Job Title:Senior Finance Policy Advisor

Reporting to:Sustainable Finance and Corporate Risk Manager WWF-UK

Start data: ASAP

Location: Negotiable

Contract: 1 year (renewable subject to funding)

Hours: Negotiable

Salary:Up to £35,000

Closing date:18 August 2017

Context

Absent improved disclosure, investors cannot compare climate risk across companies and sectors and therefore cannot price that risk. The FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has offered a template for improved disclosure that can now be taken up by national securities regulators. Among the most relevant recommendation is the use of the scenario analysis, including against a 2°C target, which is a step forward in helping companies and investors assess their resilience over the longer term.

This vacancy is focused on engaging the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which is an international organization comprising members of national securities regulators. The successful candidate will advocate for IOSCO to set and coordinate more consistent international securities regulation of climate-related financial disclosure, including scenario analysis, based upon the TCFD recommendations.

Successful efforts at IOSCO would ensure that: disclosure of climate-related financial risks is harmonized across jurisdictions; and is firmly placed in the financial reporting remit (rather than ESG) of national securities regulators.

This vacancy can be part-time or full-time depending on the qualifications of the chosen candidate.

What’s the purpose of this role?

  • Identify the influential voices and understand the power dynamics within IOSCO which will better enable us to tailor our engagement.
  • Organise and attend meetings (in-person and remotely) and successfully network with key contacts at IOSCO, financial regulators and listing authorities in order to put climate-related financial disclosure firmly on IOSCO’s organizational agenda.
  • Conduct relevant and timely desk research.
  • Prepare briefings and reports.
  • Understand the legal requirements and levers of change to identify the best tactics to place climate-related financial disclosure within the remit of national regulators and ultimately IOSCO.
  • Work with the partner organisations and potentially with other NGOs to achieve the desired outcomes.

What skills, knowledge and experience are needed?

  • Demonstrated ability to inform and influence key stakeholders on the sustainability and climate agendas, especially as it relates to the finance and business world.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesise complex information, regulations and policies and translate into impactful advice, research, and communications.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of climate reporting and disclosure, and the relevant frameworks or external developments that govern/affect it.
  • Ability to work independently and proactively, analyse data and trends.
  • Ability to communicate well, establish new contacts andcultivaterelevant relationships.

Minimum criteria for this role:

  • Relevant educational qualifications [Master’s Degree or PhD preferred].
  • Approximately 10 years of work experience in the finance sector, government regulation or policy advisory role.
  • Good knowledge of how the finance sectoroperates and how capital markets are regulated, with an interest in the levers for change as they relate to sustainability.
  • Good understanding of how climate and environmental concerns relate to material business risks and opportunities.
  • Strong network of relevant contacts across exchanges, finance and policy.
  • Passionate about the wider climate debate.