring and analysis
• Knowledge of green investment instruments and blended finance
• Expertise in climate finance mechanisms and funding applications
• Capacity to prepare bankable project proposals