The UNEP FI Secretariat works across the banking, insurance and investment industries and cross-cutting workstreams which focus on developing and rolling out practical approaches to addressing challenges and mainstreaming solutions in areas including responding to climate change, financing nature-based solutions, tackling pollution & boosting the circular economy, financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and promoting human rights.

UNEP FI recruits talented staff and consultants and runs an ongoing internship programme to assist its Secretariat both in Geneva, Switzerland and worldwide. UNEP FI also issues requests for proposals on an ad hoc basis according to its work programme requirements. All positions including internships are also advertised on the UN’s career website here.

Vacancies

  • Senior EU Policy Engagement Expert: UNEP FI’s policy team seeks a Senior EU Policy Engagement Expert to contribute to UNEP FI’s strategic engagement with European Union (EU) policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions to advance the bankability and financing of the transition to a sustainable, competitive, and inclusive European economy. The Senior EU Policy Engagement Expert will play a central role in operationalizing two main activities: Activity 1: Building a value proposition and toolkit for EU sectoral policy engagement for banks. Activity 2: Promoting innovative finance solutions: from sectoral transition to policy to bankability. These activities aim to bridge the gap between EU industrial and sectoral policies and the financial sector’s capacity to mobilize capital at scale. This includes developing sector-specific policy engagement approaches, facilitating structured dialogue between banks and non-financial policymakers, and identifying and scaling innovative financing solutions that support industrial decarbonization, circular economy transition, and broader EU Green Deal priorities. The consultant’s work will also contribute to upholding UN core values, ensuring that human rights-based approach, the principle of leaving no one behind and gender equality and women’s empowerment are integrated throughout their work at UNEP FI. Learn more and apply by September 14 here.