Green Climate Fund is hiring for an Environmental and Social Specialist (USD 108,700 plus attractive benefits including relocation): Apply Now
Closing Date: 14 December 2025
Green Climate Fund is hiring for an Environmental and Social Specialist (USD 108,700 plus attractive benefits including relocation): Apply Now
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.
GCF country-driven approach ensures that its actions are tailored to the unique circumstances and national aspirations of each nation they 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 Environmental and Social Specialist will be responsible for implementing the Fund’s Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), including the Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) standards, Gender Policy, Gender Action Plan, Indigenous Peoples Policy and other relevant policies. By conducting environmental and social due diligence of funding proposals, monitoring, and reviewing annual performance reports, the Specialist integrates environmental and social considerations into GCF financed activities.
The Environmental and Social Specialist fosters innovation by advising on practical approaches to embed social sustainability and gender sensitivity in Fund’s financing. She/he provides timely technical advice to Accredited Entities (AEs), countries and the Secretariat on the ESMS, ensuring compliance with the sustainability policies and standards. Additionally, the Environmental and Social Specialist contributes to the Fund’s knowledge management and capacity development efforts.
Purpose
- Adapts the environmental and social due diligence practices of the Fund to enable compliance to and effective delivery of environmental and social risk management, inclusion and mainstreaming of gender considerations in GCF funded activities
- Applies the ESMS, ESP, ESS standards, requirements of GCF inclusion policies including Gender Policy and Indigenous Peoples Policy and other relevant policies of the Fund, through the due diligence and review of concept notes, funding proposals, disclosures and monitoring of activities under implementation, including subprojects, to be able to manage the environmental and social performance of the Fund’s portfolio
Engagement
- Build synergy and support from the Secretariat and the Fund’s stakeholders for the implementation and compliance of the Fund’s ESMS, sustainability policies and action plans in all facets of GCF operations including activities financed through GCF resources
- Advise project teams and AEs and promote the overall awareness and understanding of the Fund’s ESMS, including the adherence to the requirements of the ESP, Gender Policy, Indigenous Peoples Policy and the ESS standards as a mean to manage the environmental and social risks and/or impacts of GCF-financed activities and incorporating gender equality and other social inclusion issues in GCF funded activities
Delivery
- Optimize the processes for environmental and social due diligence, gender mainstreaming and performance reviews to enable effective and efficient application of the Fund’s sustainability policies, ESS standards and gender action plan to all activities funded by GCF
- Collaborate with project teams and colleagues to maintain consistency of environmental and social due diligence and the implementation of the GCF requirements
- Collaborate and guide project teams to manage, respond and remedy on incidents and complaints received through GCF Independent Redress Mechanism
Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)
- Master’s degree in environmental or social sciences, engineering and/or management, environmental policy and economics, social development, or other relevant fields or bachelor’s degree plus 2 additional years of experience.
- At least seven (7) years of relevant international experience in the areas of environmental and social management system, environmental and social safeguards policy and standards implementation, due diligence, inclusion including Indigenous Peoples, gender mainstreaming, implementation of references, and tools for applying standards, gender action plans, and SEAH risk assessments
- Ability to work collaboratively with investment teams and alongside other specialists
- Familiarity with different funding modalities, financing instruments, contractual arrangements and grievance mechanisms
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and coping with parallel initiatives in different phases, typically under pressure with firmly committed to timelines for internal and external customer audiences and partners.
- Work experience with international organizations as staff, consultant or contractor is a distinct advantage; and
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are essential for this position, knowledge of another UN language is an advantage
Applications from women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
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