Carbon Finance Trainee

Carbon Finance Trainee

Vacancy

Climate Focus is looking for a carbon finance trainee to join our Amsterdam or Rotterdam team.

About Climate Focus

Climate Focus is a pioneering international advisory company advising governments, multilateral organizations, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations and companies across the globe on policies, programs and projects to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Our international and multidisciplinary team provides independent advice and develops knowledge products that are relevant for today’s decision-makers, and are rooted in deep knowledge of climate science policy and finance.

Climate Focus has offices located in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, Washington D.C. and Bogotá. For an overview of our recent projects and publications, see www.climatefocus.com .

Traineeship description

The trainee will be based in our Amsterdam or Rotterdam office and participate in projects Climate Focus is carrying out for its international clients. This role requires conducting policy research relating to climate finance and carbon markets, particularly in the context of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. .

Specific tasks will include:

• Support advisory projects for government, multilateral, and private sector clients in the area of climate finance, carbon market mechanisms, and carbon market transactions
• Contribute to policy dialogue between key stakeholders on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
• Support clients in developing bankable concept notes and mitigation investment projects that can be funded by carbon and/or climate finance
• Drafting and editing of reports, issue papers and policy briefs
• Contributing to the acquisition process by supporting with the preparation of proposals

The traineeship will run for a period of 6 months, with possible extension.

Successful candidates will have:

• Completed a bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, political science, carbon/sustainability management and international cooperation or similar. A master’s degree (in the above fields) is desirable.
• Proven skills (and fluency) in writing papers, articles or reports in English
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Proven affinity with environmental protection and climate change mitigation and interest in carbon and climate finance
• Previous experience or education in the field of climate change policy, climate and development finance, or sustainability
• Team player that enjoys working in a client-oriented, international environment
• Permission to work in the Netherlands - please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position

refugee status.

What we offer

• 6 month paid traineeship, starting in June 2022
• , with the option to work (partially) remotely[1]
• Support with relocation costs
• Opportunity to work with staff members from across our international team, with expertise in many different areas of climate change mitigation
• Opportunity to contribute to a range of different project and activity types within the company
• Opportunity to gain experience with a range of consultancy skills including acquisition, research, and report writing

Application

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter (in one PDF file, in English) via e-mail to Imogen Long ([email protected] ) and Gema Andreo Victoria ([email protected] ). Please make sure the subject-line of your email states the position you are applying for.

Applications will be considered until 23.59 on 16th May 2022.