Head of Innovative Financing and Transactions

Head of Innovative Financing and Transactions

KINETIK, the Australia-Indonesia Climate and Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, is looking for a senior leader to drive its blended finance, innovative finance, and investment mobilization portfolio. The Head will operationalize the Innovative Financing and Funding (IFF) Strategy, mobilize climate‑aligned investment for sustainable infrastructure, and lead technical finance design, capital market engagement, transaction structuring, and investor engagement. The role collaborates with government counterparts, partner organisations, and financial intermediaries to crowd in finance for Indonesia’s climate and infrastructure priorities.

The responsibilities include:

• Leading the operationalisation of KINETIK’s IFF Strategy and executing the portfolio within the framework set by the Deputy Director Financing and Delivery.
• Delivering blended finance facilities, climate and impact investment vehicles, capital market instruments, and scalable financing pathways for SMEs and subnational projects.
• Co‑ordinating with the Head of Policy and Partnerships on enabling environment and regulatory reform to unlock financing.
• Engaging day‑to‑day with financiers and investors on transaction development and structuring, while supporting senior‑level engagement led by the Deputy Director.
• Providing technical leadership on financing and investment mobilisation activities, including investment readiness and transaction advisory.

• Postgraduate qualification in finance, economics, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in development finance, blended finance, climate finance, innovative finance, investment mobilisation, impact investment, or sustainable finance, including senior leadership in implementing or ope rationalising financing initiatives, platforms, or transactions.
• Strong track record of engaging with development finance institutions, multilateral development banks, philanthropic and impact investors, institutional investors, and financial intermediaries on blended finance and climate finance projects.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic leadership of financing portfolios within development programmes.
• Experience with investment readiness and transaction advisory.
• Experience with DFAT‑funded programmes or similar donor‑funded development initiatives.
• Strong understanding of blended finance, climate finance, catalytic and innovative financing approaches, investment mobilisation, and sustainable infrastructure and climate‑aligned investment markets.

• Experience engaging with Australia’s blended finance modalities.
• Experience in infrastructure financing and sustainable infrastructure investment.
• Experience with project preparation facilities.
• Experience working in Indonesia or similar contexts.
• Experience with Indonesian government financing systems and institutions.
• Experience with inclusive financing mechanisms for women‑led or disability‑led enterprises.
• Indonesian language skills (for international applicants).

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