Back Facilities and Maintenance Officer

Grade: IS-2
Deadline: 15 May 2025 (11:59 PM KST)
Job Category: International
Salary: USD 96,200 (plus attractive benefits, that include the following allowances (as applicable)): Relocation, dependency, housing, education assistance and home country travel.

Introduction
The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund and invests in impactful, innovative, catalytic programs and projects in developing countries across the globe. The GCF has a portfolio of 297 projects across 133 countries, with a total commitment of USD 16.6 billion to date.

In 2023, an additional USD 12.8 billion was pledged, to support our new strategic and programming cycle from 2024-2027; our ambition is to grow to become at least a USD 50 billion fund by 2030. Rooted in the core objectives of impact and efficiency, access and a focus on the most vulnerable, and mobilizing a much higher scale of public and private sector financial flows for climate action we have an unparalleled scale of resources, which, together with our risk appetite and flexibility allows us to bring together different partners and stakeholders in innovative partnerships for profound impact.

GCF is seeking a top-tier individual with a demonstrable track record of harnessing experience, energy and networks to tackle complex global climate change challenges. You will be committed to making a positive, measurable difference through a mission-driven role, and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse environment.

You will be able to quickly scan and analyze complex, competing issues and lead significant sized teams to find solutions in evolving contexts, across multiple geographic locations.

You will be a nurturer of people: recognizing and growing the talent around you, exemplifying values of transparency, respect and innovation.

You will be committed to learning, knowledge-sharing, convening and communicating with partners to work together to ideate, develop and implement climate action initiatives that make a profound difference to people and planet.

You will join a team of talented, committed individuals representing almost 80 nationalities contributing skills and experience from academic, scientific, private, government and nonprofit backgrounds. Together, we work with governments, communities and civil society, technical agencies, and the private sector across the world.

Interested in more information?
Learn about working for GCF: https://www.greenclimate.fund/about/careers
View current vacancies: https://jobs.greenclimate.fund/

About the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Set up in 2010 by the 194 countries who are Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes its responsibility as the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund to heart. GCF funds transformative climate projects across the developing world, supporting countries in their responses and actions to tackle climate change while fostering sustainable development within their communities.

Our country-driven approach ensures that our actions are tailored to the unique circumstances and national aspirations of each nation we support. Besides channeling public and private sector investment through a broad range of financing instruments, GCF builds the capacity of developing countries to take climate action through an extensive Readiness Programme ensuring countries are increasingly well-equipped and financed to manage their climate futures.

Headquartered in the Republic of Korea, GCF operates with a diverse and talented workforce of over 300 people.

Position Objective
The Facilities and Maintenance Officer, reporting to the Manager of General Services within the Department of Corporate Services, will be responsible for advancing the service and performance objectives of the Facilities and Maintenance workstream within General Services (GS).

The Facilities and Maintenance Officer will be accountable for ensuring that:

• GCF premises – including regional offices – are equipped, orderly, functional, practical and used in line with the internal guidance developed within this workstream.
• Ordinary and extraordinary maintenance is performed as per technical specifications and contract scopes, with anomalies recorded and root causes analyzed.
• Through developing an honest and practical working relationship with building administrators, the terms of the relevant agreements are respected with regards to their areas of accountability.

  The Facilities and Maintenance Officer will work in a multi-disciplinary team composed of internal and external personnel. Workstreams within General Services with convergent responsibilities include office administration; General Services procurement and facilities projects; health, safety, security and environmental responsibility.

  The Facilities and Maintenance Officer will be expected to lead on this workstream with a level of autonomy commensurate to years of experience and technical specialization. Some travel may be required to oversee the setup of the workstream in regional offices; some out of office hours availability shall be required in support of Board Meetings and other events carried out at GCF premises.

  Purpose

  • Apply specialized knowledge to inform the development of workstream administrative guidance and processes.
  • Through regular inspections, anomaly trend and root cause analysis, and engagement with maintenance contractors, proactively capture facilities and maintenance needs, current and emergent, client-, business- and environment-driven.
  • Proactively identify viable solutions to meet such needs within predefined resource availability.
  • Document and oversee adherence to maintenance programs as per contract scope and technical specification, constantly improving knowledge and service completeness through active learning.
  • Assist with developing sustainable strategies for specific challenges, such as storage, furniture standardization, the use of office space, and asset inventory.

    Engagement

    • Apply specialized knowledge to inform the development of workstream administrative guidance and processes.
    • Through regular inspections, anomaly trend and root cause analysis, and engagement with maintenance contractors, proactively capture facilities and maintenance needs, current and emergent, client-, business- and environment-driven.
    • Proactively identify viable solutions to meet such needs within predefined resource availability.
    • Document and oversee adherence to maintenance programs as per contract scope and technical specification, constantly improving knowledge and service completeness through active learning.
    • Assist with developing sustainable strategies for specific challenges, such as storage, furniture standardization, the use of office space, and asset inventory.

      Delivery

      • Monitor and report frequently on contractor performance against contract scope, maintenance programs, material quality, punctuality, adherence to budget, and any other agreed metrics.
      • Monitor and respond timely to internal requests for facilities assistance, maintaining a reliable presence and attention readiness and availability to deliver the service.
      • Consistently and professionally deliver facilities services, often repetitive, though with due consideration to contextual variables, including those environmental and cultural.
      • Develop, in accordance with local legislation as well as product specifications, technically comprehensive Terms of Reference for the external provision of maintenance requirements.
      • Register anomalies and perform trend analysis and root cause analysis, periodically and as needed, to understand deeper issues and help inform facilities projects and GS procurement.
      • Demonstrate the effectiveness of external and internal stakeholder engagement through continually responsive building services and the overall fulfilment of the maintenance schedule.
      • Continually increase performance and contribute with specialized knowledge through active learning.

        Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)

        • Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree) in Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain or a relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree with additional 2 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree requirement.
        • A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, of which at least 2 years in international roles.
        • Certifications in facilities management are a strong advantage.
        • Fluency in English is essential and working knowledge of the Korean language is preferred; knowledge of a United Nations language is an advantage.

          The closing date for application is 15 May 2025. 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 to apply.