Financial Inclusion And Gender Specialist

Financial Inclusion and Gender Specialist

The main objective of this consultancy is to support UNEP’s team in safeguards, financial inclusion, and gender, providing expertise on TREES safeguards as part of the 2025 Technical Assistance activities under the UN-REDD Programme in the LAC region.

Key responsibilities include close collaboration with UNEP financial experts on the Results-Based Payments (RBP) project in Paraguay and the Central America Dry Corridor Restoration Flagship Project, ensuring targeted collaboration on activities related to the consultancy’s areas of expertise. The consultant will perform the following activities:

• Lead work planning and implementation on financial inclusion and gender within the 2026 UN-REDD Technical Assistance activities in LAC.
• Strengthen the Central America Dry Corridor Flagship Restoration Project through strategic inputs to deliverables related to financial inclusion and gender equality.
• Provide specialized technical inputs on financial inclusion and gender for the Paraguay REDD+ Project, ensuring alignment across key outputs and reporting.
• Contribute to knowledge management and capacity-building activities, including the design and facilitation of workshops and country missions.
• Ensure systematic application, monitoring, and reporting of gender-responsive actions across relevant projects.
• Prepare high-quality progress reports and technical inputs for UNEP, UN-REDD, donors and others, as appropriate.
• Develop and disseminate knowledge products, training materials, and advocacy tools promoting inclusive finance and gender-transformative approaches.
• Provide strategic guidance for the design and delivery of regional events focused on financial inclusion and gender equality.

Job Opening : 279473

Job Family
: ENV

Category and Level
:
Consultants , CON

Duty Station
: PANAMA CITY

Department/Office
:
United Nations Environment Programme

Date Posted
:
Jun 18, 2026