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Head of Finance, Multilevel Partnerships at World Resources Institute (WRI)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 4 days ago (16 Oct 2026) Deadline: 24 Oct 2026 Updated 3 days ago
Job Description
The Head of Finance, Multilevel Partnerships leads the climate finance agenda for CHAMP, providing strategic oversight and technical guidance to global and country initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance, the role coordinates policy influence, advocacy, and implementation support to close subnational climate finance gaps. It requires deep expertise in public and blended finance and strong diplomatic engagement with ministries, multilateral banks, and development finance institutions.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, or a related discipline (BA/BSc/HND)
- • Experience in finance, accounting, audit, or related fields
- • Demonstrated expertise in public and blended climate finance
- • Strong diplomatic and stakeholder‑engagement skills
- • Ability to lead multi‑disciplinary teams and manage complex programmes
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Lead design, delivery, and monitoring of climate finance programmes
- • Provide strategic oversight and technical leadership for subnational climate finance initiatives
- • Engage with ministries of finance, multilateral banks, and development finance institutions to advance climate finance objectives
- • Coordinate policy influence, advocacy, and implementation support across global and country teams
- • Collaborate with senior economists and partners to translate country‑level lessons into systemic change