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WOWorld Economic Forum Geneva

Finance & Innovation Lead(m/w/x)

Genf
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Mobilizing private and philanthropic stakeholders for forest conservation investments. 7-10 years finance or nature finance experience required. Scoping forest landscape opportunities, stakeholder engagement, and project management.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years relevant experience in finance, investment, banking, nature finance, innovation, or related fields
  • Understanding of capital structures and blended finance instruments
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills with investors, corporates, philanthropy, and government
  • Strong project management skills, including driving progress and prioritizing activities
  • Ability to synthesize complexity and present compelling narratives
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • French, Spanish, and/or Portuguese language skills (plus)
  • Outstanding team player and collaborator
  • Solutions-oriented, proactive, responsive to feedback, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
  • Thrive in a convening role, facilitating alignment across actors

Tasks

  • Identify and assess investment opportunities
  • Profile expanding portfolio of opportunities
  • Engage private and philanthropic stakeholders
  • Create enabling conditions for investment and innovation
  • Lead scoping and identification of forest landscape opportunities
  • Design and deliver forest landscape opportunities
  • Support critical forest landscapes in alignment with FFA member needs
  • Lead FFA event design and delivery
  • Develop thought leadership and synthesis products
  • Build awareness and support for forest finance and innovation
  • Translate complex opportunities into compelling narratives
  • Attract and sustain new partners through strategic communications
  • Oversee innovative business models and financing mechanisms
  • Support long-term results for conservation and restoration
  • Engage corporates and asset owners
  • Understand challenges and needs in forest financing
  • Calibrate stakeholder needs with civil society and governments

Work Experience

  • 7 - 10 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • FrenchBasic
  • SpanishBasic
  • PortugueseBasic
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