View Vacancy – MYR – Private Sector Development and Climate Adviser for Politics, Economy and Governance Team, G7

Accreditation at expert level for PSD and Climate cadres

PSD Competency 1: core – market systems and business fundamentals

• Evidence of supporting partnerships that mobilise private climate finance
• Knowledge of different investment structures and vehicles and issues of risk and blending
• Evidence of partnering and influencing development finance institutions such as BII, IFC and impact investing funds
• Evidence of influencing business environment reform
• Evidence of harnessing innovation and new technologies for growth sectors

PSD Competency 4: Green Growth and Innovation:

• Evidence of designing, managing and monitoring economic development programmes and policies that promote inclusive and low carbon growth, including identifying and mitigating risks to people and the planet.
• Evidence of supporting public and private sector partnerships that mobilise finance sharing risks and returns appropriately, including climate finance – using de-risking and blended finance mechanisms where appropriate.

Other Desirable Experience:

• Experience of managing and leading complex investment or climate finance ODA programmes. Demonstratable record of SRO/PRO level programme management experience. Experience delivering impact in challenging implementing and political environments. Including risk management, managing senior relationships, holding implementing partners to account for delivery and navigating complex political challenges.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills: being credible with senior stakeholders, ability to influence and engage senior interlocutors and provide sensitive advice at pace.
• Excellent networking, interpersonal and relationship-building skills and experience influencing internationally to achieve FCDO objectives.
• Understanding of how change and reform happens in developing countries, including a strong political radar preferably in a Myanmar context.
• The resilience to lead and shape a new area of work, handle multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to research, benchmark, scope, design, implement and evaluate delivery across a range of interventions and projects.
• Experience managing initiatives, programmes/projects with a range of suppliers and other partners.

Willingness to learn towards the following climate competencies:

• Competency 1: low carbon growth and mitigation
• Competency 3: climate resilience and adaptation

The British Embassy Yangon offers a competitive remuneration package, including salary, benefits, leave entitlement of 22 days per annum (calculated in pro rata).  

Working patterns: 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

The British Embassy Yangon supports flexible working, however the base location for this role will be the office of the British Embassy Yangon and the role holder will be expected to work from there for the majority of the time. 

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Yangon is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law. 

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.  

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount. 

Learning and Development Opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

• FCDO cadre accreditation for private sector adviser to ‘expert level’.
• Willingness to learn climate competencies, with option available of getting accredited.
• Attendance of annual cadre conferences

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
 
Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender and nationality. 

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.