To support governments in the region to take initial steps and plan sequenced strategies for mobilizing and aligning public and private resources to the 2030 Agenda, UNDP has established the Finance Sector Hub, which brings together a corporate approach to offering services across public and private finance to countries around the world and to support countries to finance the SDGs.

The consultants recruited to the GPN ExpRes roster will be recruited to provide services in 11 associated areas:

1. Integrated National Financing Frameworks and Development Finance Assessments
2. Budget / Public Financial Management
3. Costing of public sector investments
4. SDG Tax policy and research
5. SDG aligned private sector investment
6. SDG aligned business models
7. Risk Insurance 
8. Innovative Financial instruments including Sovereign and corporate Bonds; Debt Swaps and Guarantees
9. Financial sector regulation
10. Remittances
11. ODA management, vertical funds and south-south cooperation

Applicants can apply to one or more options from the above expert list. They should also indicate for any further specific expertise in these cross-cutting areas related to:

1. Digital finance;
2. Islamic finance;
3. Climate change/green financing;
4. Financing gender equality and social policy;
5. Governance of finance
6. The role of International Finance Institutions in financing

A Master’s degree or higher in the field of Finance, Economics, Business Studies, Development Studies or related field

Additional thematic work experience in different areas of finance

Post level: P-5 (details TBD on case-by-case basis and needs of individual assignments)

https://jobs.undp.org/cj_apply.cfm?cur_job_id=93556

Recommended presentation of the offer:

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain the TWO following documents, ALL IN ONE FILE:

• DOCUMENT 1: Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
• DOCUMENT 2: Brief description of why the individual considers her/himself suitable for the assignment. Please submit this information in the same file as Document 1.
• All the information requested above must be submitted in the same file. Candidates who fail to submit all the information requested above will be disqualified.
• Please do not include your financial proposal at this stage. Only shortlisted candidates (technically qualified) will be invited to register onto the ExpRes roster platform and indicate a tentative daily fee.
• Once the successful candidates have been invited to join the GPN ExpRes and registered on the dedicated platform, they are considered vetted and may be proposed for assignments with UNDP offices for which specific ToRs will be developed.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

Review of technical criteria as evident in the submitted application:

• Criterion 1. Relevant professional experience: 35 points
• Criterion 2. Research and policy development experience on SDG Finance issues: 20 points
• Criterion 3. Field experience with UNDP or other development organizations: 30 points
• Criterion 4. Fluency in English with excellent drafting skills: 10 points
• Criterion 5. Written and spoken knowledge of an additional UN language is desirable: 5 points