UNEP FI - Technical Legal Expert to support Costa Rica and Panama regulation on Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and on climate-related financial risks
United Nations Environment Programme · GENEVA · Apply by November 13, 2026
About this role
Result of Service The purpose of this consultancy is to support Costa Rica´s and Panama´s regulation of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and of the climate-related financial risk framework. A consultant specialized in laws and regulation will be responsible for delivering the technical-legal analysis, criteria and proposed draft text that the competent authorities may use to develop the applicable regulatory framework, its requirements and content, as indicated in these Terms of Reference. Also, the responsibilities and designated tasks related defined for the Financial Superintendencies of each country for their needs must be included and clearly stated in the proposed draft text. This consultancy corresponds to “Output 2.4.2 The sustainable finance taxonomy is developed, piloted, and endorsed by relevant national financial actors.” and “Output 2.4.3 Framework for the identification, assessment and disclosure of climate related financial risks and opportunities for banks, insurance companies, investment funds, and pension funds are developed, piloted and endorsed by relevant national financial actors” for Costa Rica and “Output 2.4.3 Framework for identification, assessment and…