Blue Finance Specialist

5 months ago


South East, United Kingdom BIAZA Full time

ZSL - London Zoo
- South East**Contact**:
**Sector**:

- Conservation**Type**:

- Paid**Contract type**:

- Full-time**Salary**:

- £40,287 to £43,542 (Inclusive of London weighting where applicable) per annum, if based in the UK but if based in an international country office the remuneration will be based on local terms and conditions and will be benchmarked accordingly**Position Details**:
**Position**:Blue Finance Specialist (Conservation & Policy, Permanent, Full-time)

**Salary**:£40,287 to £43,542 (Inclusive of London weighting where applicable) per annum, if based in the UK but if based in an international country office the remuneration will be based on local terms and conditions and will be benchmarked accordingly

**Location**:ZSL Regents Park/Hybrid/other international ZSL offices will be considered.

**Overview of the Role**

The purpose of the role is to provide technical analysis and/or management of assigned blue finance projects, taking them from concept development to investment readiness, in order to sustainably finance marine, coastal and freshwater biodiversity protection and restoration across ZSL and partner sites in the UK and overseas. There will be a focus on carbon and biodiversity credits but the postholder is likely to work on other income streams as well.

**Key Responsibilities**

The postholder will work with other technical specialists at ZSL in a collaborative manner to deliver the following tasks:

- Develop quantitative models for projects to estimate project/business outputs, including carbon credits, biodiversity credits and seafood/aquaculture production volumes
- Undertake policy, regulation and land tenure research and analysis
- Manage the delivery of assigned projects including coordinating the project team
- Identify, manage and mitigate assigned project risks
- Write or contribute to discussion papers, blog posts and journal articles
- Prepare and deliver presentations, training and workshops

Possess the following skills and experience:

- An understanding of the range of sustainable finance mechanisms related to the blue economy
- A basic understanding of the principles of carbon projects and the role of carbon standards and methodologies, and/or emerging biodiversity credits and standards.
- Experience inputting to and interpreting quantitative models of project outputs related to carbon, seafood and/or biodiversity, based on field data
- Experience with developing long-term project budgets, preferably within the field of biodiversity conservation and restoration
- Ability to present research findings in a coherent manner in presentations and reports
- Experience of working with international teams in cross-cultural environments, including those based in the Global South

**About Us**

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Through our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos (London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo), the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

**What do we offer?**

At ZSL, we are proud of our approach to employee benefits. Our benefits include:

- Our vision and purpose - you’ll work alongside colleagues who are passionate about science-led conservation, knowing that you will help us to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct
- Pension scheme - we offer a generous pension scheme with up to 12% contributory pension.
- Flexible working - talk to us about your flexible working requirements and we will do everything we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you
- Holidays - 25 days annual leave allowance, plus UK bank holidays
- Wellbeing - access to a blended programme of wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Complimentary tickets - annual allocation of Whipsnade Zoo and London Zoo tickets, with a 30% discount in online and retail shops
- Cycle2Work - our cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle
- Season ticket loan - we offer an interest free loan to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work
- Family friendly policies - we offer enhanced maternity and paternity packages



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