Social and Human Rights Lead

Under the direct supervision of the Program Management Officer, the Social and Human Rights Lead will be responsible for the following : 

1. Leads the further establishment of the UNEP Secretariat capacity to advance financing for social and human rights issues, including a just transition. This includes resource mobilisation, team development, structure and processes and the execution of core Secretariat tasks to contribute to UNEP FI’s operational and strategic objectives. 
2. Oversees and coordinates the execution of social and human rights annual work-plans, including managing a pool of consultants, with an integrated approach to contribute to UNEP FI’s programme for banks and insurers. 
3. Develops resources to support global norms, support member implementation, sectoral transformation, outreach, awareness raising, knowledge sharing and systems change in coordination with industry/thematic and policy, communications, finance, HR and regional coordination/capacity building leads. 
4. Ensures accuracy and quality control of the social and human rights work stream’s outputs, including alignment with UN messaging. 
5. Engages members and key stakeholders across jurisdictions to raise awareness and convene industry, academic, IGO and NGO experts where relevant. 
6. Supports the governance of the UNEP FI, by implementing, facilitating and documenting meetings, exchanges and interactions as required of the UNEP FI Secretariat, and any related governance bodies, at both expert and principals level. 
7. Oversees, analyses, aggregates and helps develop and promote thought leadership and ambitious, science-based global norms through resources such as publications and monitors progress, in line with established requirements and timelines. 
8. Contributes to supporting integration of approaches, methodologies and tools into finance systems and processes to accelerate implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the financial sector, helping to advance global norms, including in areas such as the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. 
9. Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of social and human rights programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyses programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions. 
10. Prepares and coordinates various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. and ensures quality of outputs. 
11. Undertakes field missions and outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on social and human rights topics/activities for different regions and contexts. 
12. Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). 
13. Leads and oversees the Secretariat of the UNEP FI – facilitated social and human rights work stream. Focus will be on supporting the social aspects of implementing and operationalising the PRB, PSI and Net Zero alliances and the further professionalisation of the Secretariat on social issues. The incumbent will support banks and insurers on addressing social issues through strategies, operations and portfolio management. The frameworks reinforce, accelerate and supports the implementation of decarbonisation and sustainability strategies, providing internationally coherent frameworks and guidelines in which to operate, supported by peer-learning and relevant expertise. Social issues will be supported in the development of policy & regulatory frameworks such as taxonomies where feasible.