Strategy Associate – Sustainable Finance

About the role

Systemiq is seeking a Strategy Associate to join its Sustainable Finance practice, focusing on public and development finance. You will support governments and public finance institutions in designing and mobilising capital for climate, nature and development priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Support or lead workstreams delivering advisory support on public and development finance for climate and nature outcomes.
• Develop structured analysis and client‑ready materials such as strategy decks, technical notes and briefing packs.
• Drive the development of sovereign financing strategies, considering macroeconomic context, sovereign risk, debt sustainability and credit dynamics.
• Help design and assess financing approaches and instruments, including concessional and blended finance, sustainability‑linked bonds/loans, debt‑for‑climate/nature swaps and risk‑sharing structures.
• Support stakeholder engagement across ministries, debt management offices, central banks, IFIs/DFIs, donors and private‑sector partners.
• Contribute to proposal development, thought leadership and knowledge building within the team.

Required profile

• Degree or Masters in Economics, Finance, International Development or related field.
• 2–5+ years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, international financial institutions, central banks, sovereign research, finance ministries or development finance advisory.
• Familiarity with sovereign financing landscape, including concessional, blended finance and climate/nature instruments.
• Strong analytical, research and problem‑solving skills with ability to synthesize complex information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and proven stakeholder‑engagement abilities.
• Collaborative team player with an entrepreneurial mindset and alignment to Systemiq’s mission.

Required skills

• Knowledge of sovereign financing instruments such as sustainability‑linked bonds/loans and debt‑for‑climate/nature swaps.
• Experience analysing macroeconomic contexts, sovereign risk and debt sustainability.