Vice President
Coalition for Green Capital
At the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC), our mission is to drive investments in the clean economy to reduce emissions and improve the quality of life for all Americans. By leveraging public-private partnerships and responsive financing, we aim to eliminate barriers to clean technology and promote energy abundance in every community. Our work is guided by a commitment to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies across the United States, with a special focus on supporting low-income and disadvantaged communities. For over a decade, CGC has led the Green Bank movement, working at the federal, state and local levels in the U.S. and countries around the world to unlock capital and empower communities to embrace a greener future. Together, we strive to build a sustainable future where clean power is accessible and affordable for everyone.
Our National Green Bank: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a significant step toward a greener future by establishing the first U.S. national green bank through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The EPA awarded the Coalition for Green Capital $5 billion to capitalize this national green bank under The National Clean Investment Fund competition, along with $125 million under Solar for All to foster the development of green banks and accelerate solar energy projects in North and South Dakota. Through strategic partnerships and innovative financing, our national green bank aims to create a robust clean energy finance ecosystem that addresses critical market gaps and maximizes the impact of every public dollar invested. This seed funding builds on CGC’s decade-long leadership in the Green Bank movement, which has already led to billions toward clean energy adoption, ensuring that the nation’s climate goals are met.
CGC is hiring a Vice President to join its investments team in New York, deploying capital across a variety of clean energy / sustainable infrastructure sectors including power, energy, transportation, and multiple other sectors resulting in a reduction of greenhouse gases. In addition to making investments in sustainable infrastructure opportunities, the Vice President will also work with third party capital providers to mobilize additional capital directly and indirectly.
The candidate should have significant experience enabling the candidate to lead the assessment, structuring, execution, and management of senior, subordinated, and unitranche infrastructure debt.
Based in New York City.
Key Responsibilities
- Review investment proposals and prepare term sheets.
- Prepare and/or review financial models and determine appropriate capital structure.
- Provide insight into the appropriate return targets for a given investment risk profile.
- Prepare and present investment memorandums and presentations to investment committees.
- Support financing market transformation via working with third-party capital providers to mobilize third-party capital directly or indirectly via direct investment alongside CGC and/or at a CGC portfolio level.
- Support portfolio management for each investment with a transaction ownership mentality.
- Identify market trends and market opportunities, including areas where CGC can provide additionality in terms of financing market transformation.
- Mentor and manage analysts and/or associates, as applicable, as members of transaction execution teams.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Thorough understanding of project finance and other structured financing-related structuring and documentation.
- Experience in negotiating transaction terms & conditions and documentation.
- Strong credit analysis skills and ability to evaluate a variety of sustainable infrastructure investment opportunities.
- Ability to organize investment processes and work collaboratively and with a sense of urgency with internal teams and external clients.
- Tenacious and accountable in driving results.
- High degree of integrity and transparency.
- Strives for continuous personal and organizational improvement.
- Celebrates and supports team and colleagues' success.
- Excellent organizational skills and experience in organizing and prioritizing project sets based on substance, urgency, and capacity.
- Self-organized with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- English language fluency required.
- A dedication to climate finance.
- A sense of humor, passion for change, and an eye towards innovation.
- Authorization to work in the United States of America.
- Occasional travel is required for due diligence, origination, and other CGC matters.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA, CFA, or advanced degree a plus.
- At least 6 years’ experience originating and executing transactions in project, infrastructure, and/or structured finance. Experience specific to renewables and sustainable infrastructure a plus. Candidates with more or less experience will be considered for alternate roles.
Compensation and Benefits
- The salary range for the Vice President is between $250,000 and $350,000.
- Vice President will be eligible for an annual bonus of 10%-30% based on job performance.
- The benefits offered for Vice President are health insurance, 401k, vacation leave, and sick leave.
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