Date: 04 October 2023 2023
Grade: IS-3
Deadline: 22 October 2023 (11:59 PM KST)
Job Category: International
Salary: USD 104,000net (plus attractive benefits, that include the following allowances (as applicable): Relocation, dependency, housing, education assistance and home country travel.
Introduction
The mission of the Green Climate Fund is to assist developing countries to respond to climate change while bringing prosperity to their people.
Established in 2010, the GCF invests in transformational climate projects in the developing world. The Fund makes an ambitious contribution to global climate action and channels significant financial resources into developing countries to help build low-emission and climate-resilient societies. It is country-driven and undertakes actions that reflect the circumstances of each country concerned and its national aspirations. The GCF is a key enabler of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Since its establishment, the GCF has approved 216 projects in 129 countries and has committed USD 12.0 billion in climate finance. In addition, it has built up an extensive program to support developing countries to identify their needs, in particular, those who are most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
The GCF’s diverse workforce is advancing its mission from its headquarters in South Korea. Our talented staff makes unique contributions to the Fund, enriching the institution through their combined expertise and professional commitment.
Position Objective
The Knowledge Management Specialist (hereafter, the Specialist) will be part of the Division of Country Programming (DCP). DCP serves as a gateway for engaging with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), including through the purpose-driven Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (hereafter, the Readiness Programme), which encompasses important capacity building, programming, and project origination work with beneficiaries (national designated authorities/focal points) and partners (accredited entities). DCP delivers work that is the critical first step in the GCF project cycle, paving the way for efforts further along project design and implementation. To this end, it is of outmost importance to solicit and capture feedback of the beneficiaries and partners - and appropriately use this knowledge - to enable improvement and incorporation of best practices in the design and implementation of new GCF projects and programmes. The position is called to support institutional learning by distilling lessons learnt and best practices and supporting seamless incorporation of those for better results.
The objective of the current position is twofold:
Purpose
Engagement
Delivery
Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)
The closing date for application is 22 October 2023. Applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered.
*The person assessed by the Selection Panel as most suitable for the position will be proposed for appointment. Selection among short-listed candidates will also take into account performance at interview, appropriate testing, and references.
Applications from women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged.