UNEP FI requires a policy consultant to work in tandem with subject matter experts, key stakeholders and the UNEP Environmental Policy Unit to support nature-positive finance policy frameworks and measures in selected jurisdictions. Through these services, the Initiative will be able to: • Provide general support to the EPU and UNEP FI Policy and Nature teams at the interface on nature and financial policy developments. • Ensure close collaboration between UNEP FI teams and the UNEP Environmental Policy Units on finance policy and nature-related topics and major events. • Building on ongoing UNEP FI work, produce and share regular analysis and mappings of policy and regulatory developments on nature and biodiversity affecting the banking sector, and identify opportunities for UNEP FI to engage in and support progressive policy reform. • Support with the development of taxonomies, regional frameworks and financial sector policy pilots emerging from the African region, as relevant. • Provide support with the coordination and delivery of UNEP FI outputs under the GEF-8 project for Net-Zero Nature Positive (NZNP) finance, including but not limited to 1) the development of a global guidance on net-zero nature-positive taxonomies; 2) building partnership with regional financial institutions to achieve investment goals through high-impact projects that are NZNP aligned, and develop capacity building activities.; 3) supporting public and private sector financial actors to accurately define and identify NZNP alignment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; 4) support with the drafting and coordination of UNEP FI reports for the Global Environment Facility. • Develop a briefing paper on “Policy engagement options for biodiversity and climate financing” including case studies from the Regions that will be selected in collaboration with UNEP Regional Offices” which could be showcased at CBD COP16 and/or UNFCCC COP29. • Producing relevant communication, outreach and briefing materials, including but not limited to side events for CBD COP Finance Day and MDB Pavilion with AfDB, CAF and others. • Support the work related to UNCTs and RCOs engagement on integrated national financing frameworks, to be defined in cooperation with UNEP Regional Offices and Regional Subprogramme Coordinators. • Lead development of a project proposal on integrated financing based on the work already undertaken by EPU. • Ensure timely and quality reporting to donors. • Support development of proposals/concepts related integrated financing. • Undertake any other activity as may be assigned by the team. UNEP FI requires a policy consultant to work in tandem with subject matter experts, key stakeholders and the UNEP FI Secretariat to: Outputs and Deliverables: • Provide support with the coordination and delivery of UNEP FI outputs under the GEF-8 project for Net-Zero Nature Positive (NZNP) finance activities; • Coordinate work on nature positive taxonomies in the African region, as relevant; • Contribute to proposal/concept development and implementation; • Contribute the input to G20, COP, IPSF and other platforms on nature-related policy issues; • Stock take / brief on nature positive policies across selected jurisdictions; • Develop a briefing paper on “Policy engagement options for biodiversity and climate financing” including case studies from the Regions that will be selected in collaboration with UNEP Regional Offices” which could be showcased at CBD COP16 and/or UNFCCC COP29; • Deliver series of blogs, and communications material on nature policies as relevant. The consultant shall be under the overall supervision of the Head of UNEP FI and the Head of UNEP EPU and report directly to the UNEP FI Policy Lead and the Nature Co-Lead.