UNEP FEB - Laos Green Finance Analyst

Result of Service The consultant will serve as the in\-country anchor for UNEP’s green and climate finance activities in Lao PDR, providing substantive research and analytical support, government liaison, workshop coordination, and administrative backstopping across the EFPU and UNEP FI workstreams. The Consultant will work in a UNDP Project management team of international and local professional and support staff. The Consultant is expected to exercise full compliance with UNEP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems. Specifically, the consultant will: • Enable the development of robust, evidence\-based analyses on green budgeting, environmental fiscal reform, and financial sector sustainability through data collection, research, and drafting support • Facilitate clear communication and alignment with government counterparts by ensuring accurate translation, localisation, and presentation of technical materials in Lao and English • Support the successful design and delivery of capacity\-building workshops, ensuring relevance to the Lao context and effective participation of key stakeholders • Ensure smooth in\-country coordination and continuity of programme activities through proactive liaison, administrative support, and stakeholder management Overall, the consultant will contribute to strengthening the policy and institutional foundations for sustainable public finance and financial sector development in Lao PDR. Work Location Working remotely / Home\-based (Vientiane, Lao PDR) Expected duration 6 months Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for t