The Sustainable Finance Regulation Expert is primarily responsible for providing regulatory inputs and policy recommendations to Chile’s financial supervisory bodies. The goal is to ensure the effective integration of the Chile Taxonomy into existing regulatory and supervisory frameworks in the banking sector, as well as to propose new instruments needed to achieve this. This role is crucial for ensuring that the Chile Taxonomy is fully implemented and effectively contribute to the project's objectives. Overall Outcome: Strengthened implementation and regulatory adoption of the Chilean Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in the banking sector, enabling alignment of financial flows with national and international sustainability goals.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer on Sustainable Finance for the LAC region; and working in close collaboration with other international experts and relevant national stakeholders, the Sustainable Finance Regulation Expert is primarily responsible for providing regulatory inputs and policy recommendations to Chile’s financial supervisory bodies.
The goal is to ensure the effective integration of the Chile Taxonomy into existing regulatory and supervisory frameworks in the banking sector, as well as to propose new instruments needed to achieve this.
This role is crucial for ensuring that the Chile Taxonomy is fully implemented and effectively contribute to the project's objectives.
The consultant will work from home.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in the following areas: environmental management, engineering, social sciences, law, economics, business administration, international relations or finance studies is required.
Master’s Degree in the following areas: environmental management, engineering, social sciences, law, economics, business administration, international relations or finance studies is desirable.
Three (3) years of professional experience in, sustainable finance, sustainable finance taxonomies, disclosure frameworks or related policy and regulatory fields is required.
Prior experience working with financial institutions or in the field of banking supervision is desirable.
Experience in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and, in particular, in Chile, working with government bodies is desirable.
In-depth knowledge of the regulatory and supervisory framework of the Chilean banking sector is desirable.
Prior experience in classifying green loans and conducting gap analyses is desirable.
At least 2 years of working experience in the analysis and formulation of financial strategies and/or macroeconomic policies, is desirable.
In-depth understanding of the regulatory framework for the Chilean banking sector is desirable.
Experience in supporting policy and regulatory formulation for macroeconomic and financial stability is desirable.
The consultant must be able to produce high-quality documents with clear recommendations and concrete action plans.
Experience in developing high-quality research based on interviews, focus groups, surveys, and secondary research, is desirable.
The person is required to be fluent in English and Spanish.
