Volunteer Climate Finance Researcher

The Volunteer Climate Finance Researcher will:

• Research and create a database of individual, sophisticated and corporate investors with potential interest in climate finance
• Develop a template for the organization's climate finance strategy
• Support in writing proposals, applications and letters of inquiry to private investors for environmental and reforestation programs
• Expand Sustinere's revenue pipeline through prospect identification, research, and strategic outreach
• Train Sustinere staff in understanding the new climate finance model

This role helps combat climate change and biodiversity loss by securing funding for reforestation projects that will restore 350 hectares of forest, absorb 15,000 tons of carbon, and create economic opportunities for local communities including 50 women entrepreneurs.

Required qualifications:

• Research skills for identifying climate finance investors
• Experience with proposal writing and grant applications
• Ability to develop strategic templates and models
• Training/mentoring capabilities for staff development

This is a volunteer position with no salary or benefits mentioned in the posting.

Sustinere Global is working to plant 4 billion trees by 2030 to combat climate change and loss of biodiversity through ecological restoration projects in biodiverse areas like the Choco region of Colombia.