Debt Finance Analyst - IPSA 9

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This is a IPSA-9 contract. This kind of contract is known as International Personnel Services Agreement. It is normally internationally recruited only. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education. More about IPSA-9 contracts.

Background

Instructions to Applicants: Click on the "Apply now" button. Input your information in the appropriate Sections: personal information, language proficiency, education, resume and motivation. Upon completion of the first page, please hit "submit application" tab at the end of the page. Please ensure that CV or P11 and the Cover letter are combined in one file.

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.

A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.

Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Office/Unit/Project Description

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNDP's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

Within the GPN, the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP's Strategic Plan. BPPS's staff provides technical advice to Country Offices, advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government, and civil society dialogues, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas.

In order to streamline its financial and investment engagement, UNDP launched the Sustainable Finance Hub (SFH), a finance and innovation platform, that draws on a critical mass of UNDP expertise, initiatives, and partnerships to support the mobilization and leveraging of resources for the SDGs and lead the implementation of the new UNDP private sector strategy and other initiatives. The Hub is an integral part of both the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) and the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA), as well as part of the GPN. The Hub serves as a connector, broker and global coordinator among internal and external actors; curates and manages UNDP’s catalogue of service offers on SDG financing to governments, investors and companies, via the COs, to significantly enhance the scale and impact of UNDP’s work.

Please visit the SDG Sustainable Finance Hub website for more information.

Institutional Arrangement

The Debt Finance Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Advisor, Thematic Debt Instruments, Sustainable Finance Hub and in close collaboration with the other SFH team members.

The position is Home-based (with possible relocation to Panama city, Panama or New York, USA at the discretion of a hiring unit).

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work

The Debt Finance Analyst will be responsible for supporting UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub in the development and coordination of the debt service offering as outlined below.

Market assessment and analysis:

• Support market assessments by country economists and Country Offices and senior staff to inform governments on bond financing strategies.
• Support assessment of the potential for bond market development in the given country based on its macroeconomic, macro-financial (including credit rating) and debt sustainability analyses.
• Support assessment of policy options available to government.
• Contribute to the development of concept notes, due diligence Excel outputs, presentations, and reports.

Country support:

• Support development of bond materials for issuances, including impact frameworks.
• Ensuring alignment with relevant frameworks such as Thematic Bond Principles (I.e. Green, Blue, Social, SDG, SDG-linked), ICMA and the SDG Bond Standards.
• Contribute to the development of KPIs for uses of bond proceeds.

Marketing and Communications:

• Support the development of communications materials, including Thematic Bonds 101 Guide, as needed.
• Contribute to designing of a marketing strategy and subsequent engagement with investors to increase visibility and interest for sovereign thematic bond programme.
• Support preparation of briefing notes, background materials and content for workshops.
• Conduct research on the market potential for thematic bonds both on the domestic and international capital markets.
• Provide logistical and substantive support for staff capacity building on thematic bonds issuance process.

Coordination:

• Support the engagement of relevant SFH, UNDP and UN team members in various debt-related convenings and meetings.
• Prepare meeting minutes and ensure proper filing, update, and maintenance of related documents.
• Liaising with other teams and units within and outside UNDP as may be needed.

Perform any other duties related to this assignment as may be required by Supervisor.

Competencies

Core

Achieve Results:

LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively:

LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements

Learn Continuously:

LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility:

LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible

Act with Determination:

LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner:

LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:

LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area

Name

Definition

Business Direction & Strategy

Negotiation and Influence

Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates win-win situations

Business Development

Knowledge Generation

Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need

Business Management

Monitoring

Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results

Partnership management

Relationship management

Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding

Programme and Policy

SDG Finance

ESG standards

Public Sector Finance (Tax and domestic resource mobilization, public financial management and public expenditure)

Programme and Policy

Strategic Policy Engagement

Strategic policy advice in the context of bond issuance

Required Skills and Experience

Min. Academic Education

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics / Development Economics, International Development, Marketing, or other closely related area is required.

Min. years of relevant Work experience

• A minimum of 2 (two) years of experience in finance management, financial analysis, macroeconomic analysis, public sector finance, or other closely related area is required.

Required skills and competencies

• Experience in debt capital markets is required.

Desired additional skills and competencies

• Experience in marketing and communications is an asset.
• Experience working with complex projects and data sets and synthesizing them to build partnerships and garner buy-in is desirable.
• Experience with impact and bond frameworks is desirable.
• Previous work experience with UNDP/UN system is an advantage.
• Experience working with developing countries is an advantage.

Required Language(s) (at working level)

• Proficiency in English is required.
• Fluency in Spanish or French, including excellent presentation, writing, and editing skills would be an asset.

Professional Certificates

• n/a

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