Senior Sustainable Finance Lead

Climate Bonds Initiative

. Provide senior technical leadership for CBI’s work to advance transition and resilience finance in Japan .

Posted 10/26/2026contractRemote • JapanSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in transition and resilience finance, with a strong understanding of Japan's climate and financial-sector policy landscape. Capable of providing strategic advisory and policy recommendations while engaging effectively with government and financial institutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fluency In Japanese And EnglishMaster’s Degree In Relevant FieldsPolicy Advisory On Climate Transition And Resilience FinanceAnalysing Financial Frameworks And PoliciesEngaging With Senior Stakeholders

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Hard Skills

Climate Transition FinanceResilience FinancePolicy AnalysisFinancial StandardsTechnical WritingAnalytical Skills

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsStakeholder EngagementTeam Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Sustainable FinanceJapan's Financial-Sector PolicyGreen List AlignmentGX Bond AlignmentSubnational Bond Issuance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide senior technical leadership for CBI’s work to advance transition and resilience finance in Japan
Develop CBI technical positions, policy recommendations and strategic advice on transition and resilience finance in Japan
Provide advisory into key workstreams in Japan, including Green List alignment, GX Bond alignment with CBI standards, and expansion of subnational bond issuance
Engage in senior stakeholder discussions, working groups and consultations
Support strategic engagement with government, financial institutions and other key stakeholders
Identify emerging opportunities for Japan’s sustainable finance market
Advise the Japan Team on priorities for CBI engagement and market development
Report to the Head of Japan
Fixed-term position for an initial period of 6 months

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluency in written and spoken Japanese and English
Master’s degree in relevant fields
Professional experience in providing policy advisory on climate transition and resilience finance
Strong knowledge of Japan’s climate and financial-sector policy landscape
Experience analysing financial frameworks, policies or standards and translating technical issues into practical recommendations
Experience engaging with government institutions, financial-sector stakeholders or other senior stakeholders
Strong analytical, writing and communication skills
Ability to work effectively across Japan-based and international teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

This role is fully remote, based in Japan
Flexible working hours
Opportunities to work from another location
Make a meaningful impact every day