Climate Transition Banking Implementation Expert

The consultant will assist UNEP Finance Initiative members with implementing climate target setting guidance and transition finance strategies to support banks in aligning with the Paris Agreement and sustainable finance goals. The role involves coordinating working groups, preparing reports, managing projects, and facilitating engagement with financial institutions to promote sustainable banking practices.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engagement with member banks to support progress towards their climate goals.
• Support the work track in accordance with the workplan, including planning and facilitating meetings, developing approaches, tools and materials, and running technical deep dives.
• Finalize the workplan for 2028 with banks and obtain sign off from Leadership.
• Coordinate and support working group meetings with banks, preparing content, sharing with members and providing summaries.
• Prepare reports to assist banks' implementation of climate mitigation work, drafting and coordinating bank inputs.
• Develop strategy for real economy policy engagement to address policy barriers to transition.
• Arrange webinars and events with expert speakers, managing logistics and content development.
• Prepare for meetings with co-leads to discuss strategic direction and agree deliverables.
• Assist with review of Guidelines for Climate Target Setting for Banks.
• Project manage delivery of the workplan for the climate transition track.
• Ensure all communications reflect UNEP and UN core values including human rights-based approach, leaving no one behind, and gender equality.
• Support implementation of UNEP FI’s 2026–2029 Social Action Plan by including relevant measures in their work.

Requirements

• A master's degree in economics, finance, environmental studies, international relations, business administration or related fields is required.
• A bachelor's degree could be taken in lieu of master's degree provided the selected candidate has 9 years of relevant experience.
• At least seven (7) years of relevant experience is required, which may be in the public or private sector or with NGOs, examining the intersection between climate change and corporate impact, risk and opportunity.
• Experience of working on pathways for the alignment of real economy sectors with the goals of the Paris Agreement is desirable.
• Experience working with financial institutions, particularly banks, to assess their climate impact and develop transition strategies for Paris alignment is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Proven and established track record on climate-change-related assessments and analyses, particularly from a financial services perspective.
• In-depth knowledge of emerging approaches and methodologies to measure and set targets on climate alignment of financial, ideally banking, portfolios.
• Understanding of main issues around transition planning and transition finance.
• Familiarity with relevant ongoing discussions and institutions involved in climate finance.
• Deep understanding of topics at the interface of climate change and corporate/financial strategies.
• Experience in facilitating collaborative working groups with different stakeholder types, particularly in the financial services industry.

Skills

• Climate Change Risk Assessment
• Climate Finance
• Paris Agreement alignment
• Transition Finance Instruments
• Financial Services Analysis
• Finance Sector Expertise
• Climate Target Setting
• Sustainable Finance
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborative Working Groups
• Climate Impact Measurement
• Transition Planning
• Report Preparation
• Economic Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• Corporate Climate Strategy

Languages

English