risco project DirectorConservation International
Workplace: MetroManila, Quezon, Manila
Salary: Agreement
Work form: Full time
Posting Date: 08/06/2025
Deadline: 02/12/2022
RISCO Project Director
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global challenge. Due to the fluidity of the situation, we periodically reassess our plans to reopen our offices. For the safety of our employees, our approach is tailored to the situation in each of the 30 countries we operate in. Travel is only conducted when absolutely necessary and safe to do so. Hiring managers will provide guidance on flexible work arrangements in accordance with country-specific safety policies.
Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.
POSITION SUMMARY
The RISCO Project Director will be a senior position based at CI's office in Manila, Philippines. The Project Director will work with both a Development and Advisory Team which will be responsible for RISCO's overall success and a Pilot Delivery Team which will be responsible for delivering the pilots in the Philippines (and potentially one other country in Asia-Pacific). Team members are primarily based in the United States and the Philippines. For additional information on RISCO, please see - https://www.climatefinancelab.org/project/coastal-risk-reduction/
The position is a fixed commitment ending on February 28, 2024, with the possibility of an extension.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working directly with CI-Philippines, the Development and Advisory Team, and the Pilot Delivery Team, the RISCO Director will:
Complete business plans for 2 RISCO pilots:
Establish modalities for RISCO's insurance revenue stream, working with the insurance industry and insurance modelers as needed, and setting up appropriate monitoring systems
Assess and review results from the blue carbon feasibility assessments and the modeling of the flood risk reduction of mangroves at the sites to inform RISCO's revenue streams.
Working with CI-Philippines staff, visit the sites and create plans for mangrove restoration and conservation activities, including costing those activities.
Create a financial model and lead the development of a business plan for each site.
Structure revenue generating agreements and investment agreements:
Lead transaction structuring arrangements and pay-for-success contract negotiations with insurance companies and blue carbon credit purchasers.
Lead the structuring of debt/ equity investment agreements for the RISCO pilots, based on their business plans.
Engage stakeholders and represent RISCO externally:
Lead partnership development and networking with the insurance industry, coastal asset owners, and investors.
Visit sites and engage with local stakeholders, supporting local CI teams and external partners to create a mangrove conservation and restoration plan for each site and establish conservation agreements with communities.
Represent RISCO at workshops and meetings, from local site visits to international conferences.
Manage the project day-to-day:
Oversee day-to-day RISCO administration and operations (finance, donor reporting, etc.), including direct management of the RISCO Project Field Coordinator.
Coordinate and participate in regular phone calls with the RISCO Development and Advisory Team, based mainly in the US, and the Pilot Delivery Team, based mainly in the Philippines
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position is based in Quezon City, Philippines.
The position will require travel about 20% of the time - mostly within the Philippines but with some international trips. Travel may involve visiting coastal mangrove sites and engaging with local stakeholders. We are following COVID-19 protocols and work with be conducted partially or entirely remotely when necessary, returning to a typical office environment when feasible.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus 7 or more years of progressively responsible professional experience in insurance, business, finance, or related discipline(s), with the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Leadership & Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to lead, engage and collaborate within highly matrixed, cross-disciplinary, and geographically and culturally diverse teams and/or organizations to achieve shared goals.
Business and Finance: Demonstrated ability to create business plans for projects, model costs, develop new revenue streams, and assess return on investment. Track record in negotiating business contracts.
Insurance Knowledge: Knowledge of the insurance industry, in particular innovative insurance mechanisms.
Partnership Building: Proven experience in facilitating dialogue and developing partnerships among diverse project stakeholders such as communities, conservation groups, government, and the private sector.
Analytical Skills & Abilities: Strong analytical and conceptual skills, and demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate, and interpret a broad range of economic, financial, scientific, and non-technical information used in economic decision-making. Demonstrated ability to translate complex information into actionable strategies and plans.
Communication Skills: Superior written, oral, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate complex analytical data and information to technical, and non-technical audiences. Excellent skills in intercultural communication.
Project/Program Management: Proven leadership in the administration of complex projects with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision, and budgeting.
Language: Fluency in English.
Preferred
Experience designing insurance products.
Advanced degree in Business (MBA), Economics, or other relevant fields.
Knowledge of conservation issues in Asia-Pacific, and in the Philippines in particular.
Knowledge of climate finance and policy issues, including carbon markets.
Insurance modeling, geospatial analysis, and/or conservation planning skills.
Experience in blended finance transactions.
Fluency in Filipino.
To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.
Application Deadline: November 11, 2022 (11:49 PM EST)
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Conservation International
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global challenge. Due to the fluidity of the situation, we periodically reassess our plans to reopen our offices. For the safety of our employees, our approach is tailored to the situation in each of the 30 countries we operate in. Travel is only conducted when absolutely necessary and safe to do so. Hiring managers will provide guidance on flexible work arrangements in accordance with country-specific safety policies.
Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.
POSITION SUMMARY
The RISCO Project Director will be a senior position based at CI's office in Manila, Philippines. The Project Director will work with both a Development and Advisory Team which will be responsible for RISCO's overall success and a Pilot Delivery Team which will be responsible for delivering the pilots in the Philippines (and potentially one other country in Asia-Pacific). Team members are primarily based in the United States and the Philippines. For additional information on RISCO, please see - https://www.climatefinancelab.org/project/coastal-risk-reduction/
The position is a fixed commitment ending on February 28, 2024, with the possibility of an extension.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working directly with CI-Philippines, the Development and Advisory Team, and the Pilot Delivery Team, the RISCO Director will:
Complete business plans for 2 RISCO pilots:
Establish modalities for RISCO's insurance revenue stream, working with the insurance industry and insurance modelers as needed, and setting up appropriate monitoring systems
Assess and review results from the blue carbon feasibility assessments and the modeling of the flood risk reduction of mangroves at the sites to inform RISCO's revenue streams.
Working with CI-Philippines staff, visit the sites and create plans for mangrove restoration and conservation activities, including costing those activities.
Create a financial model and lead the development of a business plan for each site.
Structure revenue generating agreements and investment agreements:
Lead transaction structuring arrangements and pay-for-success contract negotiations with insurance companies and blue carbon credit purchasers.
Lead the structuring of debt/ equity investment agreements for the RISCO pilots, based on their business plans.
Engage stakeholders and represent RISCO externally:
Lead partnership development and networking with the insurance industry, coastal asset owners, and investors.
Visit sites and engage with local stakeholders, supporting local CI teams and external partners to create a mangrove conservation and restoration plan for each site and establish conservation agreements with communities.
Represent RISCO at workshops and meetings, from local site visits to international conferences.
Manage the project day-to-day:
Oversee day-to-day RISCO administration and operations (finance, donor reporting, etc.), including direct management of the RISCO Project Field Coordinator.
Coordinate and participate in regular phone calls with the RISCO Development and Advisory Team, based mainly in the US, and the Pilot Delivery Team, based mainly in the Philippines
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position is based in Quezon City, Philippines.
The position will require travel about 20% of the time - mostly within the Philippines but with some international trips. Travel may involve visiting coastal mangrove sites and engaging with local stakeholders. We are following COVID-19 protocols and work with be conducted partially or entirely remotely when necessary, returning to a typical office environment when feasible.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus 7 or more years of progressively responsible professional experience in insurance, business, finance, or related discipline(s), with the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Leadership & Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to lead, engage and collaborate within highly matrixed, cross-disciplinary, and geographically and culturally diverse teams and/or organizations to achieve shared goals.
Business and Finance: Demonstrated ability to create business plans for projects, model costs, develop new revenue streams, and assess return on investment. Track record in negotiating business contracts.
Insurance Knowledge: Knowledge of the insurance industry, in particular innovative insurance mechanisms.
Partnership Building: Proven experience in facilitating dialogue and developing partnerships among diverse project stakeholders such as communities, conservation groups, government, and the private sector.
Analytical Skills & Abilities: Strong analytical and conceptual skills, and demonstrated ability to understand, evaluate, and interpret a broad range of economic, financial, scientific, and non-technical information used in economic decision-making. Demonstrated ability to translate complex information into actionable strategies and plans.
Communication Skills: Superior written, oral, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate complex analytical data and information to technical, and non-technical audiences. Excellent skills in intercultural communication.
Project/Program Management: Proven leadership in the administration of complex projects with skills in strategic planning, management, supervision, and budgeting.
Language: Fluency in English.
Preferred
Experience designing insurance products.
Advanced degree in Business (MBA), Economics, or other relevant fields.
Knowledge of conservation issues in Asia-Pacific, and in the Philippines in particular.
Knowledge of climate finance and policy issues, including carbon markets.
Insurance modeling, geospatial analysis, and/or conservation planning skills.
Experience in blended finance transactions.
Fluency in Filipino.
To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.
Application Deadline: November 11, 2022 (11:49 PM EST)
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