Job Title: DFCD Green Business Development Specialist
Organisation: World Wide Fund for Nature
Duty Station: Kasese, Uganda
About Organisation:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world. We are an international NGO committed to environmental protection active in almost 100 countries. WWF has a growing conservation Programme in the Republic of Uganda. WWF Uganda Country Office (WWF UCO) works with central and local government agencies, private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs) and the local communities to implement its various conservation programmes on Energy and Climate, Forestry and Wildlife, and Freshwater in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Green Business Development Specialist will support the implementation of the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development in Uganda. Through the DFCD- a green financial solution, the specialist will identify, assess, and lead investments in businesses that meet the DFCD mandate and eligibility, with a prime focus on addressing climate adaptation and mitigation, shifting assets toward a green economy. This includes evaluating new investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, and recommending investments that align with climate impact priorities while delivering financial returns.
The specialist will focus on developing, with the support from the DFCD East Africa Regional Lead, financially viable, bankable projects with positive environmental, social, and climate impacts, supporting WWF Uganda’s mission to catalyze sustainable finance flows that benefit people and nature. These projects should be scalable, show a strong history of revenue generation, and raise >$5M in long-term finance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: In this regard, the Green Business Development Specialist will;
Lead the identification, origination, and development of bankable nature-based projects in Uganda, in close coordination with the DFCD Regional Lead for East Africa and Africa;
- Consolidate ongoing efforts, deepen engagements with local communities, stakeholders, and utilize established networks to identify new projects.
- Evaluate economic feasibility and provide advice to proponents of new bankable projects.
- Ensure project alignment with DFCD’s landscape approach, integrating climate, biodiversity, and community priorities within targeted regions.
- Structure the project, support the due diligence activities, and ensure smooth contracting of new projects.
- Ensure that the contracted project implementer successfully implements the agreed workplan, flag any potential issue, share success stories and where possible support graduation of the project to investors.
- Capacity-building of private sector and civil society partners to build long-term pipeline and proposal stream for DFCD.
- Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of project opportunities on Monday.com, ensuring consistent data for coordination, reporting, and investor engagement.
- Ensure DFCD and WWF-Uganda team alignment and engagement across the project lifecycle, by keeping colleagues informed, coordinating internal support, and facilitating smooth collaboration to deliver on commitments made to each project.
Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement;
- Collaborate closely with WWF Uganda colleagues working on landscape management, green finance, and climate adaptation to ensure alignment of DFCD-supported activities.
- Integrate DFCD learnings and findings into the WWF Uganda landscape/area-based vision and planning processes to strengthen long-term impact
- Support inclusive community engagement within target landscapes, working alongside the WWF Uganda team, and regional DFCD team, to ensuring that project developers implement meaningful, participatory engagement processes in line with DFCD and ESSF standards.
National Risk and Opportunity Review, and mainstreaming adaptation finance;
- Conduct national-level scoping of climate adaptation initiatives by mapping existing and potential projects relevant to DFCD’s mandate.
- Conducting and/or review existing risk and vulnerability assessments and help Lead or support the review of existing risk and vulnerability assessments and build WWF Uganda’s internal capacity to mainstream climate adaptation and financial mechanisms into organizational and landscape-level strategies.
- Identify high-priority sectors, entry points, and emerging opportunities for DFCD funding.
- Engage local subject matter experts in the fields of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Biodiversity and Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) to grasp the status of each of these topics in Uganda and the relevant landscape and identify key environmental and social risks.
- Facilitate co-development of climate change adaptation projects with partners, ensuring they reflect local needs and financial viability.
Monitoring, reporting and policy influence;
- Monitor the implementation of DFCD-supported projects, documenting key progress, challenges, and adaptations in coordination with partners.
- Document key lessons for influencing planning and decision making by government, and other parties, particularly around climate finance, bankable nature solutions, and inclusive conservation.
- Prepare progress report for submission to donors, the DFCD consortium and WWF internal stakeholders, in line with agreed reporting formats and cycles. submitted to donors and WWF
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Master’s degree in Climate finance, Finance, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration or a related field
Experience & Competencies
- At least 5 years’ experience in finance (sustainable finance, investment banking, impact investing, asset management, private equity etc.)
- Should understand the early-stage investment process with fluency in key technical competencies: pro-forma financial statements, term sheets; returns analysis, investment documentation, capitalization tables, and standard investment processes.
- Has a good understanding of climate change risks, vulnerability, and resilience-building.
- Strong analytical and strategic capability
- Experienced in Project management and stakeholder engagement
- Fluent in English with good oral and written communication skills.
- Adherence to WWF’S values: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.
How to Apply:
Email an application cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and contact details of three (3) referees plus copies of academic qualifications (sent as one PDF document) clearly indicating “the job title” in the subject line to: [email protected] .
Kindly note that due to the large volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 18th November 2025
NB: WWF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to having a diverse workforce
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Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60