Unep Finance Initiative; Unep Fi – Programme Assistant

UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) – Programme Assistant

Duty Station: GENEVA

UNEP FI requires the Programme Assistant to work in tandem with subject matter experts, key stakeholders and UNEP FI Signatories to:

• Provide general support to the Global Policy Co-Lead with the coordination of the overall UNEP FI policy portfolio of activities;
• Produce and share regular analysis and mappings of policy and regulatory developments across regions and thematics affecting the banking and insurance sectors, and identify opportunities for UNEP FI to engage in and support progressive policy reform; with key areas constituting:
• Nature-related regulation in the APAC region
• Real economy policy development in the EU and it’s relevance for the financial sector
• Produce relevant material to support the analysis and presentation to relevant stakeholders, such as webinars and blog posts;
• Support the coordination of on-going work related to the development of sustainable finance regulatory frameworks at country level, as relevant;
• Support relevant and regular stakeholder engagements including with policy makers, regulators and supervisory authorities, meeting material, analytical minutes of meetings as relevant;
• Support with the implementation of the UNEP FI global policy programme;
• Provide regular reporting to the policy team and management. The consultant will also work as part of the UNEP FI Policy team, in close coordination with regional and/or thematic teams as relevant.