Blended Finance Specialist - Agriculture and Climate Smart Agriculture

About the role

Global Affairs Canada, through the High Commission of Canada in Ghana, is hiring a Blended Finance (BF) Specialist to advise on innovative finance planning, management and trends related to the sustainability of the Modernising Agriculture in Ghana Programme (MAG). The specialist provides technical advice and support to the Ghana development programme on building capacity for innovative finance projects in agriculture and climate-smart agriculture, and may also be asked to extend the mandate to climate finance to identify blended financing opportunities for climate adaptation in agriculture.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert analysis and advice on innovative finance planning and management issues, trends and practices for the MAG programme.
• Support the Ghana development programme in building capacity for innovative finance projects in agriculture and climate-smart agriculture.
• Provide technical advice and support to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana as needed.
• Potentially extend the mandate to climate finance to identify blended financing opportunities that improve climate adaptation in the agricultural sector.

Required profile

• A master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Relevant work experience in Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa or an ODA-eligible country.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical advisory services on blended finance to bilateral or multilateral institutions.
• Knowledge of Ghana's agriculture and agribusiness sectors.
• Demonstrated experience working with government and/or donors on impact investment issues, including project planning, budgeting and monitoring, within government-donor coordination groups.

Required skills

• Experience in monitoring or evaluation of blended finance programmes funded by international development.
• Excellent English writing and presentation skills.

To apply, interested candidates must submit an expression of interest to receive the Request for Proposal (RFP); the closing date is 3 February 2025.