Consultant – Nature-Based Solutions Integration in Investment Appraisal

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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1984

🌾 Agriculture

Agriculture • Environment • Research

International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a global research organization headquartered in Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to sustainable water management solutions, focusing on areas such as climate change adaptation, water data science, food security, and ecosystem management. IWMI aims to enhance water productivity and promote resilience by addressing issues related to water, climate, and gender-based challenges. The institute collaborates with governments, academia, and development organizations to develop and implement innovative water management strategies for improved livelihoods and agricultural productivity.

📋 Description

• Develop Guidance Note 2: Integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) into Investment Appraisal: Entry Points for Financial Institutions. • Produce a guidance product of a maximum of 15 pages, excluding a one-page executive summary and references. • Address screening approaches for identifying where NbS can add value within investment pipelines and project preparation. • Explain how NbS can be incorporated into conventional infrastructure appraisal and climate-risk assessment frameworks. • Describe mechanisms for allocating dedicated NbS components within larger infrastructure investments. • Assess the economic, operational, and resilience benefits of NbS, including water-risk reduction, climate-risk reduction, asset longevity, and operational cost savings. • Cover valuation of co-benefits, maintenance requirements, performance monitoring, institutional barriers, and financing barriers. • Conduct a desk review, including relevant IWMI project materials. • Engage relevant professionals identified through the inception plan; at least three key informant interviews are expected for initial drafting. • Develop a municipal infrastructure financing case study showing how a 5–10% NbS component can be embedded within larger infrastructure loans. • Demonstrate adaptation of the approach by development banks, commercial banks, and other financial institutions across sectors and geographies. • Collaborate with the IWMI technical team and communications focal point for refinement and review. • Engage with two to three external professionals to review the draft. • Deliver an inception note, first draft, complete first draft, and final guidance document according to the specified timeline.

🎯 Requirements

• Degree or master’s degree in environmental engineering, Water Resources, Natural Resource Economics, Urban Planning, Climate Finance, or a related field. • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, with demonstrated experience working specifically on nature-based solutions (NbS), green or grey-green infrastructure, or ecosystem-based approaches to water and climate risk. • Demonstrated experience integrating NbS into infrastructure investment, appraisal, or climate-risk frameworks used by IFIs, development banks, or municipal financing institutions. • Demonstrated experience in infrastructure investment appraisal, project preparation, climate-risk assessment, or financing frameworks used by IFIs, development banks, commercial banks, or municipal financing institutions. • Good understanding of NbS bankability, economic and financial appraisal, blended finance, and approaches for integrating NbS components into larger infrastructure investments. • Track record of producing guidance notes, technical reports, or knowledge products for institutional or donor audiences. • Application must include a CV, cover letter, and three references.

🏖️ Benefits

• Internationally recruited consultancy position • Contract duration of three and a half (3.5) months • Multicultural, multicolored, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary working environment • Inclusive organization committed to gender equity and diversity