Deputy Director (Division of Mitigation and Adaptation)
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Employer: Green Climate Fund (GCF) |
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Job location: Songdo South Korea |
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Apply before: 12 Dec 2019 |
Summary
The Deputy Director, reporting to the Director of the Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, leads the development of frameworks and processes promoting effective management of resources and integration of best practices into the Division’s work, providing substantive guidance on strategic, methodological, technical and scientific matters, and coordinating the pipeline preparation of transformative projects leading to Board submission.
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Duties and responsibilities
Purpose
Lead technical and strategic development within the area of mitigation and in order to strengthen the organization’s delivery of its mission;
Create frameworks that synthesize best practice on mitigation and adaptation;
Lead the division’s work on knowledge management on the Fund’s mitigation and adaptation activities;
Engagement
Represent the area of mitigation and adaptation to internal and external stakeholders in order to build GCF’s reputation as a thought leader;
Coordinate engagement with countries and accredited entities to improve the quality of project proposals, working closely with the Division of Country Programming and the Private Sector Facility;
Delivery
Provide management support to the Director, and supervise technical expert staff of the Division;
Guide the sector specialists in structuring, processing, documenting and managing public sector projects;
Lead the post approval process of projects up to first disbursement;
Lead the establishment and monitoring of mitigation activity pipeline and portfolio and support the implementation of the results management framework for mitigation.
Required experience and qualifications*
Master’s degree in engineering, economics, environmental studies, or another relevant field;
15 years of relevant professional work experience with evidence of project management experience in relevant sectors and areas where mitigation and adaptation are a priority in developing countries;
Demonstrated experience with project origination, project financing/structuring, negotiations, and project management. Strong climate finance skills a plus;
Excellent investment, business development, networking, integration, negotiation, and relationship management skills that enable them to work successfully across industry sectors, regions, external stakeholder groups in developing countries and emerging markets.
Fluency in English with knowledge of other UN languages an advantage.
*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.
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