Programming and Operations Officer Consultant

Background 

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a multilateral fund created to make significant and ambitious contributions to the global efforts to combat climate change. The GCF contributes to achieving the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. In the context of sustainable development, the GCF aims to promote a paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways by providing support to developing countries to limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change, while accounting for their needs and supporting particularly those that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. 

The Office of the Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) seeks a Programming and Operations Officer Consultant (maternity cover) (“the Consultant”) to provide support to OCIO in functions relating to the project cycle operations.   

The Consultant will be based at the Fund’s headquarters in Songdo, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, for an initial 6-month period beginning no later than January 2025. The total number of working days will not exceed 115 days in a 6-month period, in addition to public holidays. 

Role  

The Programming and Operations Officer Consultant (“the Consultant”), reporting to the Investment Operations Manager, will support the coordination and management of functions relating to the planning and governing of GCF investment processes. As part of a highly collaborative team, the Consultant will deliver analysis of the GCF pipeline and programming, serve as a focal point for key institutional investment committees and investment framework-related policy matters, and support the day-to-day operations of GCF’s project-specific assessment approach (PSAA) to accreditation.1 The Consultant will collaborate with colleagues in OCIO and other divisions and will provide additional support to OCIO as requested. 

Duties and responsibilities 

The Consultant’s duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: 

• Planning and monitoring of the GCF project pipeline, including modeling and analysis of the pipeline against key organizational targets.  
• Develop reviews and updates to the Fund’s Investment Framework, requests for proposals and other Board-facing programming initiatives. 
• Collaborate with colleagues from across the Secretariat to resolve identified risks, challenges, and opportunities related to investment programming and implementation. 
• Coordinate tasks related to specialized investment windows, such as RFPs and the PSAA, with various Secretariat divisions. 
• Support codifying and updating key programming and operational documents, including standard operating procedures guidelines.  
• Contribute to OCIO feedback on matters before internal committees related to the project cycle and support the functioning of such committees as required.  
• Prepare documents for Board and Secretariat-wide meetings and presentations (including revising in response to comments). 

Qualifications 

Candidates will be evaluated against the following criteria: 

• Master’s or higher-level degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or other relevant field with 3 years or more relevant experience, including in project management or strategic planning, with preference for experience in development finance institutions, international organizations or multilateral development bank , or Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience in lieu of advanced degree. 
• Knowledge of the GCF project cycle and accreditation standards is an advantage. 
• Excellent organizational, communication, documentation and multitasking skills. 
• Experience developing and executing work plans within prescribed time, cost and quality standards. 
• Proven ability to collaborate within diverse teams, agendas and perspectives, integrate inputs into a coherent plan of action, follow through on implementation of initiatives and problem-solve issues. 
• Reliable with confidential information and materials. 
• Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of another United Nations language is an advantage.

Applications from women and citizens from developing countries are strongly encouraged.

Please indicate your earliest availability to take up the assignment and notice-period required, if employed.

The closing date for applications is 24 November 2024, 23:59 (KST). Applications submitted after the closing date may not be considered.