Position: Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert (Senior Analyst/Associate)
Team: CPP Coordination & Implementation
Duration: Three (3) years
Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), founded in 2009, is an independent intergovernmental organization of countries most threatened by climate change, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. It is composed of leaders of 70 governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific, who together represent 1.74 billion people.
Major bodies of the CVF include:
- CVF Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment who coordinate, cooperate in key international arenas such as the UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD, and IMO.
- V20 Finance Ministers (V20): founded in 2015, which operates as a dedicated international collaboration of ministers of finance (or, for some, economic planning ministries) working to tackle climate change by mobilizing and realizing economic and development strategies and programs while leveraging public and private finance for an enhanced response to climate change. The V20 also founded a Central Bank Governors Working Group in 2023 to focus on three key areas: (1) Liquidity Support; (2) Inclusive Green Finance; and (3) Central Banks as movers greening the financial system.
- Global Parliamentary Group (GPG): founded in 2022, the GPG generates further impetus to climate action by supporting green industrial policy, establishing durable long-term reform by driving investment opportunities in Climate Prosperity Plans through the leadership of parliament and the legislature.
Together, the CVF-V20 aims to achieve climate justice through Climate Prosperity Plans with ambitious economic and financial resilience strategies designed to attract investment and resources that advance and accelerate the realization of Sustainable Development Goals, 30×30 Global Biodiversity, and keeping average global temperatures to the 1.5°C safety threshold of the Paris Agreement.
CVF-V20 Secretariat
The Secretariat supports the work of the CVF and the V20 Finance Ministers by advancing and delivering the CVF and the V20 Finance Ministers objectives. The Secretariat’s role shall include, but shall not be limited to:
- Act to support convening of Member States on climate change at the Heads of State/Government and Ministers of Finance level;
- Support the coordination and organisation of meetings focused on international financial reform agenda and trade between Members as well as helping facilitate CVF’s participation in strategic international events such as UN General Assembly, UNFCCC, UNCBD, Spring and Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, etc.;
- Organize meetings and workshops throughout the calendar year;
- Represent the perspective of CVF in international forums;
- Provide technical expertise and support to Members in the development andimplementation of climate resilience and mitigation strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and other biodiversity goals that foster climate prosperity;
- Support the oversight of fund management, resource mobilisation efforts, and coordination with donors and financing institutions;
- Create work programs that influence and mobilise resources in line with the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals, and biodiversity targets;
- Represent the perspective of CVF in relevant international forums and advocate for their interests and priorities concerning climate change adaptation, mitigation, and finance;
- Sustain engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including Members, international financial institutions, partners, regions, subnational entities such as cities, businesses, investors, and civil society, to advance CVF-V20 Objectives;
- Establishment and ongoing management of the experts in Washington D.C. and elsewhere, focusing on international financial reform, and other key themes;
- Facilitate access to climate finance including loss and damage funds for Members through constant innovation of financial products and instruments, and through assistance with project development, proposal preparation, and engagement with the financial mechanisms of the UNFCCC and similar initiatives in the SDG, biodiversity, and related policy arenas;
- Engage with the G7 and G20, including working groups, and similar country groupings as well as international financial institutions and partners to advocate for increased climate finance flows to Members; and
- Provide technical assistance and capacity acceleration opportunities to member countries in accessing, tracking, managing, and reporting on climate finance received and utilized.
Programs Overview
- Membership & Partnership Coordination
- CPP Coordination & Implementation
- Financial Protection & Vertical Funds
- International Financial Reform & Trade
- Regional Office
- Communications
- HR, Admin, Finance & Legal
Objective
The Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert will be a critical catalyst in transforming national debt strategies to support climate resilience and sustainable development. By leveraging innovative financial mechanisms, particularly debt-for-climate swaps, the Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert will help vulnerable countries unlock fiscal potential for meaningful climate investments.
Scope of Work
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop comprehensive frameworks for debt-for-climate swap programs that create tangible environmental and economic benefits
- Strategically collaborate with Debt Management Offices (DMOs) to integrate sustainable finance principles and climate considerations into national debt strategies
- Actively coordinate expressions of interest from countries seeking to participate in CVF innovative debt transformation initiatives
- Provide sophisticated advisory support on debt management tools to expand fiscal space for transformative climate projects
- Ensure CPP project development aligns with rigorous national debt sustainability criteria
- Design and implement capacity-building programs for DMOs through targeted trainingand hands-on technical assistance
- Represent the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Group at national and internationalforums related to sustainable debt solutions for V20 countries
- Perform other research, programmatic, organizational, or technical tasks as requested bythe Managing Director.
Reports to: Director, Country Platforms
Qualifications. The Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert shall possess the following minimum qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master’s) in Economics, Finance, Public Policy, or a closely related discipline
- At least 10 years of demonstrable experience in Debt management, Public finance strategy, Sustainable finance mechanisms
- Proven track record in designing and implementing debt-for-climate swaps
- Deep understanding of Fiscal policy frameworks, Debt sustainability methodologies,Climate finance instruments
- Extensive experience collaborating with government Debt Management Offices andmultilateral institutions
- Exceptional skills in stakeholder engagement, strategic coordination, and technicaladvisory roles
- Outstanding communication and diplomatic skills, capable of representing theorganization at high-level international forums, negotiations, and multilateral meetings.
- Proven ability to convene and collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders— government officials, private sector representatives, civil society organizations, andmultilateral institutions—to mobilize support and foster consensus.
- Experience working in or with climate-vulnerable regions, combined with culturalsensitivity and the ability to adapt engagement strategies to local contexts.
- Fluency in English is required; knowledge of additional languages relevant to CVF-V20 regions is an asset.
- Experience with financial modeling tools and debt sustainability analysis software
- Strong commitment to achieving measurable outcomes that promote climate resilience, just transition, and inclusive growth.
Contract Duration. Three (3) years with possibility for extension/ flexibility, working on an occupation rate basis of 100% (full-time).
Working Hours & Modalities. Full-time 100% occupancy. The Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert may generally work remote/ from home (subject to agreement with the Supervisor).
Compensation. The Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert is paid based on the salary grade established by the CVF using United Nations (UN) guidelines.
Accommodation & Travel. The assignment is remote. Travel outside in authorized official missions will be at the CVF expense in accordance with CVF travel rules.
Kindly email your curriculum vitae and cover letter to secretariat@cvfv20.org and ata@cvfv20.org with the subject line “Job Application: Sustainable Debt Solutions Expert”. The application deadline is April 11, 2025.
