Role: Permanent, full-time

About the Green Finance Institute (GFI):
Founded in 2019 to accelerate the deployment of finance towards a net zero and resilient economy, the GFI is an independent, commercially focused and philanthropically-financed organisation, seed funded by the UK Government and the City of London Corporation.

The GFI has already established a leading and differentiated position based on a distinct strategy of identifying impactful interventions to unlock barriers to deploying capital at pace and scale towards sector specific, real-economy outcomes such as the energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of road transport, nature-based financial solutions, international carbon markets and developing markets’ climate smart infrastructure.

Through both creating and managing networks of dynamic decision makers across financial services, policy, business, academia and civil society, the GFI is renowned for its practical financial expertise, efficient project execution and generous collaboration, increasingly positioning the organisation as a partner of choice for both policy-makers and market participants to connect political ambition and industry objectives with well-designed solutions for the financial sector both in the UK and overseas.

What’s the role?
This is an exciting role for an experienced financial practitioner looking to support and drive the net-zero transition in the UK and EU, applying their financial skillset to mobilise investment into clean technology sectors including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

We are looking for a proactive and engaged individual with ~5 year’s experience of financial structuring and modelling within a financial institution, who can bring expertise in financial analysis, due diligence and deal execution in corporate finance, lending, and/or project finance.

Based in the GFI’s Financial Analysis and Investment Team, this role provides an opportunity to spearhead the financial modelling and analysis that will a) identify the barriers to commercialisation of clean technologies, and b) develop solutions to de-risk first of a kind SAF investments. These activities will be a vital part of a wider effort to unlock commercially scalable industries in the UK and EU.

As a Senior Associate, you will be a key member of a growing team, working across the GFI’s sectoral missions and engaging with a diverse range of domestic and global stakeholders. Your responsibilities will be broad, encompassing the management and delivery of project objectives while providing specialist support in structured finance, project finance, and financial modelling. This role provides an opportunity to develop deep expertise in green finance and contribute to shaping policies that support the adoption of new financial products and services.

You will also contribute towards external working groups, steering committees, and taskforces, helping to drive key initiatives in the net-zero agenda. As your experience grows, you will have the opportunity to represent the Institute at industry events and collaborate with major financial institutions to design innovative financial solutions.

We’ll trust you to:

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support transaction structuring, valuation, and risk analysis.
• Assess risk factors, conduct sensitivity analysis, and provide insights to optimize financial structures.
• Work closely with banks, investors, and industry to test and refine financial structures.
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and financing opportunities relevant to the sector.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Support the strategic direction of projects and be responsible for elements of their day-to-day running, under the direction of the senior team.
• Build your expertise in green finance topics and areas of focus and contribute to supportive policy formation to accelerate the adoption of new products and services.
• Represent the Institute at relevant industry events.

You need to have:

• 4-5+ years of experience in debt financing, structured finance, project finance, debt advisory, investment banking, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in financial modelling (Excel, VBA preferred) and cash flow analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills with senior-level officials, partners and influencers across private and public sectors.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a proven capacity to translate information and big ideas into actionable plans.
• A strong independent work ethic in addition to an ability to work as part of an agile and fast-moving team.
• A genuine interest in environmental sustainability.
• High attention to detail and demonstrable research and analytical skills.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to handle multiple projects.

We’d love to see:

• Experience in structuring and executing debt and equity transactions.
• Solid understanding of credit analysis, risk assessment, and capital markets.

Role: Permanent

Reporting into: Senior Executive Assistant

What’s in it for you?
We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to join the GFI to provide high quality administrative support to our four Programme Directors. As well as typical EA duties, you will be expected to collaborate with the Executive Assistant Team on ad hoc projects and events, plus liaising with the building management team in our serviced office space.

The right person will be a pro at managing the time of others and themselves, being comfortable working autonomously and at pace. Being proactive and intuitive comes naturally to you and you recognise the importance of always being a few steps ahead of those you support, continually seeing the bigger picture in order to achieve the best outcome.

You will have previous experience of supporting C-suite / senior level and be experienced in providing comprehensive diary / inbox management. You will also need to be comfortable in providing wider support when required to other members of the senior team, when they are representing the Institute. Previous experience working in financial services or corporate environment would be highly beneficial.

The Institute is a small, yet fast-growing organisation, and this is a unique opportunity to really make the role your own. We have a collaborative and supportive culture and provide an excellent opportunity to rapidly develop the breadth and depth of your skills and experience. We support flexible working; in return we ask for your commitment to delivering exceptional support to our colleagues. This will be a highly rewarding role where you will directly see your impact in supporting our efforts to achieve the transition to an inclusive, net-zero carbon and climate-resilient economy.

What’s the role?
Main responsibilities in this role include:

EA Support

• Provide full calendar management and logistics coordination for the Programme Directors, being adaptable to last minute changes and requests.
• Act as primary point of contact for meeting requests, while being able to triage incoming requests appropriately and passing these to the wider team where required.
• Making sure the Programme Directors are fully prepared and briefed ahead of meetings.
• Email management support, including reviewing inbound enquiries and prioritising urgent request as necessary.
• Manage the Programme Directors time tracking and expenses, including raising PO’s and sending invoices.
• Complex travel arrangements, including providing full travel itineraries when this is required.
• Execute ad hoc tasks as required to support the Programme Directors (such as editing PowerPoint documents, formatting reports etc. or finding support within the team).
• Maintaining up to date CRM systems and Speaking Engagement Log where appropriate.

Operations and HR support

• Assisting with onboarding and offboarding within the teams where appropriate including coordinating with IT for new joiners, arranging laptop set up, onboarding compliance and training.
• Assisting with recruitment; holding slots in the Programme Directors’ diaries and arranging interviews with candidates.
• Responsible for company subscriptions and renewals.
• Support with ad hoc projects/events as necessary, including internal events and socials.
• Providing ad hoc holiday cover across the Executive Assistant Team

Essential

• Previous EA experience in a similar role is crucial, and this will be tested as part of the interview and application process.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, agile start-up environment.
• A self-motivated individual, able to work alone under minimum supervision and direction.
• Detail oriented with strong organisational skills – capable of handling multiple projects / tasks simultaneously.
• Hits deadlines, logically tackles problems and is comfortable identifying priorities.
• Proactive attitude and ability to anticipate needs and potential challenges. Confident taking initiative.
• Has an aptitude for planning, co-ordinating and time management.
• Strong communicator with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and advise the Programme Directors.
• Exercises discretion and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive company information.
• Excellent IT skills, in particular in the use of Microsoft Office 365 suite and advanced use of MS Outlook.

About the GFI
Since our inception in 2019, our pragmatic approach to channelling capital to facilitate real economy change has shaped the discourse around green finance. As an independent company with a proven track record, our credibility, capability and cross-sector engagement enable us to respond to market barriers and develop solutions where others can’t.

The Green Finance Institute is an independent and trusted partner to Government. We also work with financial organisations, corporates, NGOs, policymakers, academics and civil society experts to create and scale innovative solutions that are accelerating the transition to a net-zero and nature positive economy, whilst delivering practical outcomes for communities.