Technical Consultant, Brazil Ppf

Please note that this is a consulting engagement. You will be contracted by GFI either as an individual consultant, through your own limited company or via a local agent. You will therefore be responsible for managing your own tax obligations and will not be entitled to local employment benefits. As a consultant, you will determine the manner and method of delivering the services, while working collaboratively with GFI and key stakeholders to achieve agreed outcomes.

Start date: September 2026

Term: initial short-term consultancy project for 2 months (estimated 10 days work for contract duration), potential to extend until February 2027 pending funding confirmation

About the Green Finance Institute (GFI)

Established in 2019, the Green Finance Institute (GFI) is an independent advisor to governments and investors. It is at the forefront of shaping how finance can be used to facilitate a real economy transition, by designing, testing and scaling financial solutions that enable capital to flow where it can deliver the greatest impact in the real economy.

The GFI delivers positive outcomes for climate and nature by aligning policy, capital and pipeline development. As a commercially focused philanthropic organisation working with governments and partnering with financial institutions, corporates, NGOs, policymakers, academics and civil society experts, the GFI has mobilised over £80bn in committed capital to date.

The GFI is headquartered in London and has a presence in eight countries including Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, the Philippines, Scotland, South Africa and Spain. Its missions work across the built environment, carbon dioxide removals, industrial decarbonisation, energy, transportation and nature.

Project Overview

The Technical Manager will lead the PPF’s project-level technical review function, with primary responsibility for assessing the technical feasibility and readiness of projects seeking support. The role will undertake the initial technical review of each project, determine its level of technical maturity and identify the work required to advance it towards financing readiness.

During the September 2026 to February 2027 pre-launch and facility-design phase, the immediate priority will be to help establish the technical advisory function, technical-review workflow, applicant information requirements and technical assessment criteria, and to ensure that the review approach is ready for the first project cohort.

Working closely with the Technical Director, PPF Director, financial-review function and relevant specialist advisers, you will identify and validate the technical assumptions, risks and performance parameters required for financial and bankability analysis. Where deeper sector-specific expertise is required, you will define the initial scope and information requirements and oversee the quality and integration of specialist inputs.

Scope of Work and Expected Deliverables

The overall project is expected to run from September 2026 to February 2027, with the potential for further work beyond this period. However, the initial consultancy engagement is limited to a two-month period (up to 10 days work in total), focused on supporting the facility-design phase and establishing the foundations of the technical review function.

Initial Engagement (September to November 2026, up to 10 days)

The principal activities and deliverables expected during this initial engagement are:

1. Technical inputs to the Terms of Reference and Operating Model, including the definition of scope, mandate, boundaries, roles, responsibilities and operating procedures for the technical review function.
2. Technical inputs to the development of the Call for Proposals process, including the submission template, technical assessment criteria and scoring methodology.
3. Operationalisation of the technical review approach during the facility-design period, including development of review workflows, documentation requirements and preparations for assessing the first cohort of projects.
4. Engagement with relevant industrial associations, corporates and technical stakeholders to support refinement and validation of the Terms of Reference and technical review framework.

Potential Future Scope (Subject to Project Progress and Funding)

Should the consultancy continue beyond the initial engagement period, the Technical Manager may be asked to provide support on the following activities during the remainder of the facility-design phase and subsequent implementation phases:

• Further development and refinement of the PPF technical advisory function, governance arrangements and technical assessment methodologies.
• Ongoing enhancement of the technical-review workflow, applicant guidance, templates,