Sustainable Finance Specialist - Integrated Watershed Management

The UN Volunteer assignment is part of the India component of the European Commission-funded Sustainable Watershed Management Project in Brazil and India. The UN Volunteer will be working under the direct supervision of the relevant Programme Management Officer in UNEP India Office and the overall project supervision of the Project Lead within the Freshwater and Wetlands Ecosystems Unit, Marine and Freshwater Branch at UNEP HQ, and in close collaboration with relevant UNEP teams, implementing partners, national counterparts and technical experts.

• Conduct targeted research and analysis on existing financing approaches and enabling conditions at the national, state, and local/project levels.
• Analyze best practices and challenges in existing financing approaches in India based on review of the literature and stakeholder consultations.
• Support the analysis and documentation of findings and insights of the financing dimension of the India pilot.
• Develop a draft sustainable finance framework and accompanying recommendations for integrated watershed management in India, including the identification and assessment of relevant investment opportunities.
• Support stakeholder consultations and coordination with relevant government agencies, financial institutions, implementing partners, and technical experts contributing to the India pilot case.
• Draft technical outputs related to the India sustainable finance framework, including reports, presentations, and supporting knowledge products.
• Support the development of a global guidance document on sustainable finance for watershed management based on the analysis and synthesis of lessons learned and practical experiences from the India and Brazil case studies, contributing to a replicable and scalable approach for integrated, sustainable watershed management across regions and countries.
• Coordinate with UNEP teams, project partners, and technical experts to support the integration of technical inputs and feedback into project deliverables.
• Support knowledge-sharing and communication activities related to sustainable finance, watershed management, and freshwater ecosystem resilience, as relevant to the project.
• Report regularly to the supervising officer and project lead within the Freshwater and Wetlands Ecosystems Unit on progress related to the assignment and delivery of outputs.
• Any other tasks that may be required in support of the assignment and project objectives.