Climate Finance Specialist

About ASDEPO:

Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, “Civil Society Organization” established in 2014. ASDEPO is mandated to operate in all regional states of the country and is engaged indifferent thematic program areas of intervention namely: Humanitarian Response, Education, Nutrition, Health/HIV and AIDS/RH, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment, Gender Based Violence and Child Protection, Migration/Human Trafficking, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash), NTD’s Climate Change, Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Training in Addis Ababa, Gambella, Oromia, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Afar, SNNPR and Somali Region.

Job Purpose

Climate Finance Specialist will provide strategic and technical leadership in the identification, development, mobilization, and implementation of climate finance opportunities for ASDEPO. The position will lead the development of high-quality climate finance projects and strengthen ASDEPO’s capacity to access international and national climate finance mechanisms.

The Specialist will be expected to bring strong practical experience in climate finance project development and implementation, including experience working with recognized climate finance institutions, accredited entities, development organizations, international NGOs, or other organizations with established climate finance portfolios.

The position will contribute directly to ASDEPO’s resource mobilization strategy, climate resilience programming, partnership development, and institutional positioning within the climate finance sector.

Key Responsibilities

A. Climate Finance Development and Resource Mobilization

• Lead the identification, assessment, and prioritization of climate finance opportunities aligned with ASDEPO’s strategic priorities.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of climate finance projects and funding opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of climate finance concept notes, funding proposals, investment proposals, and related financing documents.
• Develop funding strategies for accessing international, national, bilateral, multilateral, and private climate finance.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with climate finance institutions, accredited entities, donors, government institutions, development partners, research institutions, and private-sector actors.
• Monitor emerging climate finance mechanisms, funding windows, calls for proposals, and investment priorities.

B. Climate Finance Project Design

• Lead the design of technically sound and financially viable climate adaptation, resilience, mitigation, and nature-based solutions projects.
• Conduct or coordinate climate risk, vulnerability, needs, and opportunity assessments to inform project design.
• Ensure that project proposals demonstrate a clear climate rationale, theory of change, results framework, investment logic, sustainability, and scalability.
• Develop project budgets, financing structures, co-financing arrangements, results frameworks, indicators, and implementation strategies.
• Ensure integration of gender equality, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and environmental and social safeguards into project design.
• Ensure proposals meet the technical and fiduciary requirements of relevant climate finance institutions.

C. Project Implementation and Technical Oversight

• Provide technical leadership and oversight during implementation of climate finance projects.
• Support project teams to translate approved proposals into effective implementation plans and measurable results.
• Monitor implementation progress against approved climate finance frameworks, budgets, milestones, and results.
• Provide technical guidance on climate adaptation, resilience, mitigation, ecosystem restoration, climate-smart livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction interventions.
• Support effective monitoring, evaluation, learning, knowledge management, and reporting for climate-financed projects.
• Identify implementation risks and recommend appropriate corrective measures.

D. Climate Finance Institutional Capacity

• Strengthen ASDEPO’s institutional systems and capacity to develop and manage climate finance projects.
• Develop and facilitate training and mentoring for program, MEAL, finance, and management teams on climate finance requirements and project development.
• Contribute to strengthening ASDEPO’s readiness to work with international climate finance mechanisms and accredited entities.
• Support the development of organizational policies, systems, tools, and procedures relevant to climate finance programming.
• Promote evidence-based climate programming and documentation of lessons learned and good practices.

E. Partnership and Representation

• Represent ASDEPO in relevant climate finance meetings, technical working groups, conferences, consultations, and partnership forums.
• Develop strategic partnerships and consortia for large-scale climate finance opportunities.
• Coordinate with government ministries, regional authorities, research institutions, private-sector organizations, CSOs, and development partners.
• Identify opportunities for ASDEPO to participate as a lead organization, implementing partner, consortium member, or technical partner in climate finance initiatives.

Reports to: Program Director

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Head Office

Category: Agriculture

Level: Sinior-Level (8+ - 10 years’ experience)

Employment Type: Contract based

Salary: As per the organization salary scale

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