Senior Carbon Finance Officer (deadline extended)

Senior Carbon Finance Officer (deadline extended)

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

In October 2024, GGGI launched the Carbon Transaction Facility, a first-of-its-kind facility which offers a comprehensive solution to scaling up international carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Through the CTF, GGGI will extend its Article 6 activities through a collection of single and multi-donor funds aimed at increasing host country readiness and facilitating transactions of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs). The CTF aims to catalyze up to USD 500 million solely for ITMOs purchasing by 2030. The multi-donor fund, named the Article 6 Readiness Facility, will mobilize up to USD 50 million for readiness support activities to GGGI Member States and Partner Countries. The Readiness Facility will allow GGGI to more than double the scale of its support for capacity building, technical assistance, institutional strengthening and international knowledge exchange activities in its Member States and partner counties. At the same time a pipeline of potential mitigation activities for trading will also be developed.

GGGI is working closely with the Government of the Philippines (GoP) to accelerate the operationalization of the country's Article 6 framework. The Philippines has made significant strides in establishing the enabling environment for carbon market participation. Most recently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) developed a draft Blueprint for a Carbon Policy Framework through an inter-agency, participatory process (April–December 2025), which defines core elements for carbon market participation including integrity principles, eligible mitigation activities, authorization processes, a national carbon registry, and institutional arrangements. This is being considered for adoption through a Climate Change Commission (CCC) resolution. In parallel, legislative efforts, including the proposed Low Carbon Economy Act, are advancing to provide longer-term legal basis for low-emission development and carbon market participation. The Philippines has also entered into Memoranda of Understanding with Japan (under the Joint Crediting Mechanism) and Singapore to explore bilateral cooperation on carbon credits under Article 6.

With anticipated support from the CTF Readiness Facility, GGGI will implement the Enhanced Support for Article 6 Readiness in the Philippines project. The project focuses on three areas where practical readiness gaps remain: (i) building applied capacity of government agencies and private sector proponents on Article 6 implementation; (ii) strengthening the governance framework through support for operationalizing the emerging carbon policy architecture; and (iii) developing an initial pipeline of NDC-aligned mitigation activities through sector analysis, project sourcing, feasibility assessments, and preparation of Mitigation Activity Idea Notes (MAINs). This intervention complements ongoing support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which focuses on the overall design of the carbon market blueprint, institutional arrangements, registry architecture, and broader policy and regulatory frameworks.

POSITION SUMMARY

GGGI is seeking a Senior Carbon Finance Officer to be based in Manila, Philippines, to lead the overall implementation of the Philippines CTF Readiness project. The successful candidate will serve as GGGI's primary in-country technical and strategic focal point for the project, responsible for timely and high-quality delivery across all three project outcomes: enhanced institutional capacity and enabling environment; strengthened governance frameworks and MAIN-level carbon project structuring; and establishment of an initial mitigation activity pipeline capable of advancing toward Article 6 authorization and ITMO transactions.

The position-holder will provide day-to-day technical and project management leadership, serve as GGGI's principal interlocutor with DENR, the CCC, and other government agencies, coordinate closely with GGGI's Carbon Finance Department (CFD) in Seoul, and ensure project activities are aligned with the Philippines' NDC, NDC Implementation Plan, and evolving carbon market framework.

Substantive experience in international carbon markets, Article 6 mechanisms, mitigation activity development, and/or climate finance is required. Familiarity with the Philippine policy landscape — including DENR's carbon policy architecture, the CCC's coordination role, the NDC Implementation Plan's priority sectors (energy, transport, waste, industry, agriculture), and the JCM cooperation framework — is a strong advantage.

PURPOSE

• Lead the implementation of the Philippines CTF Readiness project, ensuring effective coordination between GGGI Philippines, the Carbon Finance Department, and all relevant government, private sector, and development partner stakeholders.
• Ensure and Provide high-quality project management to ensure effective, timely, and efficient delivery of project results and outputs, including against CTF Readiness Facility reporting requirements.
• Provide substantive technical inputs and advisory on Article 6 mechanisms, ITMO authorization, MAIN development, mitigation pipeline origination, and carbon market governance in the Philippines context.
• Act as the primary technical bridge between GGGI's institutional carbon finance expertise (CFD) and the day-to-day realities of government counterpart engagement and project delivery in the Philippines.

ENGAGEMENT

• Report directly to the Philippines Country Representative, with matrix management to the Readiness Facility Manager in the Carbon Finance Department (Seoul).
• Work closely with GGGI's Carbon Finance Department, including the CFD Technical Desk Officer and CFD GESI Analyst, to ensure technical quality, methodological alignment, and compliance with CTF Readiness Facility standards and the CTF Results Framework.
• Serve as the primary in-country technical focal point for key government counterparts, including DENR, CCC, and key sectoral agencies with responsibility for NDC priority mitigation sectors, such as the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Department of Finance (DOF).
• Cooperate with relevant technical partners and government-led Article 6 coordination mechanisms to ensure complementarity, avoid duplication, and build on the government-owned carbon market framework that ADB is supporting.
• Collaborate with the GGGI Philippines Senior Investment Officer on private sector engagement, investor outreach, and pipeline matchmaking activities.
• Coordinate with the Operations Officer (Philippines) on procurement, contracting, consultant onboarding, and financial management — providing oversight and approval authority, not routine execution.
• Engage with development partners, bilateral partners, and international carbon market actors operating in the Philippines to ensure strategic coherence and visibility of the project.
• Maintain active and adaptive relationships with key stakeholders to capture evolving government priorities, manage expectations, and adjust project implementation accordingly.

DELIVERY

Project and Output Management

• Deliver all project outputs efficiently and in a timely manner, meeting CTF Readiness Facility requirements and GoP priorities.
• Prepare and maintain annual workplans, activity schedules, procurement plans, and risk registers in coordination with the GGGI Philippines team.
• Ensure quality monitoring and evaluation, timely submission of monthly progress updates and quarterly and annual donor reports to the Readiness Facility Manager, and proactive identification of implementation risks or delays.
• Plan and organize the work of individual consultants and consulting firms engaged under the project, including preparation and review of TORs, inception reports, and final deliverables.
• Support onboarding of new staff, consultants, and firms engaged under the project.
• Ensure that lessons learned, best practices, and knowledge products are documented and shared across government counterparts, GGGI Philippines, and GGGI's broader carbon finance portfolio.

Capacity Building and Awareness Raising

• Lead the design and delivery of government capacity building activities targeting DENR, CCC, DOE, DOTr, DA, DOF, and other relevant agencies — focused on Article 6 project screening, authorization readiness, safeguards integration, inter-agency coordination, and pipeline management. This includes the design and facilitation of Government Pipeline Management Workshop Series, Article 6 Project Review Committee Simulations, and Technical Committee Decision-Support Clinics.
• Manage the design and coordination of financial sector and investor readiness activities including investor awareness workshops, carbon finance and risk assessment training, investor roundtables, and buyer/carbon fund engagement sessions — in coordination with the local team.
• Lead project developer and proponent capacity building activities, including project origination bootcamps, MAIN Development Laboratory sessions, project preparation clinics, and pipeline showcase events.
• Ensure that GESI considerations are integrated across all capacity building activities, including tracking gender-disaggregated participation data, engaging the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) where relevant, and promoting women's participation as panellists and lead participants in training programmes, consistent with the Philippines' NDC Gender Action Plan (2024–2030).

Mitigation Activity Origination and MAIN Development

• Oversee the conduct of sector analysis and pipeline prioritization activities, including sector validation consultations with DENR and sector agencies, sector opportunity assessments for the NDC's priority sectors, and embedded support to DENR for sector pipeline identification and prioritization.
• Lead and coordinate mitigation activity sourcing and pipeline development, including through outreach to government agencies, project developers, private sector actors, local government units, and, where appropriate, an Expression of Interest (EOI) process; and subsequent pipeline consolidation, screening against national priorities, and government review and prioritization with DENR.
• Lead and provide technical quality assurance on MAIN development, coordinating and reviewing consultant-prepared MAINs to ensure alignment with the Philippines' emerging authorization criteria, Article 6.2 and 6.4 requirements, applicable methodologies, and safeguards and sustainable development requirements of the Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool.
• Provide technical oversight on carbon accounting, baseline setting, MRV frameworks, and GESI and safeguard requirements applicable to Philippine mitigation activity types across the NDC's priority sectors.
• Support bilateral engagement between the GoP and potential ITMO buyer countries and cooperation partners (with whom the GoP have bilateral MOU), including facilitating engagement sessions and helping align pipeline activities with buyer expectations.
• Support pipeline showcase and matchmaking events, facilitating introductions between mitigation activity proponents, government agencies, financiers, and potential buyers.

Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Coordination

• Serve as GGGI's principal in-country representative for project-related technical engagement and coordination with DENR, CCC, and other government agencies.
• Lead the planning and facilitation of key project workshops, validation meetings, multi-stakeholder consultations, and technical working group sessions with government counterparts.
• Represent GGGI at Article 6-related forums, government-led carbon market coordination meetings, and development partner roundtables in the Philippines.
• Coordinate with ADB and other development partners on a regular basis to ensure alignment and avoid duplication, including through government-led inter-agency coordination mechanisms.
• Support the alignment of national policy development processes — including operationalization of the DENR Carbon Policy Framework Blueprint and the proposed Low Carbon Economy Act — with project activities and transaction readiness needs.

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Master's degree in a relevant discipline, including Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Public Policy, or related fields.
• Minimum of 5-7 years (preferably 8 years) of professional experience in climate finance, carbon markets, green investment, sustainable development finance, or related fields.
• Minimum of international experience (defined as living and working outside of home country).
• Demonstrated track record in successfully managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects linked to climate action, carbon markets, or climate finance.
• Substantive understanding of and experience in international carbon markets, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (Articles 6.2 and/or 6.4), ITMO authorization, and/or the Clean Development Mechanism is required.
• Experience in mitigation activity identification, screening, development, and/or preparation of carbon project documentation (e.g., MAINs, PIDs, PCDs, or equivalent) is a strong advantage.
• Proven experience in day-to-day technical engagement with government ministries and agencies, ideally in the Philippines or Southeast Asia.
• Familiarity with the Philippine carbon market landscape — including DENR's Blueprint for a Carbon Policy Framework, the CCC's mandate and NDC coordination role, the NDC Implementation Plan's priority sectors, and existing bilateral carbon cooperation frameworks — is a strong advantage.
• Experience in private sector engagement on carbon market development, climate investment, or sustainability is an advantage.
• Experience in organizing and facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations, validation workshops, capacity building sessions, and technical working groups.
• An excellent command of spoken and written English; proficiency in Filipino is an advantage.

FUNCTIONAL

• Strategic thinker and solutions-oriented, with strong ability to multitask and work effectively in a matrix management environment.
• Able to review, synthesize, and quality-assure complex technical information and produce high-quality reports, policy briefs, MAINs, and project documentation.
• Able to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Able to rapidly absorb and apply evolving Article 6 technical requirements and frameworks, and communicate them clearly and practically to government and private sector counterparts.
• Detail-oriented, striving for quality and consistency in all outputs, communications, and consultant deliverables.
• Output-oriented, demonstrating creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurial drive in a complex policy and market environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify bottlenecks and implement practical, context-appropriate solutions under uncertainty.
• Highly organized, with the ability to effectively manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, timelines, and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills across technical and high-level policy settings.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, including across multiple time zones and institutional cultures.

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively support GGGI's mission, vision and values.
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect and partnership.
• Excel at problem solving, ask questions and seek support when needed, and share easily information and knowledge with others both internally as externally.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport and resolve conflict easily.
• Strong ability to work independently and/or remotely, while maintaining productivity.
• Be able to lead and manage a project independently, while knowing when to seek advice and liaise closely with the Carbon Finance Department.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The Carbon Finance Senior Officer is an X9 grade level in GGGI's international salary scale, details of which can be found in the GGGI Staff Rules on GGGI’s website. In addition, GGGI provides 27 days of annual leave, flexible work arrangements and contribution towards private health insurance that covers dental and vision. The initial appointment is for 24 months, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work commitments and personal and family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity and well-being of Staff members.

The date to close is Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered Application. Cover Letter, and CV must be sent in English.

Appointment to this position is subject to GGGI securing funding.

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.