The Consultant should have a proven track record supporting international programmes involving different stakeholder types, particularly financial organisations, and with a particular focus on sustainable finance and climate risks.
Responsibilities:
Develop overarching approaches aligned with the Principles for Responsible Banking to support science-based sustainability risk integration in the banking sector, contributing to technical guidance materials on integrating climate, nature, and sustainability risks into banking sector risk frameworks, in consultation with stakeholders and in coordination with thematic and industry teams.
Support development of integrated approach to sustainability in risk management to facilitate uptake of knowledge/tools developed under thematic projects delivered through the UNEP FI Risk Centre’s 2025–2026 workplan’s Advanced Research Programme and broader risk management initiatives to support the UNEP FI mission.
Contribute expert advice on risk-related outputs and help capacity building for UNEP FI members and upskill junior Risk Centre staff on risk management topics.
Identify partnerships with NGOs, academia, research bodies, and commercial institutions to enhance the Risk Centre’s offerings and to benefit UNEP FI and its members.
Work with the Risk Lead to align the Risk Centre activities with the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), and emerging environmental and social risk priorities.
Ensure emerging risk topics are reflected in current and future research groups, sessions, and planning.
Promote and present relevant outputs as needed while contributing to UNEP FI’s overall communication strategy.
Deliver support to financial institutions participating in the UNEP FI Risk Centre’s Advanced Research programme, as required.
Provide support and expert advice on the projects in the 2025-2026 workplan of the Risk Centre as it relates to the banking sector.
Support risk-related capacity building of UNEP FI members and help upskill junior staff within the Risk Centre on risk management-related topics as required.
Support the delivery of risk management guidance and capacity building initiatives and supporting material as required, along with supporting broader team-wide initiatives.
Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in risk management, insurance, finance, law, economics, environmental studies, international relations, business administration or related fields.
A master’s degree may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree, provided the candidate has 8 years of related experience.
At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the banking sector and/or broader financial services sector, law, environmental science, commercial consulting, data analytics or applied academic research on risk management, sustainable insurance, and/or responsible banking.
This experience should be relevant for examining, assessment, management and disclosure of climate and wider sustainability-related risks.
It should specifically cover the role of the banking sector in managing sustainability issues relevant to risk management. Ideally, the consultant will have experience with data-related issues (including AI tools) and methodologies for advancing risk management, as well as in-depth experience working within or with the banking sector.
English is the working language of UNEP FI. Knowledge of other United Nations languages is an asset.
