Climate KIC is seeking a Climate Mitigation Finance Specialist to support the delivery of the NetZeroCities Climate City Capital Hub. Your role is to convert climate ambition into financed and implemented mitigation investments at city scale, particularly where traditional finance models fail. You will provide hands-on project finance and transaction support to cities to overcome financial barriers, improve investment readiness, and mobilise capital.
What You'll Do
- Structure investment-ready projects: work with the Climate City Capital Hub, City Finance Specialists, and Mission Cities to develop financeable climate mitigation projects, including defining business models, identifying funding sources, and providing hands-on support on financial modelling and risk assessment.
- Develop and deploy blended finance instruments: support the design and structuring of mechanisms and programmes that combine private, philanthropic and public capital to de-risk urban mitigation investments and mobilise financing at scale.
- Engage with capital and technical assistance providers: engage directly with investors, banks, funds, philanthropies, development finance institutions and technical assistance providers to match city project pipelines with appropriate sources of capital or support.
- Support the mainstreaming of adaptation: working closely with adaptation specialists, ensure adaptation is considered and integrated within broader investment plans and mitigation projects, including integrating resilience considerations into project design and financing structures.
- Generate and share knowledge: capture lessons from project transactions and financing processes and translate them into practical guidance, tools, case studies and capacity-building materials for cities.
What We're Looking For
- At least 7 years of practical experience in project finance, climate mitigation finance, infrastructure finance or blended finance, ideally located in the EU.
- Demonstrated experience structuring, financing, or advising on real climate mitigation projects in an urban context.
- Experience working with or for cities, regions or public project owners.
- Track record engaging with financial institutions, investors, capital providers.
- Fluent in English.
- Strong capabilities with collaborative IT applications (Office365, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Miro, Zoom, etc.).
- Intermediate Excel skills.
- Strong time management skills with a track record of delivering on objectives according to established timelines.
- Strategic thinker with a problem-solving mindset and collaborative approach.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of, or experience with, climate adaptation and resilience finance is considered a strong asset.
- Good understanding of local and regional governance, public finance processes, and investment constraints faced by municipalities and regions in the EU is an asset.
- Familiarity with EU funding and policy frameworks is an asset.
- Preference for at least one additional language commonly in use in Europe.
- Advanced Excel skills are a plus.
Technical Stack
- Office365
- Microsoft Teams
- Notion
- Miro
- Zoom
- Excel
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Cities Team, working closely with the NetZeroCities Climate City Capital Hub team, finance consortium partners, and City Finance Specialists.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive compensation for a not-for-profit organisation.
- High degree of flexibility to accommodate working patterns.
- Personal development, learning and growth encouraged.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role open to candidates based in Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, or the UK.
At Climate KIC, we are wholeheartedly committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments.
