Expression of Interest for Subject Matter Experts

**About Curio Faculty**

Curio, a leading education consulting and learning experience company, works with universities, vocational education providers, schools and companies to drive change through learning.

We have led the online learning transformation of many of our clients and partners through a focus on the creation of exceptional learning experiences, through course design and online facilitation.

Curio Faculty provides quality education services to universities, vocational education providers, other higher education providers, and corporate partners and not for profits.

We are passionate educators who believe in the power of expert content development and online facilitation to deliver exceptional learner outcomes.

**Position Summary**

**THIS IS A FULLY REMOTE OPPORTUNITY**

SMEs may collaborate with Learning Designers and Course Coordinators during the development or re-development of courses. This may include updating an existing course or the assessments within an existing course, creating a course map for a new course, developing a prototype, and building a full course.

SMEs are often sourced from industry, consultancies, partner organisations, or recruitment organisations.

**Course Overview**

The Sustainable Finance Executive Programme at the client provides an introduction to sustainable finance for professionals working across a range of sectors. Held over 5 days in the client. it equips participants with essential knowledge of the principles and concepts of sustainable finance, as well as an advanced understanding of the latest developments.

The Sustainable Finance Executive Programme (formerly the Sustainable Finance Foundation Course) was launched in 2016 and is the premier executive programme on sustainable finance globally. The programme attracts the best and brightest current and future leaders and delivers a unique in-person experience that equips participants with the knowledge and networks required to undertake significant future work on sustainable finance and investment.

The programme is designed by the client's Sustainable Finance Group for professionals working in a range of sectors, for example: executives working in financial institutions that need to understand how sustainability, the environment, and climate change relates to finance and investment; civil servants, regulators, and central bankers working to develop policies that can foster the development of sustainable finance; staff at environmental NGOs who would like to help the global financial system create better environmental outcomes; philanthropic funders looking to navigate sustainable finance topics so as to support the most impactful activities; and trustees or company directors that want to understand how sustainable finance relates to their fiduciary duties.

Participants on the programme engage critically with systems and theories in sustainable finance and investment such as: active ownership, the carbon bubble, climate finance, conservation finance, disclosure, divestment, engagement, ESG, green banks, green bonds, green benchmarks and indices, impact investing, public private partnerships, reporting, responsible investment, stranded assets, green taxonomies, and more.

The Sustainable Finance Executive Programme is the client's Sustainable Finance Group's flagship executive programme. Participants will become part of a growing alumni community and receive invitations to our events and conferences. Alumni also receive a 15% discount on all other clients' Sustainable Finance Group open enrolment executive programmes.

**Programme Objectives**

Through the programme participants will:

- Develop a foundational knowledge in the emerging theories and practice of sustainable finance and investment.
- Become confident in navigating and critically analysing the key aspects and developments in sustainable finance, as well as how to engage with different financial sector stakeholders for collaboration.
- Study how different policies, regulations and supervisory expectations related to sustainable finance are evolving in different jurisdictions, their direction of travel, and opportunities for influence.
- Form a global network of like-minded professionals that are approaching sustainable finance from different angles and professional perspectives.
- Learn from, challenge, and engage in conversation with leading client's faculty and expert practitioners who blend research with experience. Cutting edge theory on sustainable finance and investment will be examined using a blend of case-studies, presentations, and client's Union-styled debates.

Embark on a unique 'client's experience' and explore first-hand the history that the city has to offer including candlelit college dinners.

The programme is designed to equip participants with essential foundational knowledge of core principles and concepts in sustainable finance, as well as an advanced understanding of the very latest developments. It is an ideal prep