Senior Associate, Climate

Final date to receive applications: Tuesday, August 25th.

Are you ready to advance your career whileimpactingchange in emerging markets?

We are looking for a Senior Associate, Climate
!

Join Fin Dev  Canada, Canada’s development financial institution! We work with and through the private sector to advance climate and nature action, gender equality, and market development in developing economies. Joining Fin Dev Canada means being part of a growing, purpose‑driven organization where yourexpertisedirectly contributes to meaningful, measurable impact around the world.

Employment Type:Contract (18 months)

Location:Fin Dev Canada headquarters is in downtown Montreal. For the right candidate, Ottawa or Toronto will be considered, with the flexibility to work under a hybrid model, with a current requirement of three in-office days per week (subject to change).

Compensation Details

• Impact 16:
  
  Salaries typically range from $74,297 - $99,063annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.

• Impactful Work:We are driven by our mandate to promote sustainable and inclusive growth inemergingmarkets and developing economies. Every role contributes to creatingpositive, lasting impact - for our clients, the markets we serve, and communities around the world.

• Inspiring Colleagues:Join a diverse and talented team from around the world that brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion to everything we do. We believe strong results come from strong partnerships - working together, sharing perspectives, and building trust to achieve shared goals.

• Our Core Values:Our culture is anchored in Collaboration, Agility, Impact, and Respect. We work together across diverse teams, embrace change and innovation, and stay focused on creating meaningful, sustainable impact - while treating one another with integrity, empathy, and respect.

• Perks and Benefits:Our Total Rewards offering goes beyond a paycheck. We provide a comprehensive package designed to meet the diverse needs and life stages of our employees.

The Impact Enablement group at Fin Dev Canada advances our development mandate through four specialized functions: (i) Impact Strategy & Thought Leadership, (ii) Environmental, Climate and Social Risk, (iii) Technical Assistance, and (iv) Development Impact.

This position sits within the Impact Strategy & Thought Leadership (IS&TL) function, which drives the evolution of Fin Dev Canada's impact architecture. The team shapes the corporation's strategic approach to climate and nature action, gender equality, and market development; develops leading-edge impact methodologies, tools, and frameworks; conducts advanced impact and climate analytics; and produces thought leadership that contributes to industry best practices.

Following the Government of Canada's recent capital injection for international climate finance, Fin Dev Canada is entering an exciting phase of growth and ambition. Reporting to the Director, IS&TL, the Senior Associate, Climate will contribute to the advancement of Fin Dev Canada's climate-related methodologies, analytics, and strategic initiatives. Working closely with colleagues across Impact Enablement, Investments, and Strategy & Engagement, the successful candidate will help strengthen our approach to climate measurement, greenhouse gas accounting, transition finance, and Paris alignment.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of climate finance, development impact, and analytics, contributing to innovative approaches that help Fin Dev Canada deliver results in emerging markets.

• Translate complex climate and impact concepts into practical methodologies, tools, and guidance that support decision‑making, impact measurement, and reporting across the organization.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of Fin Dev Canada's approaches to transition finance, Paris alignment, and other strategic climate initiatives.
• Develop and apply quantitative models to estimate and project impact outcomes, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced, avoided, and sequestered.
• Support Fin Dev Canada's…