UNEP FI’s Impact Team is seeking a Junior Technical Programme Associate, Impact & SDGs to support its various research and technical activities. Specific tasks and responsibilities: This is a technical support role whose responsibilities will focus on:
Responsibilities:
Stay abreast of relevant developments in the sustainable finance / impact management field and prepare briefings for the team.
Conduct research as required to support the issuance of the iterated Sector/Impact Map.
Conduct research and support interoperability mapping work as required.
Conduct testing of ESRS Disclosure Module iterations and support programming efforts as required.
Set up/test interactive functions of iterated Sector/Impact Map.
Help with technical assistance/member engagement Outputs and Deliverables.
Research and co-building to support the iteration of the Sector/Impact Map.
Tested and consolidated functionalities of the iterated Sector/Impact Map.
Research and data-gathering in support of the ESRS CoP sessions.
Tested and consolidated specified segments of the UNEP FI / ESRS Disclosure Module and other items of the ESRS Interoperability Packagel.
Research and data-gathering to support interoperability work (GRI, Human Rights, TNFD).
Answering user questions as part of the teams implementation support activities .
Briefings on sustainable finance / impact management developments and resources The consultant shall be under the overall supervision of the Head UNEP FI and report directly to the Impact Team Lead.
Requirements:
Academic background: A bachelor’s degree in international relations, business, finance, development, humanities or a related field.
A master’s degree may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, provided the candidate has 0 years of experience.
At least 2 years’ experience in research and analytics in the field of business and sustainability.
English is a working language of UNEP FI. Knowledge of other United Nations languages is an asset.
