This role will anchor MSC’s global work in:

Climate risk insurance and microinsurance, Parametric and index-based insurance, Disaster risk financing (DRF), Climate adaptation and resilience finance, Risk assessments and vulnerability analytics, Insurance innovation for low-income and vulnerable populations.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Practice Development:

Lead MSC’s global Insurance and Resilience portfolio, Develop and implement a 3–5 year strategy to scale the practice across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, Position MSC as a thought leader in climate risk insurance and disaster risk financing, Identify emerging global trends in climate adaptation, resilience financing, and insurance innovation and translate them into advisory offerings.

2. Business Development & Partnerships:

Lead proposal development and client acquisition in climate finance, insurance, and resilience domains, Build and manage relationships with Multilateral and bilateral donors, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), Global climate funds and adaptation-focused financing mechanisms, Governments and regulators, Insurance companies, reinsurers, and risk pools, Financial institutions serving low-income and vulnerable segments. Design and lead large, multi-country technical assistance programs, Develop strategic partnerships with global reinsurance players, sovereign risk pools, and climate-finance intermediaries.

3. Technical Leadership & Advisory Delivery:

Provide senior oversight and technical guidance across engagements related to Inclusive insurance and micro insurance market development, Parametric and index-based insurance product design, Agricultural and climate risk insurance, Disaster risk financing strategies (sovereign and sub-sovereign), Climate risk assessments and resilience diagnostics, Financial resilience solutions for MSMEs, smallholder farmers, and vulnerable communities, Blended finance and climate adaptation financing structures, Integration of insurance within broader financial inclusion, livelihoods, and social protection ecosystems,Ensure high-quality delivery, strong analytical rigor, and measurable impact across engagements.

4. Client Advisory, Policy Engagement & Representation:

5. Team Leadership & Capability Building:

Requirements

Qualifications

• Masters level degree (or higher) in Business/Economics/Sociology or related fields from a reputed institute
  
• Other relevant professional qualifications in line with areas of specialization
  

• Inclusive insurance ecosystems and market systems development;
  
• Risk pooling, reinsurance, and sovereign risk transfer structures;
  
• Climate adaptation and resilience financing frameworks;
  
• Blended finance mechanisms;
  
• Agricultural and climate risk modeling approaches;
  
• Familiarity with insurance regulatory environments and disaster risk financing policy frameworks;
  
• Strong analytical, structuring, and program design capabilities
  

Other skills:

• Strong business development and proposal leadership track record;
  
• Ability to build and sustain senior-level relationships globally.
  
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex climate and risk concepts into scalable, implementable solutions.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Comfortable working across time zones and leading geographically dispersed teams.