<div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify">Hi All, </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please see below for this position at CDP. Please apply directly and send any questions to that inbox. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Posted <a href="https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/dd04c0040de6477a955d0bc91baa8a6b-sustainable-infrastructure-manager-investor-initiatives-cdp-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">on Idealist</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">CDP North America, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with proven self-starter skills to <span style="color:black">represent CDP globally in the infrastructure finance arena.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">About CDP:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt">CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with over 650 institutional investors with assets of US$90 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. Over 6,300 companies with some 55% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2017. This is in addition to the over 500 cities and 100 states and regions who disclosed, making CDP’s platform one of the richest sources of information globally on how companies and governments are driving environmental change. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Job purpose/summary</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The successful candidate will be responsible for engaging a range of global investors and other capital markets stakeholders on sustainability and infrastructure projects submitted to CDP under the Matchmaker Program <i>(<span class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.cdp.net/en/cities/matchmaker" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">see link here</a></span>)</i> and supporting CDP in the development of city project grading criteria.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt">The Manager will contribute to the development and implementation of both the Investor Initiatives and CStaR NA teams’ strategies, lead CDP's engagement with infrastructure investors, specific signatories and other relevant financial stakeholders.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt">This role advances CDP’s objective to increase the level of investment in climate-friendly urban infrastructure projects and contribute to the reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions through the newly launched “Matchmaker” initiative</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">The Sustainable Infrastructure Manager will report to CDP's Head of Investor Initiatives North America with matrix reporting to the head of CStaR (Cities, States and Regions) for North America.  The successful candidate will work integrally with the global Investor Initiatives team and the global CStaR team.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Key responsibilities</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><p class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Manage existing membership subscriptions and recruit new subscribers for CDP’s sustainable infrastructure financing product “Matchmaker”</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Maintain and strengthen relationships with institutional investors, as well as help recruit new investor signatories/members to CDP's disclosure platform<span class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-msoDel" style="text-decoration-line:line-through;color:red"><del datetime="2018-10-15T14:22">.</del></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Organize and facilitate multi-stakeholder roundtables, workshops and webinars that link investors, cities and relevant partners in line with grant deliverable</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Engage in consultations with investors, partners and cities to develop project grading framework</span></li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Support partnerships with city network organizations and manage investor groups to promote Matchmaker</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Manage<span class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-msoDel" style="text-decoration-line:line-through;color:red"><del datetime="2018-10-15T14:37">r</del></span> key<span class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-msoIns" style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:teal"><ins datetime="2018-10-15T14:37"> </ins></span>CStaR Matchmaker project deliverables for bringing financial market participants to relevant consultations and educational opportunities</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Develop insights and analysis from CDP data to highlight Matchmaker use cases;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Present at conferences, virtual webinars and other events;</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ensure existing Matchmaker grant deliverables are met;</li></ul><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Contribute to writing and development of funding proposals</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Support Head of Investor Initiatives in strategic projects</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Required skills and experience:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Knowledge of project or infrastructure finance (or a related field working with institutional and other investors interested in climate project or city-related investments)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Experience liaising with contacts in senior positions at pension funds, insurance companies and investment managers</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">An understanding of the issues of climate finance to cities and infrastructure finance<span class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-msoDel" style="text-decoration-line:line-through;color:red"><del datetime="2018-10-15T14:26">.</del></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">A passion for integrating ESG issues into the mainstream investment process</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Familiarity with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and an emphasis on social equity and a just transition</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills in English. Other languages a plus.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">A flexible but diligent working style, with proven record of working within a team</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">An entrepreneurial spirit and desire to own and drive the delivery of successful projects</span></li></ul><p class="m_4223631701483645714m_2703665640231300022gmail-m_-4725751694451888708gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The role is based in CDP’s offices in New York. The successful candidate will be provided with a contract for a fixed term of 12 months starting on November 1, 2018. International travel may be required.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the US.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">To apply please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, to <a href="mailto:recruitment.usa@cdp.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">recruitment.usa@cdp.net</a> with ‘Sustainable Infrastructure Manager (II)’ in the subject.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.</span></p></div></div>
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