Banking Policy & Stakeholder Engagement Manager

The consultant will support UNEP FI's Banking and Policy teams in strengthening dialogue and collaboration between the responsible banking community and the regulatory community, including central banks, supervisors, and policymakers. The role involves facilitating exchanges, supporting convenings, developing briefing materials, and translating regulatory developments into practical implications for member banks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning, delivery and follow-up of global or regional dialogues between central banks/supervisors and the UNEP FI governance bodies, including agenda development, stakeholder outreach, input briefing papers, facilitation support, meeting summaries and follow-up actions.
• Support the development of future dialogue outputs, including discussion papers, publications or other knowledge products for the wider PRB community and central banks.
• Develop and implement a roadmap for continued engagement with central banks, supervisory authorities and relevant networks.
• Contribute to research, guidance notes, events and/or capacity-building activities that strengthen members’ understanding of the relationship between regulatory developments and voluntary banking commitments, including the Principles for Responsible Banking.
• Facilitate coordination between policy, banking and regional teams to ensure consistency of messaging and member support.
• Support selected policy engagement and/or capacity building initiatives that bring together financial institutions, governments and other non-financial policymakers to advance sustainable finance and real economy transition objectives.
• Identify priority policy processes where UNEP FI members can contribute practical banking sector perspectives.
• Work closely with the UNEP FI Banking Board, regional teams and relevant stakeholders to coordinate and amplify responsible banking perspectives in policy discussions.
• Raise awareness of the value of the PRB and the achievements of the UN Responsible Banking Community with policymakers.
• Ensure that all communications outputs reflect UNEP and UN core values, including a human rights-based approach, the principle of leaving no one behind and gender equality and women’s empowerment, and contribute to internal awareness of these values.
• Support the implementation of UNEP FI’s 2026–2029 Social Action Plan by including all relevant measures from the plan in their work.

Requirements

• A master’s degree in finance, law, economics, public administration, business administration, marketing or communications, or international relations is required.
• A bachelor’s degree could be taken in lieu of a master’s degree, provided the selected candidate has 9 years of relevant experience.
• At least 7 (seven) years of relevant professional experience and expertise in banking regulation, supervision, stakeholder management, policymakers, banking, or sustainable finance is required.
• Work experience in an international setting or different world regions is desirable.
• Excellent drafting, communication and presentation skills in English.
• Strong project management and coordination skills, including the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and geographically dispersed environment, collaborating horizontally within the team.
• Experience working in an international organization, membership organization, financial institution, regulator or policy-focused environment is desirable.
• Professional networks among regulators, policymakers, banking associations or financial institutions would be an asset.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to once per quarter.
• Knowledge of global sustainable finance policy and regulation, prudential regulation and other policy developments affecting the banking sector.
• Experience engaging with central banks, financial regulators, supervisors, policymakers, financial institutions or industry associations.
• Strong stakeholder management and convening skills, including the ability to facilitate dialogue among diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse sustainable finance policy and regulatory developments and translate them into concise, practical insights for financial institutions.
• Knowledge of the Principles for Responsible Banking, sustainable banking practices, or related sustainable finance frameworks is desirable.

Skills

• Banking Regulation
• Stakeholder Management
• Sustainable Finance Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Project Management
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• Communications Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Drafting Skills
• Financial Supervision
• Policy Engagement
• Regulatory Analysis
• Facilitation Skills
• Briefing Material Preparation
• International Experience
• Networking with Regulators
• Prudential Regulation
• Sustainable Banking Practices

Languages

English