Sustainable Finance Coordinator, WWF-Vietnam

Reports to: Conservation and Program Development Director (CPDD)
Supervises: Project managers, consultants and interns when required
Location: Hanoi or Hochiminh, Vietnam.

I. Major Function
The Sustainable Finance Coordinator is the technical lead and country focal point for sustainable finance related initiatives in WWF-Vietnam. The Sustainable Finance Coordinator is responsible for engagement and advocacy work across the banking sector and relevant finance sector stakeholder engagement in Vietnam. The Sustainable Finance Coordinator is responsible for ensuring cohesion and alignment between WWF-Vietnam and the broader WWF Network within the Finance Practice as well as the effective coordination, planning, implementation and monitoring of related projects activities under the country program.

II. Major duties and responsibilities:
* Sustainable financing related projects’ implementation and management
• Take responsibilities for overall planning, management, implementation and monitoring of projects and activities related to sustainable financing, supporting the completion of other country practices’ goals and outcomes and country conservation strategy and ensure integration of Sustainable Financing projects and works into WWF Monitoring and Evaluation mechanisms including APMS;
• Act as coordinator between Sustainable Financing Program activities and staff, Conservation and Program Development Director and Global Finance practice;
• Implement advocacy and engage with the banking sector, financial institutions and other stakeholders in country in relation to sustainable finance;
• Assess and benchmark local banks’ extent of Environment Social & Governance (ESG) integration and regulatory standards and conduct capacity building workshops targeted at banks;
• Work with banks to develop responsible lending policies, ESG risk appraisal tools and appropriate monitoring and reporting frameworks.
• Manage research on commodity supply chains, ESG issues and sustainability disclosure and performance by companies;
• Work with WWF commodity, climate and water experts to distill insights and knowledge into guidance tools for the banking sectors;
• Keep abreast of trends and developments relevant to sustainability and finance;
• Review and sign-off on all technical outputs in relation to sustainable finance produced by WWF-Vietnam.

* Support capacity for other functions within WWF-Vietnam
• Support other program coordinators where relevant to develop robust sustainable finance elements into their strategies ;
• Identify funding opportunities for the Sustainable Finance Program from different sources, including within the WWF Network, external PSP donors, corporates, partners etc, and support fund raising functions with technical inputs as required.

* Representation, Communication, Networking
• Responsible for networking including establishing relations with all key stakeholders, to implement the policy and advocacy strategy for the program;
• Represent WWF-Vietnam in national and international meetings, conferences and workshops as appropriate;
• Act as focal point for WWF-Vietnam communications in relation to Sustainable Finance Program, through close collaboration with the communications department.

* Other
• Undertake other relevant works as assigned by CPDD.
• Provide regular updates to the CPDD on technical implementation, staffing and funding opportunities and shortfalls.

* Required Qualifications:
• Master’s or higher degree in either finance, economics or environment management, or relevant fields.
• At least 5 years of experience working in the field of finance or sustainability, experience working with corporates/financial institutions is preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of development and conservation issues and the context of Vietnam and how environmental concerns relate to material business risks and opportunities;
• General knowledge of the finance sector levers for change as they relate to sustainability;
• Fluency in English and Vietnamese both written and spoken;
• Computer literacy (e.g. Microsoft office, relevant conservation software, etc).

* Required Skills and Competencies:
• A good understanding of how environmental concerns relate to material business risks and opportunities;
• General knowledge of the finance sector levers for change as they relate to sustainability;
• Ability to analyze ESG issues and to effectively communicate these to financial institution partners;
• Strategic thinking skills to ensure the program is relevant, networked and impactful;
• Leadership skills to drive the Sustainable Financing Program objectives, advocate among peers and partners, support project staff and ensure relevance;
• People management skills including staff management and support, capacity development and coaching, developing teamwork, negotiation skills and conflict resolution;
• Project management skills including project planning, coordination, time management and logistics;
• Financial management skills, including budget preparation and management and oversight of financial administration procedures;
• Networking, coordination, and facilitation skills for both internal and external audiences and partners;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and diplomatic skills with the ability to manage and interact at all levels of an international, multicultural and multilingual organization;
• Must be able to travel internationally
• Demonstrate WWF behaviours in ways of working: strive for impact, listen deeply, collaborate openly and innovate fearlessly;
• Adhere to WWF’s values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging;

* Working Relationships
1. Internal:
WWF-Vietnam: Work under supervision of and reports directly to the Conservation & Program Development Director (CPDD). Supervise project staff implementing program activities. Interact on a regular basis with other functions including other Program Coordinators, Fund Raising (i.e. PSP, Corporate Relations and Major Donors); Monitoring & Evaluation, Communications and Finance Unit.
WWF Network: Connect to, liaise with, develop partnerships between and provide input into the broader WWF Network on behalf of the WWF-Vietnam office, especially in relation to the global Finance Practice teams and donor offices, to ensure the achievement of the Vietnam Sustainable Finance Program Strategy, and global goals and outcomes.

2. External: Interacts with government agencies at national, provincial and district levels, financial institutions, regulators, stock exchanges, private sector entities, civil society organisations, academic institutions, the media, and donors and partners.

* How to apply
Detailed Job Descriptions for the position is posted on http://vietnam.panda.org/en/about_us/jobs/ and as attached.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, curriculum vitae in English and scan/photo of diplomas/certificates via VietnamWorks, stating the position title in the subject line of the email, by 25th October 2018

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

“WWF is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.”

- Attractive salary and bonus
- Health insurance and Social insurance regulated by Vietnam Labor Law
- Professional, dynamic working environment

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