UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) - Banking Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Overview

The consultant will strengthen UNEP FI’s engagement with investors, investor networks, data providers, and rating agencies to enhance the assessment and recognition of sustainability performance and impact of PRB signatory banks.

Tasks Summary

• Design and implement an engagement strategy with investors and investor networks.
• Map key investors and investor networks and assess linkages with PRB community objectives.
• Organize, prepare, and follow up on initial convenings between investors/investor networks and the Banking Board or relevant PRB member groups.
• Build relationships with key investors and investor networks and develop regular communication channels.
• Contribute to positioning PRB signatory status as a meaningful signal of sustainability performance and alignment.
• Build relationships with ESG rating agencies and sustainability data providers.
• Identify and prioritize key stakeholders and relevant metrics for demonstrating PRB signatories’ sustainability performance and impact.
• Lead structured engagement with 2–4 data providers to assess their interest in collaborating on PRB-related analysis and methodology enhancement.
• Coordinate data collection and analysis comparing PRB vs. non‑PRB signatories.
• Advocate for inclusion of PRB-related metrics in rating methodologies, if relevant.
• Identify and work to close relevant data gaps.
• Develop insights, reports, and presentations demonstrating the business case for sustainability and showcasing impact-oriented performance.
• Prepare briefing materials and communication products for investors, ESG ratings and data providers.
• Deliver (or support regional colleagues in delivering) presentations on the value of PRB Signatory status at relevant events.
• Support aligned statements and communication efforts with UNEP FI’s communications team.

Experience Requirements

• At least ten (10) years of work experience overall.
• At least seven (7) years of professional experience and expertise in banking, investors, data providers, rating agencies, sustainable finance, or stakeholder engagement is required.
• Demonstrated experience working in international, multicultural environments, ideally across regions or with globally coordinated initiatives is required.
• Experience working with investors, investor networks, ESG rating agencies, or sustainability data providers, ideally in a role involving collaboration, methodology discussion, or data interpretation is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• A master’s degree in one of the following fields: finance, economics, business administration, international relations, public policy, environmental science, data analytics is required.
• A bachelor’s degree could be taken in lieu of master’s degree provided the selected candidate has 12 years of relevant experience.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of other United Nations languages is an asset. • Fluency in other languages is highly desirable, especially Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Contract Duration: 8 months

Work Modality: Working remotely / Home-based

Remuneration: