TIERED APPROACH

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

  • Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
  • Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
  • Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
  • Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

BACKGROUND

The Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) is responsible for positioning UNDP as the world’s leading global development agency, promoting its global authority and thought leadership on sustainable As the lead United Nations agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships and institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 

As outlined in the UNDP Strategic Plan 2026-2029, UNDP’s work is guided by four strategic objectives that together define our contribution to human development: expanding prosperity for all, strengthening effective governance, safeguarding a healthy planet and building crisis resilience. These objectives are enabled by three accelerators that drive transformative impact across our portfolio: digital and AI innovation, gender equality and sustainable finance. Through this integrated approach, UNDP supports countries to deliver tangible improvements in people’s lives and to advance sustainable development at scale.

UNDP, through its Sustainable Finance Hub (SFH) (https://sdgfinance.undp.org/), supports partners in promoting financing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  As an accelerator of the UNDP Strategic Plan, sustainable finance strengthens countries’ ability to mobilize, align and deploy finance at scale for national priorities. UNDP supports international and country level policy reform as a catalyst for system-wide change, stronger policy environments, better-functioning markets and more coherent financing strategies for sustainable development. SFH work is delivered through three interconnected portfolios: 1) Public Finance for the SDGs; 2) Private Finance for the SDGs; and 3) Global & Country Financing Policy Frameworks.

The European Commission (EC), together with EU Member States, development agencies, EU financial institutions and UN organizations, have embarked on coordinating their offer of EU expertise and resources for low- and middle-income countries in the area of sustainable finance, inspired by EU experience, through the EC Sustainable Finance Advisory Hub, of which UNDP is an implementing partner, focusing on supporting countries on sustainable finance taxonomy development, disclosure frameworks and thematic/green bond framework development.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Debt and Investments and with a cross-reporting line to the Global Head of Policy and Country Framework Portfolio, the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy & Disclosure Frameworks Coordinator will primarily be responsible for the delivery of activities under the EU Sustainable Finance Advisory Hub implemented by UNDP. The role is hosted within the SFH Private Finance Portfolio, under the Investments and Debt unit. 

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. This is a recognition of interconnected nature of development risks & crises that the world is facing and that call for assembling of multidisciplinary teams for an integrated & systemic response. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across issues, units, functions, teams and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES

Under the direct supervision arrangements outlined in this TOR and in close coordination with relevant SFH colleagues, UNDP Country Offices and Regional Bureaux, the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy & Disclosure Frameworks Coordinator  will support the implementation and coordination of the Sustainability Disclosure and Management Hubs (SDMH) Programme, as well as related sustainable finance initiatives under the EU-led Sustainable Finance Advisory Hub (SFAH), including regional taxonomy development and other frameworks or instruments. All regional and country-level functions will be carried out in close coordination with the SFH Regional Advisors, with country-level functions also conducted in partnership with the respective UNDP Country Office. The Coordinator will be responsible for the performance of the following functions and duties:

Deliver technical assistance on sustainable finance taxonomies and related frameworks at country and regional levels, in alignment with SFH portfolio priorities

  • Coordinate readiness/diagnostic assessments and stakeholder mapping to inform sequencing and institutional set-up for taxonomy work.
  • Facilitate the establishment and functioning of national technical working groups/roundtables (agendas, materials, facilitation support, minutes/action tracking).
  • Draft and/or coordinate technical inputs for taxonomy design and piloting, ensuring alignment with national priorities while promoting interoperability and comparability (e.g., through the Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) and other relevant comparative approaches).
  • Support the coordination of regional taxonomy development processes with regional institutions, including the development of regional taxonomy frameworks, mapping exercises, and interoperability guidance.
  • Serve as a technical liaison connecting SDMH country-level disclosure processes (SDMH) to regional taxonomy initiatives, ensuring coherence between global guidance and country and regional implementation.
  • Facilitate regional and cross-country knowledge exchange to promote interoperability, mutual learning, and policy alignment across taxonomy workstreams.
  • Prepare technical notes and comparative studies that transparently document commonalities and divergences between national and regional taxonomies and the EU taxonomy (and other relevant frameworks), applying a consistent comparison methodology where applicable.

Support SDMH implementation and sustainability-related disclosure framework development

  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and coordination of the SDMH Programme, providing country-level support on sustainability disclosure frameworks under SFAH, under the strategic direction of the Project Manager and Technical Lead.
  • Translate international disclosure standards into practical SDMH tools, including country-level readiness assessments, regulatory roadmaps, and implementation guidance.
  • Assess and document market disclosure needs and identify practical regulatory/market use-cases with national counterparts.
  • Support drafting and piloting of disclosure approaches that enable complete, consistent, comparable and reliable disclosures, aligned with a double materiality approach where relevant.
  • Facilitate the development and adoption of enterprise disclosure indicators that capture broader sustainability impacts beyond enterprise value materiality and remain flexible for national/regional development priorities.
  • Serve as a technical liaison with relevant international initiatives and standard-setting bodies on sustainability disclosure, ensuring coherence between global guidance and country-level implementation, working in close collaboration with SFH portfolios.
  • Support national processes, boards, and groups that strengthen linkages between sustainability reporting and financial reporting, and convene regulators, government bodies, academia, civil society, and private sector stakeholders. 

Design and deliver capacity development for implementation 

  • Develop and deliver training (online and/or in-person) for authorities, central banks, supervisors, regulators and financial institutions on setting and implementing green and sustainability targets, portfolio alignment, and standards applied to sustainable finance products and instruments, adapted to local regulatory contexts, in coordination and collaboration with SFH portfolios.
  • Develop and deliver training and practical guidance on framework interoperability (e.g., EU Taxonomy, CGT, and other comparative frameworks) for policymakers, regulators, and key market actors.
  • Support capacity development for sustainability reporting and impact measurement and management (IMM) to help institutions integrate sustainability goals into their purpose, management systems, and decision-making, including for development finance institutions, national development banks, SMEs, and businesses where relevant.
  • Coordinate technical cooperation and capacity-building activities with national, regional, and international partners to support SDMH disclosure implementation and taxonomy adoption/development.

Coordinate delivery, partners, and requests 

  • Support the coordination of assigned SFAH workstreams across SDMH (disclosure) and regional taxonomy activities, including scoping, work planning, coordination with Country Offices and Regional Bureaux, and tracking progress against agreed deliverables.
  • Coordinate and quality-assure multi-country SDMH deliverables on disclosure and regional deliverables on taxonomies, including oversight of consultants, analysts, and implementing partners.
  • Contribute to programme planning, coordination, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting across assigned SFAH workstreams, ensuring alignment with SFH portfolio objectives.

Knowledge management, learning, and reporting inputs 

  • Produce high-quality UNDP knowledge inputs (technical briefs, guidance notes, presentation materials, and short case studies) that capture lessons learned from country implementation and strengthen future delivery.
  • Contribute to analytical work and comparative studies that inform SDMH country disclosure approaches and regional taxonomy approaches, including the synthesis of lessons learned into practical guidance.
  • Support UNDP’s engagement in international and multilateral platforms on sustainability disclosure and taxonomies, including the International Platform on Sustainable Finance.
  • Support monitoring and reporting inputs, including systematic documentation of consultations, policy references, and outputs, and contributions to the Hub/Secretariat monitoring platform and UNDP’s annual work planning and reporting inputs as relevant. 
  • Support UNDP and SFH thought leadership and contribute to flagship publications, policy briefs, working papers, and other knowledge products related to sustainability disclosure and taxonomies.
  • Contribute to partnership development and resource mobilization efforts related to sustainability disclosure and taxonomies, in collaboration with SFH Portfolios.

Quality assurance, coherence and risk management 

  • Ensure technical outputs are consistent with the programme’s objective to build sustainable finance ecosystems aligned with international good practice and, to the extent possible, EU frameworks and standards, in support of Global Gateway priorities.
  • Ensure coherence across disclosure and taxonomy workstreams, aligning country and regional implementation with international standards, SFAH programme objectives, and Global Gateway priorities.
  • Support internal review processes to ensure accuracy and consistency of outputs, particularly where outputs relate to EU initiatives/legislation and policy dialogue; collaborate with relevant stakeholders in quality assurance processes as required.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization        

Institutional Arrangement

The Sustainability Disclosure & Taxonomy Coordinator will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Debt and Investments and with a cross-reporting line to the Global Head of Policy and Country Framework Portfolio, and in close coordination with relevant SFH colleagues, UNDP Country Offices and Regional Bureaux.

COMPETENCIES

  • Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
  • Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
  • Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
  • Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
  • Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
  • Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
  • Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Business Direction & Strategy

  • System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

Business Development

  • Knowledge Generation: Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.

Business Management

  • Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results; Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming; Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools; Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks; Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
  • Results-based Management: Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools.
  • Communication: Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.

Partnership management

  • Relationship management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding

2030 Agenda: Partnership

  • SDG Finance: Public Finance for the SDGs

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Education:

  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics / Development Economics, Development Finance, or other closely related fields is required,  OR
  • A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above-mentioned fields of study, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in sustainable development financing, policy analysis, public finance, private sector development, strategic planning and budgeting, capacity building and advisory services is required.
  • Proven experience in sustainability disclosure and sustainable finance taxonomies, including practical experience with sustainability reports and international standards such as ISSB/IFRS and GRI. 
  • Demonstrated experience managing multi-country programmes, projects, or workstreams. 
  • Experience working with financial regulators, policymakers, and public sector institutions on sustainable finance policy. 
  • Experience engaging with market actors and working within the financial sector on reporting and sustainable finance instruments. 
  • Experience in developing and establishing new partnerships with demonstrated networks is desirable.
  • Proven experience conducting or coordinating research and development of sustainable finance frameworks, policy briefs or thought pieces.
  • Practical experience with sustainability management system standards and their application in organizational and regulatory contexts.
  • Experience with the UN system, including UNDP’s network of Country Offices for implementation of activities. 

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English is required. 
  • Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset. 

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. 

UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Right to select multiple candidates

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

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