UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) - Principles for Responsible Banking Review Expert

Overview

The consultant will assess banks’ progress in implementing the Principles for Responsible Banking and provide structured, individualized feedback. The role contributes to consolidated data and insights for collective progress reporting and identifies emerging trends and good practices.

Tasks Summary

• Assess banks’ progress and shortcomings in implementing the PRB and deliver structured feedback, including an annual feedback meeting and a written report.
• Input assessment results into a central database for monitoring collective implementation and providing data for reports.
• Identify cases where banks need to take additional action to meet commitments and refer cases to the banking governance body if shortcomings are not addressed.
• Identify case studies and good practices to feed into the peer learning program and communications.
• Share knowledge and experience to help develop sustainable banking expertise within UNEP FI.
• Contribute to quality assurance by reviewing and validating feedback outputs.
• Propose and support the implementation of process improvements to enhance the efficiency, consistency, and quality of the Individual Feedback and Review Process.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in sustainable banking or a related field.
• Acquainted with and directly involved in implementing international sustainable banking best practices and standards.
• Ideally, previous experience in advisory/consulting roles.
• Experience in reporting to C-level executives and/or Boards in Financial Institutions is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• A master’s degree in economics, finance, environment, international relations, social sciences, development or a related field 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.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in oral and written English is required.

Languages Preferred: • Fluency in oral and written Spanish is highly desirable. • Fluency in other languages, especially in Spanish or other official UN languages, is highly desirable.

Contract Duration: 8 months

Work Modality: Working remotely / Home-based

Remuneration: