In line with the work
programme agreed at UNEP FI Annual General Meeting and app...
In line with the work
programme agreed at UNEP FI Annual General Meeting and approved by UNEP, and
under the direction of Asia Pacific Regional Co-ordinator Yuki Yasui, in close
cooperation with Liesel van Ast,
UNEP FI Membership and Regional
Co-ordination Manager, the Consultant will work on the implementation of
UNEP FI annual work plan through the following project task in coordination
with Industry and Thematic Lead.
The consultant will work
with UNEP FI to engage with its membership in Japan stimulating involvement of members
in defining and delivering UNEP FI projects (consultations, surveys, training,
research etc.). They will also enable UNEP FI to identify and deliver
complementary activities specifically for the country and region if/as
necessary through close collaboration with Industry Coordinators and Thematic
advisory groups. Specifically, the consultant will allow UNEP FI to attract Japanese
members & stakeholders to provide inputs to projects, communicate progress
and disseminate outputs. Finally, they will ensure
UNEP FI’s presence and involvement in key national events and conferences and Japanese
members’ involvement in UNEP FI’s work plan and Regional Roundtable.
Specifically, the
Consultant will perform the following tasks:
- Develop and execute an agreed work plan in Japan including,
contributing Japanese elements of Asia Pacific work plan.
- Contribute to the implementation of UNEP FI’s strategies and work
plan for 2018/19, including engaging members in the global and regional work
programme, supporting communications, knowledge-sharing on
country-specific priorities, awareness raising of sustainable banking/insurance
investment developments and facilitating peer-to-peer learning.
- Undertake outreach to engage Japanese members and
non-member financial institutions on opportunities to be involved in UNEP
FI projects and activities for the Principles
for Responsible Banking, Positive Impact Finance, TCFD, Natural Capital, Fiduciary
Duty and Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, and PSI initiatives.
- Support translation and dissemination of
outputs where required and respond to requests from Japanese signatories, increasing UNEP FI visibility, membership retention and growth in Japan.
- Monitor the involvement of members, by tracking the number of
activities, workshops, and working groups that members from Japan take
part in through their involvement in the FI global work programme. Track
which members have participated in which UNEP FI activity and engage with
those who have been inactive.
- Inform UNEP FI Secretariat of relevant members’ news.
- Contribute updates to regional web page and update Japanese members’
profiles and latest sustainability reports on UNEP FI website.
- Maintain contacts list for Japanese members and update status of
pipeline of potential members.
- Contribute to collaborative agenda setting, knowledge sharing and
awareness raising on the sustainable finance agenda with financial centre actors and public bodies and other relevant Japanese stakeholders, building on UNEP FI’s network in
Japan.
- Aim to
meet a target for 95% membership retention in Japan, and to assist the
Secretariat with growth in membership in 2019.
Expected Outputs:
- Work plan for Japan finalized and implementation underway.
- Members in Japan informed on UNEP FI’s sustainable finance agenda
and activities. UNEP FI ecretariat informed of Japanese members’ priorities and supported
on engagement with members’ on strategy and work plan implementation.
- Endorsement secured for the Principles for Responsible Banking from
key influencers and financial institutions.
- Key communications materials translated and disseminated in Japanese. Regular
newsletters and project-specific communications are disseminated to
Japanese signatories.
- Regular conference calls/webinars/meetings organised
with members and global members’ subsidiaries in Japan on priority
sustainable finance topics, with expert guest speakers contributing where
relevant to address Japanese members’
knowledge sharing requests. Preparation for the events including Agenda,
background documents and List of participants will be finalised.
- Information shared with Regional Co-ordinator on member involvement
in activities in Japan, and participation in the
global and regional work programme. Inactive members engaged.
- Knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning undertaken through
events/ workshops/meetings.
- Japanese
members’ participate in global work programme through involvement in
projects, consultations or webinars or uptake of outputs such as
guidelines, principles and tools, methodologies relevant to priorities in
Japan.
- Japanese
members participate in Asia Pacific Regional Roundtable in 2019.
- UNEP FI website updated with key information on members and
activities in Japan.
- Secretariat informed of members’ sustainable finance news and information
on members’ and potential members’ maintained.
- Information sharing and collaboration undertaken with partners and
key stakeholders including relevant industry associations, Ministries, PRI, PFA, FSA, the International Network of
Financial Centres for Sustainability and in relation to the enabling
environment for sustainable finance and market leadership in Japan.
- UNEP FI membership maintained and expanded in Japan by 3 new members in 2019 (banking, investment and/or insurance).