Senior Climate Risk Experts (Jordan, Morocco, Egypt)

Project: EIB Greening Financial Systems Technical Assistance Programme (GFS TA)

The European Investment Bank is the European Union climate bank. The EIB has set ambitious targets to exceed 50% of its lending activity by 2025 supporting climate action and environmental sustainability, with a €1 trillion investment leverage. This investment is aligned with the Paris Agreement and the sustainable finance principles, addressing climate-related financial risks but also harnessing opportunities related to a greener future. EIB also recognises the need to strengthen climate resilience in vulnerable regions across the world, working with financial institutions and regulators. The introduction of climate action in the financial sector is critical in accelerating and building resilience in the deployment of climate investment.

The Greening Financial Systems Technical Assistance Programme (GFS TA) is an EIB flagship initiative focused in supporting regulators and financial intermediaries in creating an enabling environment to catalyse funding and integrating climate risk in the investment process. The GFS TA Programme is structured into two vertical components, offering advisory and tailored support to amplify climate action to central banks, regulators, and financial intermediaries. Component 1 focuses in supporting central banks and financial supervisors in addressing climate risk and green financing. Component 2. Supporting financial institutions in scaling up green financing. A transversal component is aimed at improving green finance capacities, fostering knowledge sharing among FIs, central banks and regulators, as well as raising awareness. The GFS TA Programme is embedded in the EIB investment cycle, providing advisory and lending in ten focus countries in Africa and Eastern Europe.

The GFS TA Programme is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Fund whose first contributor is the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (“BMWK”). The Programme is implemented by the EIB, in close coordination with the NDC Partnership.

DAI is looking to recruit Senior Climate Risk Experts to support sub-assignments in Jordan, Morocco, Egypt and the region

Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, climate change, environmental economics, business administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of climate risk management, including climate scenarios, stress testing, VaR, and related methodologies.
• Understanding of financial markets, commercial banking, credit analysis, ESG due diligence, and physical and transition climate risks.
• Familiarity with central bank regulations, financial sector reforms, and reporting/compliance requirements.

General experience

• Min 10 years of experience in the financial/banking sectors, including climate, credit, and market risk management, ESG, climate finance, and reporting frameworks.

Specific Experience

• Hands-on experience supporting financial institutions in climate risk management and reporting.
• Proven track record in climate risk assessments, capacity building, institutional development, and climate finance.
• Experience with major frameworks and standards (e.g., EIB, TCFD, IFRS) and IFI methodologies. Experience with IFRS S2 reporting, GHG footprint calculation, climate transition plan, climate stress testing;
• Experience working with bilateral/multilateral programmes and knowledge of EU climate and finance policies.

Skills

• Excellent presentation, facilitation, report-writing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Fluent written and spoken English, knowledge of Arabic – strong asset

Input: short-term, on freelance contract;

Start: ASAP

Total Duration: ~ 19 months

The interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs in English no later than 28th of June 2026!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!