Program Research Analyst - Restoration Finance

What you will do:

Executing restoration finance strategy and projects (70%)

- Support the execution of restoration finance and markets projects, from launch to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, financial compliance, quality standards.

- Monitor and evaluate the performance of restoration finance projects, ensuring effective financial disbursement, risk management, and adherence to funding agency requirements.

- Develop financial models and instruments to unlock funding for restoration, and its alignment with public funding

- Support with comprehensive investment strategies, including identifying key public, private, and blended finance sources and modalities for restoration projects.

- Explore knowledge gaps where WRI India s research can improve the quality and quantity of restoration finance available.

- Monitor relevant international and national finance landscape, identifying strategic opportunities for the program to develop blending finance mechanisms

- Co-author knowledge products (e.g., reports, briefs, data-products)

- Identifying key public, private, and blended finance sources for restoration projects

Program Management (20%)

- Develop and implement work plans and procedures that enhance project delivery.

- Assist with internal capacity building through workshops, training, and knowledge-sharing events focused on restoration finance.

- Assist with ensuring compliance with reporting requirements for donors and other partners by preparing narrative reports and other materials to enhance donor relations and support with fundraising

Partnership and engagement (10%)

- Attend external meetings and travel related to ongoing projects.

- Understand and promote the tools and solutions offered by the FLW program

- Write and edit material including blog posts, op-eds, e-blasts and other compelling communications that serves to translate technical material for various audiences.

What you will need:

• Master s degree in Business, Finance or Economics
• At least two years of work experience preferably in the environment, land use or development sector
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven track record of analysis, writing and working with interdisciplinary teams
• Data-driven approach to decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with multiple partners.