Lesotho National Green finance expert

North South Consultants Exchange is searching for: Lesotho National Green finance expert for the development of an Inclusive Green Finance Roadmap for Lesotho

APPLICATION GUIDELINES:

To apply, please send your CV to recruitment@nsce-inter.com  by 23 January 2026 with the following email subject line: International Green finance expert – Lesotho Roadmap – [APPLICANT NAME]

Note. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is identified. 

Project Overview

Develop and institutionalize a strategic framework that embeds climate risk management, green finance principles, and resilience-building into Lesotho’s financial sector policy and supervisory systems, while promoting financial inclusion for climate-vulnerable groups.

More specifically, the project aims to:

• Understand the landscape of sustainable finance activities in Lesotho;

• Develop an Inclusive Green Financing Strategy and Roadmap (IGFSR) for Lesotho benchmarked on international practices and in close consultation with all key national stakeholders;

• Develop a climate risk management (CRM) framework for Lesotho’s financial sector; and

• Build the capacity of the Central Bank of Lesotho and financial institutions on climate risk management and the IGFSR.

Expert Minimum Requirements

·       Advanced university degree in social science, international economics, environmental policy, development finance or other related field.

·       8+ years of professional experience in broad financial regulation, climate risk management, green finance, sustainable finance, financial inclusion, climate policy and international development.

·       Advanced understanding and experience in analyzing the issue of regulatory oversight and supervision around financial inclusion & stability, public finance.

·        Experience working directly with central banks on policy development and implementation, preferably in regulatory oversight, risk management, supervision, prudential regulation, and enforcing policies and mandates.

·        In depth knowledge of green finance and climate change policies and development. Experience in supporting green finance/climate finance policy development is desirable.

·        Excellent oral, writing and presentation skills in the English language is compulsory.

·        Home-Based in Lesotho with previous experience working with the Government of Lesotho