Taxonomy Manager - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Job title - Taxonomy Manager (French speaking)

Level - Level 4

Salary - Circa £50,000 per annum DOE or EUR 60,000 if based in Europe. Please note local pay bands will apply depending on the location of the successful applicant.

Team - Taxonomy

Directorate - Technical Development

Reporting to - Head of Taxonomies

Closing date: 16th August 2024

Are you someone who can speak and write French fluently? Do you have a solid understanding of climate finance? Have you ever thought about how you could combine these two skills to make a meaningful difference?

About Climate Bonds Initiative:

The Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) is an international investor-focused not-for-profit organisation working to mobilise global capital for climate change solutions. The project seeks to support Senegalese partners with the development of the country’s national taxonomy. The ultimate long-term goals of the project and of the taxonomy are: 

• To develop standardised definitions for sustainable economic activities and sustainable investments to attain priority environmental and sustainability goals; 
• To increase the country’s attractiveness to responsible investors, including those pursuing impact-investing strategies in the domestic and international arena; 
• To support the growth of domestic sustainable finance markets; and 
• To enable tracking and reporting of public expenditures and private investments addressing specific sustainability issues, based on categories that are technically sound and aligned with international best practice. 

Climate Bonds are looking for a Taxonomy Manager on a 2 year Fixed Term Contract. In this role you will coordinate the development of the taxonomies across the portfolio of the Climate Bonds Taxonomy Team, including the Senegalese Taxonomy. The successful candidate will report to Climate Bonds’ Head of Taxonomies to design the Technical Screening Criteria, Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) and Minimum Social Safeguards (MSS) of taxonomies in collaboration with sectoral experts at the local level and the Climate Bonds Standards Team; reviewing, translating, proofreading, and formatting documents; analysing risks; identifying and escalating potential issues and managing resources. Your role is to ensure the taxonomy projects meet quality standards, deliver on time and within budget.  

Requirements

We would love to hear from candidates with:

• Relevant background in taxonomy;  
• Knowledge of sustainable finance  
• Fluency in English and French 

Benefits

• Impactful responsibilities from the day you join with responsibility for your own learning curve, the role is what you make of it and the possibilities depend on …