Castalia Ltd Looking for Manager, Asia Pacific Practice at Wellington Central, Wellington Full Time

Do you want to apply your economics, financial analysis, policy and modelling skills to solve the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges?

• Help reduce emissions in developing countries by:
  • Assessing the financial and economic viability of low-carbon technologies in energy and transport
  • Developing roll out plans and funding strategies to enable solar-powered mini-grids to provide electricity to people in rural areas, affordably and sustainably
• Design tariff structures that enable timely crucial investment by water and energy utilities, while ensuring affordability and simplicity for customers
• Influence national and regional Asia-Pacific debates on policy, competition, strategy and regulation in the energy, water, and primary production sectors. 

Would you like to test your skills in a variety of project settings?

• Projects in developed and developing countries in Asia-Pacific, and beyond
• Large-scale international projects involving multiple economies, as well as small-scale projects that help specific communities or organisations
• Getting direct exposure to present and discuss your insights with clients

Can you communicate results in clear, compelling language? Do you share Castalia’s core values of Competence, Creativity, Consistency, Conscientiousness, Commitment, and Collaboration? If so, Castalia wants you on our team. We have exciting opportunities based in our Auckland or Wellington Offices for Manager-level candidates with economic and financial expertise who share our passion: Thinking for a better world. Description of the role as follows:

• Managers take responsibility for infrastructure policy assignments, including overseeing the collection and analysis of data (may include modelling); consulting with industry stakeholders (such as government representatives, regulatory entities, international finance institutions, technology manufacturers, and private developers); developing policy recommendations for clients; preparing reports and presentations; managing business development through preparing expression of interests and proposals; creating an enthusiastic and supportive team environment and coaching team members to bring out their best while providing helpful feedback.

About Castalia

At Castalia, we use our knowledge, skills, and experience to question and redefine how the world’s infrastructure challenges are solved. Thinking for a better world is more than our tagline – it is our driving philosophy. Founded in 1980, Castalia has over 35 years of global experience advising private sector investors, governments and international donor organisations on infrastructure. Castalia has undertaken assignments in 144 countries globally. Our Australian and New Zealand offices run as one integrated team, which splits its time between trans-Tasman projects and work in the Pacific Islands, as well as South East and Central Asia.

Who we’re looking for

• A graduate degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering or Applied Mathematics 
• At least 5 years of experience in the Energy, Transportation, Telecommunications, Water and Sanitation, and Natural Resources sectors
  • Advising private sector companies, policy-makers or regulators on sector or company performance
  • Designing, appraising, and/or evaluating infrastructure projects that increase or improve access to services
  • Structuring public-private partnerships
• Demonstrated experience supervising junior staff and/or subcontractors to deliver consulting projects to deadlines and budgets
• A strong grasp of microeconomics, corporate finance, or project finance and how to apply it to projects
• Able to manage complex projects, including planning, resourcing, and budgeting
• Able to build microeconomic or financial models (financial planning and simulation models which report all three financial statements – Income and Expenditure, Balance sheet and Cash Flow Statement)
• Able to pick up concepts and frameworks and apply them in a creative way
• Able to innovate, think laterally, and solve complex problems
• Quantitative skills in Excel or other similar software
• Proficient skills in the Microsoft suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Willing to travel internationally, subject to COVID restrictions

We’d love if you have

• Additional or post-graduate degree in a related field, including Law, or Engineering
• Previous professional experience working for multilateral development agencies like the World Bank 

Benefits and Remuneration

This is a full-time position, working 40 hours a week Monday to Friday. The salary range for the Manager position is $90,000 – $155,000.

Castalia offers a competitive benefits package that includes additional paid holiday leave in between Christmas and New Year public holidays, highly flexible working arrangements, a travel policy that enables staff to combine work and personal travel, and rapid ongoing professional training and development.

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, please email: [email protected]. 

Applications close on 6 December 2022.

We expect to inform successful candidates by 9 December, for a start date of 30 January 2023.