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Director of Climate Finance

Job Description

Operating Title

Director of Climate Finance

Campus Location

Durham

Department

UNH Carsey School

Summary of Position

The Director of Climate Finance will will oversee the planning, management and implementation of the climate finance activities of the Center for Impact Finance . This will include directing CIF’s climate finance training agenda, advising the CIF Director on climate finance and other strategic activities and partnerships, and designing and leading new initiatives.

Acceptable minimum level of education

Master's

Acceptable minimum years of experience

10+ years

Additional Job Information

Applications received on or before November 14th will receive priority review.

Posting Number

PS4947FY25

Other minimum qualifications

  • Terminal or Master’s degree in a field relevant to climate and community development finance such as public policy, community development, environmental studies, business, law, or urban planning. Academic training in environmental studies is a plus.
  • Leadership, management, and grant writing experience.
  • At least 15 years of experience in finance, community development, environmental sustainability, or related field.
  • Strong research and data analysis skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze technical and quantitative information, particularly related to community development finance, and to synthesize findings for decision making.
  • Demonstrated ability to complete tasks in real-time in a diversity of team settings.
  • A record of excellent financial analysis, writing, and verbal skills.
  • Good organization skills, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
  • Commitment to the community development sector and the critical role of nonprofit organizations in driving social change.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with co-workers and representatives from the nonprofit, corporate, philanthropic, and public sectors, and with a diverse range of individuals and organizations.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong relationships across the climate and community development finance industry.

Salary Information

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

Quicklink for Posting

https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63824

Percent Time Information (FTE)

.80

Grade

35

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Institution Information

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide

Posting Date

11/04/2024

Open Until Filled

Yes

Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only?

No

Interested Internal Candidates Exist?

No

Job Category

Salaried Staff (Exempt)

Appointment Type

Grant Funded

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None applicable

Duty/Responsibility

Advising the CIF Director around overall strategic direction and strategic partnerships. This will include:
  • Identifying significant new program and project opportunities
  • Identifying and responding to strategic opportunities and challenges
  • Making connections and introductions to potential partners, supporters, and funders
  • Maintaining direct communications with key stakeholders in the climate-focused community finance field
  • Providing leadership within CIF’s strategic planning process
  • Structuring funding proposals and communicating with funders.

Duty/Responsibility

Designing and leading key new initiatives, in both climate finance and other aspects of community development. This will include:
  • Identifying initiatives that hold the most promise to transform how the community development finance field functions and accesses capital
  • Evaluating opportunities and potentially leading work related to health care and community development finance, impact investing by donor advised funds, access to equity investments for Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and CDFI financial modeling.

Duty/Responsibility

Leading the building and implementation of climate finance trainings. This will include:
  • Overseeing new courses and updates to existing courses across CIF’s climate finance curriculum in both lending and development
  • Creating curriculum designs in partnership with content experts
  • Coaching and supporting content experts to create course materials
  • Reviewing draft content created by content experts.
  • Building partnerships with key training partners and content experts

Duty/Responsibility

Leading key initiatives related to climate-focused community finance. This will include:
  • Developing climate lending platforms for single- and multifamily decarbonization lending
  • Providing subject matter expertise and program design support to federal agencies and their grantees
  • Conducting research and writing on key issues related to the implementation of climate-focused community finance programs and the deployment of resources.
  • Providing consultation for partners in the climate-focused community finance field on program design and administration

Duty/Responsibility

Teaching as a lead instructor and instructor coach in CIF’s climate finance trainings. This will include:
  • Teaching 2-4 cohort groups per year.
  • Providing coaching and in-class support to new instructors leading new courses.
  • Evaluating new instructors and new courses and providing constructive feedback, to ensure quality control.

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