Nature and Social Junior Consultant (Remote)

About the role

The UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is looking for a Nature and Social Junior Consultant to support its Nature team's project delivery and policy engagement, including the Revenues for Nature (R4N) project and participation in major global policy events. The work is remote and home-based, lasts about 2 months and reports to the Head of Nature, UNEP FI, with close coordination with the social team and project leads.

Key responsibilities

• Support the R4N project with research, drafting and review inputs to knowledge products, and coordinate consultations and partner engagement.
• Backstop the Nature team after major global policy events: compile a record of all relevant engagements, synthesize outcomes and decisions, coordinate follow-up actions with partners and organizers, and assess implications for the financial sector.
• Ensure all communications reflect UNEP and UN core values, including the human rights-based approach, the principle of leaving no one behind and gender equality and women's empowerment.
• Include relevant measures from UNEP FI's 2026-2029 Social Action Plan in the work.

Required profile

• A master's degree in environmental management, sustainable development, geography, finance, economics, public policy, international relations or a related discipline; a bachelor's degree may suffice if the candidate has 4 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to deliver the specified outputs within agreed timelines and quality standards.