Programme Specialist (m/f/d) Innovative Finance, Commercial Contracts und PPP

Your tasks:

• Development of the Innovative Finance portfolio as part of the Strategy and Business Development Unit
• Responsible for fundraising in the area of Commercial Contracts and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) with bilateral and multilateral donors with a focus on GIZ, KfW, EU tenders, World Bank, as well as instruments that finance projects in the area of PPP and that address the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) guidelines of the EU
• Represent Plan International Germany in the Global Account Management Group of Plan International to the World Bank
• Preparation of donor-specific guidelines in the area of PPP and Commercial Contracts
• Selection, conception and planning of projects with the above-mentioned donors and financing instruments in coordination with the respective regional teams and Plan country offices according to international standards and donor guidelines
• Negotiations and coordination with relevant Innovative Finance stakeholders (in-house acquisition offices, donors, other national organizations from the Plan network, consulting firms, investors)
• Support of Plan country offices during the initiation of Commercial Contract or PPP/ESG related projects, incl. training /orientation (decentralized and on-site)
• Significant support in the regular analysis of Plan Int. Germany's income developments

Your profile:

• Successfully completed studies (preferably Master's or Diploma), ideally with an economic background or a clear focus on innovative finance and commercial contracts
• At least three to five years of practical professional experience in development cooperation or humanitarian aid in Germany and/or abroad (at least two years of which abroad or alternatively practical work experience with the above-mentioned instruments/donors)
• Experience in fundraising with public donors as well as in project management (PCM) and in the implementation of public funds as per guidelines with national and international donors
• Ability to work in the tropics and willingness to travel at short notice and on longer business trips
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills are a prerequisite, other language skills such as French and Spanish are an advantage
• Very good MS Office skills
• Team player, flexible, solution-oriented and strong communicator

We offer you:

• A flexible working time model and up to 12 days of mobile working per month
• 30 vacation days with a 5-day week
• A subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, the in-house canteen/cafeteria and the company pension scheme
• A company laptop and an allowance for office equipment for mobile working
• Exciting tasks and a modern, ergonomic working environment