About us

MicroSave Consulting (MSC) is a boutique consulting firm that has, for 25 years, pushed the world towards meaningful financial, social, and economic inclusion. With over 300 staff of different nationalities and varied expertise, we are proud to be working in over 68 developing countries. We partner with participants in financial services, enterprise, agriculture and health ecosystems to achieve sustainable performance improvements and unlock enduring value. Our clients include governments, donors, private sector corporations, and local businesses. We can help you seize the digital opportunity, address the mass market, and future-proof your operations.

Job Description

Climate and sustainable finance is a growing strategic opportunity for MSC. Hiring an expert will help us establish a credible presence in this niche area, strengthen our technical capabilities, build a pipeline of donor and DFI-funded assignments, and develop a sustainable portfolio of climate finance advisory services.

Climate and sustainable finance advisory

• Lead diagnostics, strategies and technical assistance on green and sustainable finance, climate adaptation and resilience, low-carbon investments and climate-finance mobilisation.

• Advise banks, NBFCs, MFIs, insurers and other institutions on green financial products, climate-related risks, sustainable-finance frameworks, portfolio opportunities and institutional capacity building.

• Design or assess financing mechanisms—including credit lines, guarantees, concessional and blended finance,



and other risk-sharing instruments—and develop financial and commercial viability assessments.

• Support climate investment and financing solutions for MSMEs, agriculture, livelihoods and relevant sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and circular economy.

• Contribute to climate-finance project preparation, investment pipelines, funding proposals, programme design and results frameworks, incorporating gender, inclusion, safeguards and climate impact measurement.

Consulting delivery and technical leadership

• Manage assignments and multidisciplinary teams, including methodologies, workplans, budgets, stakeholder consultations, analytical work, client deliverables and quality assurance.

• Lead research, feasibility studies, institutional assessments, policy analysis and development of actionable recommendations, roadmaps, financial models and knowledge products.

• Engage effectively with clients, donors, regulators, investors and implementation partners; facilitate workshops and build the capacity of client and MSC teams.

Business development and institutional contribution

• Identify opportunities, build client and partner relationships, and lead or contribute to EOIs,



technical/financial proposals and consortium development for donor- and private-sector assignments.

• Support MSC’s practice development through thought leadership, tools and methodologies, mentoring and cross-sector collaboration.

Requirements

Key Skills:

• Hands-on experience in at least two relevant areas: green lending/product design; climate-risk assessment; adaptation or mitigation finance; blended finance/guarantees; investment or facility design; climate-finance policy and institutional diagnostics.

• Experience with financial institutions and donor/DFI-supported projects; familiarity with relevant climate-finance standards, taxonomies, disclosures, safeguards, MRV and donor funding requirements is desirable.

• Solid analytical and financial skills, excellent report/proposal writing and communication, stakeholder management, team leadership, and proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines and undertake domestic or international travel; emerging-market experience and networks are an advantage.

Job Information

Job Title

Manager

Industry

Consulting

Experience

6–9 years of relevant experience in climate/sustainable finance, development finance, financial-sector advisory, climate investment or related consulting, with demonstrated responsibility for delivering assignments

City

Lucknow

State/Province

Uttar Pradesh

Country

India

Zip/Postal Code

226001

📌 Manager (Lucknow)
🏢 MicroSave
📍 Lucknow