Green Climate Fund is recruiting for a Partnership and Outreach Officer: APPLY NOW!

AdminJune 2, 2024

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Partnership and Outreach Officer

Location: Incheon, South Korea (ICN), KR
Deadline: 06 June 2024 (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.

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

Partnership and Outreach Officer Position Objective
Reporting to the Deputy Director of External Affairs, the Partnership and Outreach Officer will be instrumental in identifying opportunities for partnerships with key stakeholders (government, inter-governmental, multilateral, civil society, private sector, and academia among others) and global leaders. The Partnership and Outreach Officer will conceive of and pursue outreach events and engagements to promote the credibility and visibility of the Fund as a key partner in climate action. They will also support efforts to establish and reinforce a strategic and coherent partnership approach in the Fund.

Purpose

Support the implementation of the Partnership Strategy including the development of policies relating to partnerships and outreach
Identify global and regional fora and opportunities for the strategic and high-level engagement of the Fund and provide consolidated analytical tools to prioritise outreach and engagement

Support the development of advocacy tools and knowledge products considering political, strategic and operational issues of relevance for GCF’s engagement
Identify and contribute to key quantitative and qualitative partnership tools to assess partners’ perceptions and opportunities to reinforce GCF as a reliable and credible partner

Engagement

Manage and/or provide substantive inputs to organize high-impact events for the Fund including through collaboration with other divisions and sections in the Fund
Interact with diverse partners of the Fund to assess needs and provide services to facilitate collaboration and leverage shared outcomes
Manage key stakeholder relationships and contribute to effective relationship management

Delivery

Establish and maintain systems/tools to monitor implementation of the Partnership Strategy including supporting key deliverables Develop and manage stakeholder engagement plans including targeted partnership management tools
Support the establishment of due diligence procedures to help to prioritize partnership engagements and maximize impact of partnerships

Contribute to partnership tools including MoUs
Evaluate partnership activities to capture lessons and organize knowledge sharing forums to improve engagement with stakeholders

Partnership and Outreach Officer Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)

Master’s degree in humanities, international relations, business, communications, sustainable development, climate policy, environmental sciences, or related fields, or a Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of professional experience;
Minimum 4 years of experience in an international organization, government, private or non-profit sector, with experience delivering high level partnership and communication engagements.
Good understanding of multilateral processes, international protocol and climate finance. Good political judgment, and specialized in policy writing, stakeholder engagement and relationship management.

Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English (Native level); knowledge of another UN language an advantage.
Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain relationships with key partners, including ability to represent GCF and interface effectively with senior government, multilateral organisations, private-sector and CSO officials. Diplomatic experience an advantage.
Experience working with colleagues from different functions and cultures (cultural sensitivity required).

The closing date for Partnership and Outreach Officer application is 06 June 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered.

*The person assessed by the Selection Panel as most suitable for the Partnership and Outreach Officer 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.