Unep Finance Initiative
Vor 6 Tagen
Result of Service
Expected results/outputs to be achieved:
1. Knowledge shared across SSA financial ecosystem on good practice in managing and disclosing climate-related risks.
2. Capacity building workshops on setting and implementing targets delivered to banks and insurers in the region, in line with the PRB and PSI work programmes.
3. Awareness raised across the SSA financial system on emerging UNEP FI knowledge products and tools, and supporting the UNEP FI work programme outputs to enhance policy environments
4. Financial sector players and market supervisors engaged to support adoption and implementation of the PRB, PSI, and related initiatives to advance sustainable finance in the region.
5. Collaboration with other important organizations in Africa (e.g., AfDB and GCA) on UNEP FI priority areas on sustainable finance, including contributing to the climate team’s COP-27 related materials and financial sector engagement in SSA.
Work Location
Working Remotely
Expected duration
The duration of the contract is for 5 months.
**Responsibilities**:
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a strategic public-private partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector with over 450 members. For 30 years UNEP FI has been shaping and driving the international sustainable finance agenda, setting global standards and growing a global network of leading financial institutions. Through its work-streams and regional activities, peer learning, methodology development, training and research, UNEP FI carries out its mission to help the financial industry align with and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and with that take on the crucial role it must play in achieving a sustainable future.
In addition, UNEP FI has a strategic objective to implement global programmes through regulatory engagement regional delivery of implementation support/knowledge sharing/capacity building, including in Europe. The regional work programme supports implementation of the key industry frameworks - the Principles for Responsible Banking and Principles for Sustainable Insurance.
The consultant will assist the implementation of UNEP FI’s strategy to mobilise sustainable finance in sub-Sahara Africa, focusing on Eastern, Central, Southern and Western Africa (in French and Portuguese speaking countries), working in co-operation with UNEP FI’s Middle East and North Africa coordinator. The consultant with coordinate with UNEP FI’s MENA regional coordinator to ensure joined-up member engagement and activities across Africa & the Middle East, particularly in developing and delivering capacity building on PRB and PSI implementation on setting and implementing targets across the region. The coordinator will be responsible for outreach to banks to become signatories to the Principles for Responsible Banking and insurers to join the Principles for Sustainable Insurance. The consultant will be responsible for relationship management with UNEP FI members to engage them to participate in UNEP FI’s work programme, promote leadership, raise awareness, and share knowledge.
The consultant will establish and maintain partnerships to promote training and other capacity building opportunities to advance sustainable finance. The consultant will develop UNEP FI’s coordination plan for sub-Saharan Africa and engage supporting institutions in accelerating sustainable finance. The consultant will liaise with industry associations, regulators and supervisors, relevant networks and other key stakeholders in the region, as well as coordinating events and convening meetings with financial institutions.
The coordinator will support the Secretariat on member communications on sustainable finance in the region and maintain regional information on UNEP FI’s website. The coordinator will provide the Secretariat with information on members’ news and priorities to accelerate sustainable finance market practice in Africa. The consultant will support the UN Environment Secretariat as required. E.g., surveys, briefings, meetings.
The objective:
- Support development and delivery of technical capacity building program for setting and implementing targets for banks and insurers in the Africa & the Middle East.
- Coordinate with UNEP FI MENA coordinator and the industry and thematic teams to support work plan implementation including roll out of guidance/methodologies and tools and events in Africa.
- Contribute SSA evidence base for paper to clarify the current states and potential role of banks and insurers in scaling up adaptation finance/enhancing resilience to climate change impacts, e.g financial sector engagement/survey and analysis of results.
- Support planning for participation from SSA in UNEP FI Global Roundtable, highlighting the priority issues for the region and supporting development of partnerships with other strategically important organizations in Africa.
- Help monitor members’ progress
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