Climate Finance Liaison Officer for Seychelles
Allied Talent Partners (ATP), a Three Cairns Group initiative, is a mission-driven, not-for-profit talent marketplace focused on solving the human capital bottlenecks slowing down sustainable development efforts in emerging economies, with an initial focus on Africa. ATP connects vetted, experienced, context-relevant professionals to high-impact opportunities in energy access and sustainable development – strengthening local capacity and fuelling economic vitality. We specialize in fixed-term, deliverable-driven engagements – from interim leadership and generalist projects to niche technical expertise – handling project scoping, talent vetting and matching, contracting, payroll, and compliance so that our clients can focus on impact.
High Job Overview
The client is seeking a Climate Finance Liaison Officer to serve as the primary link between its Secretariat and Seychelles, while supporting the National Designated Authority (NDA) or relevant agency to develop the country programme and a climate-finance roadmap, strengthen readiness, and advance bankable mitigation and adaptation investments. The consultant will be based in Mon Fleuri, Mahé, and will report to the appropriate Regional Manager within the client's Secretariat. The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of Seychelles' climate and sustainable-finance context with experience in climate-finance instruments, financial-sector climate risk, institutional strengthening, proposal development, and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Role: Climate Finance Liaison Officer for Seychelles
Direct Report: Regional Manager
Candidates required: 1
Deliverables:
Experience required:
Location: Mon Fleuri, Mahé, Seychelles, based in the offices of the NDA.
Travel requirements: Domestic travel and site visits within Seychelles may be required.
Terms of agreement
Required start date: TBC.
Contracting period: 12 months, up to 180 working days, with possible extension based on performance, continued need, and available funding.
High Job Overview
The client is seeking a Climate Finance Liaison Officer to serve as the primary link between its Secretariat and Seychelles, while supporting the National Designated Authority (NDA) or relevant agency to develop the country programme and a climate-finance roadmap, strengthen readiness, and advance bankable mitigation and adaptation investments. The consultant will be based in Mon Fleuri, Mahé, and will report to the appropriate Regional Manager within the client's Secretariat. The ideal candidate will combine deep knowledge of Seychelles' climate and sustainable-finance context with experience in climate-finance instruments, financial-sector climate risk, institutional strengthening, proposal development, and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Role: Climate Finance Liaison Officer for Seychelles
Direct Report: Regional Manager
Candidates required: 1
Deliverables:
- Support the NDA to develop a climate-finance roadmap or framework and the Seychelles country programme, including consultations, identification of priority results and project ideas, review of programme drafts, annual reporting, and implementation support.
- Assess modern climate-finance instruments in the Seychelles context and develop a practical menu of options to help operationalize the Sustainable Finance Framework and build a pipeline of bankable mitigation and adaptation projects.
- Build capacity and awareness across the environment ministry, public institutions, private-sector actors, and financial institutions on climate-risk valuation and mainstreaming, sustainability disclosures, sustainable-finance taxonomies, transition planning, and investment mobilization.
- Support the design and adaptive management of readiness activities, including terms of reference, capacity-gap assessment, the Financial Management Capacity Assessment where required, and contributions to midterm reviews.
- Coordinate inclusive stakeholder engagement across government, financial institutions, accredited entities, development partners, civil society, academia, and local communities, and help identify potential implementing partners and direct access entities.
- Support the preparation of project ideas, concept notes, and funding proposals and provide guidance on the client's policies, procedures, funding modalities, and instruments throughout the project cycle.
- Support implementation, monitoring, project missions and site visits, communication with accredited entities, resolution of delivery issues, relevant investigations, and events that showcase results.
- Prepare country portfolio results reporting, quarterly activity and results reports, regular briefs, policy inputs, and other technical products required by the NDA and the client's Secretariat.
Experience required:
- A university-level degree in climate change, environmental science, climate economics or finance, economics, engineering, project finance, or a closely related discipline.
- At least eight years of public- and/or private-sector experience focused on climate investment and financing initiatives for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- At least five years of experience successfully developing climate investment proposals, including monitoring and evaluation of climate change initiatives.
- Proven experience strengthening institutions and building stakeholder capacity in developing economies to address climate change and create enabling environments for climate investment.
- Demonstrated experience addressing climate change issues in Seychelles, with a strong understanding of the country's small-island, blue-economy, financial-sector, and institutional context.
- A track record of coordinating diverse stakeholders across government, financial institutions, the private sector, development partners, accredited entities, and civil society.
- Strong judgment across climate finance, mitigation and adaptation investment, sustainable-finance instruments, project-cycle development, implementation support, monitoring, and results reporting.
- Ability to translate national priorities into a practical climate-finance roadmap, country programme, readiness support, project ideas, concept notes, funding proposals, and policy inputs.
- Working knowledge of climate-related financial risk, sustainability disclosures, sustainable-finance taxonomies, transition planning, institutional capacity assessment, and adaptive management.
- Familiarity with the operational mechanisms, policies, procedures, instruments, and funding modalities of multilateral climate funds is an advantage.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required; proficiency in other official languages of Seychelles is highly desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to foster cooperation across institutions and stakeholder groups.
- Cultural sensitivity, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
- High standards of integrity, transparency, accountability, and sound professional judgment.
Location: Mon Fleuri, Mahé, Seychelles, based in the offices of the NDA.
Travel requirements: Domestic travel and site visits within Seychelles may be required.
Terms of agreement
Required start date: TBC.
Contracting period: 12 months, up to 180 working days, with possible extension based on performance, continued need, and available funding.