Green Climate Fund - Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist

GREEN CLIMATE FUND - SENIOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY SPECIALIST

Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist February 2021

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Contents About Green Climate Fund

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Profile of the person we are looking for

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Core Values

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Requirements

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Diversity and Inclusion

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Organogram

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The Role

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Division of Mitigation and Adaptation

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Position Objective

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How to Apply

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Duties and Responsibilities

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About Oxford HR

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About Green Climate Fund The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated fund of the international climate finance architecture under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. It was set up by the 194 countries who are parties to the convention and is designed to support significant efforts to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The GCF started funding projects and programmes in developing countries around the world in 2014. The GCF is expected to be a significant channel for distributing a significant portion of the 100 billion USD in annual climate finance that developed countries have committed to mobilising annually. These funds will flow from a variety of public, private, and innovative sources through many channels.

GCF aims to catalyse a flow of climate finance to invest in low-emission and climate-resilient development, driving a paradigm shift in the global response to climate change.

The Fund pays particular attention to the needs of societies that are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

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“Climate change is running faster than we are.

We need much more ambition and urgency.

Finance is key. Developed nations need to meet their pledge to mobilise USD 100 billion dollars a year for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. The Green Climate Fund has a significant role to play” https://www.greenclimate.fund/about

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OUR CORE VALUES RESPONSIVE

We work in collaboration with all our stakeholders and each other, to understand what is needed, build and implement solutions, and communicate what is happening.

COMMITTED TO CLIMATE ACTION

INNOVATIVE

We are committed to working climate change, both through our funded activities and the sustainability of our operations.

We strive to be leaders in the field of climate finance, take risks where we see opportunities to unlock impact, and constantly explore better ways to do things and build knowledge.

RESPECTFUL

TRUSTED

We value the strength in diversity, feel empowered to present a view and speak up when something is wrong, and treat each other with fairness and equity.

We are trusted to serve the best interests of developing countries with the diligence expected by our contributors, and strive for the highest standards of integrity, accountability and transparency.

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Diversity and Inclusion GCF encourages gender equality and inclusivity. Equality of opportunity and inclusiveness is fundamental to the vision and values of the Fund. The Fund will, in a nondiscriminatory manner, take proactive measures and informed decisions to further these goals.

GCF will not discriminate between candidates on the basis of sex, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, creed, different abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity and/ or expression, marital or civil partnership status, parental status, religion, belief or non-belief, social or economic class, health status (including HIV/AIDS) or any other criteria that cannot be shown to be properly justifiable.

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The Role Position:

Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist

Location of Position:

Songdo, Incheon, South Korea

Office:

Division of Mitigation and Adaptation

Reports to:

Deputy Director - Adaptation

Compensation:

The Green Climate Fund offers a competitive package

Position Objective The Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist, reporting to the Deputy Director, Adaptation of DMA, is responsible for the expansion and evolution of GCF’s Agriculture and Food Security pipeline and portfolio, aligned with wider organization policies. The focus is on developing a quality pipeline and “shepherding” high quality proposals to Board approval.

Working closely with accredited entities, national designated authorities and other internal/external stakeholders, the Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist supports the pipeline and matures good quality proposals. They will lead the appraisal and review of concept notes and funding proposals, advise on the improvement of the projects under review, provide sector expertise and thought leadership, and technical oversight of the portfolio of investments in low emissions and climate resilient Agriculture and Food Security.

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Duties and Responsibilities PURPOSE - INNOVATE • Provide thought leadership on funding ideas for paradigm shifting pathways in developing countries.

• Promote innovative investment models in Agriculture and Food Security to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

• Lead the development of working papers, guidelines, and tools, and contribute to the development of strategy and policies related to this sector.

ENGAGEMENT - ADVOCATE • Advocate on Agriculture and Food Security planning, implementation approaches, and relevant technologies, based on best practices and responding to country needs.

• Advocate towards the development of transformative projects and programmes on the sector that respond to the identified needs and priorities of countries.

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Coordinate and negotiate with relevant external stakeholders as they access the Fund’s investment resources.

DELIVERY - DEFINE PROJECT CYCLE • Lead the development and management of a high-quality pipeline of proposals for Agriculture and Food Security • Lead the task teams for appraisal and assessment of concept notes and funding proposals by working closely with accredited entities and coordinating the interdivisional review.

• Lead the development of lessons learned papers and contribute to knowledge management activities.

• Contribute to corporate and team activities and managing consultants, interns, and other GCF staff, as necessary.

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Profile of the person we are looking for WE SEEK A SPECIALIST, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL WHO: • • • •

Understands agriculture and food security from a climate change and adaptation perspective, and how Covid-19 has changed our food systems and our food security paradigms.

Has extensive knowledge and experience in climate resilient agriculture and food security supply chain.

Has provided sectoral advice and collaborated with national authorities and agriculture institutions, like UN bodies, National and Multilateral Development Banks and international NGOs, largely in developing countries.

Has experience in developing or managing a project pipeline or portfolio for Agriculture and Food Security.

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Understands economic and financial models, as well as financial structures, to recommend the highest quality and most impactful proposals for GCF funding relevant to agriculture and food security.

Has experience in vigorous negotiation and management skills in non-hierarchical multi-layered relationships.

Is passionate about addressing the impact of climate on Agriculture and Food Security and truly subscribes the core values of the Fund.

Has worked across a minimum of two regions in the world and thrives working as part of a very diverse and multicultural team.

Is willing to relocate to Songdo, South Korea.

Requirements • • •

Masters Degree in agriculture sciences, agriculture development or a related field.

Additional degrees, certificates or relevant courses in climate science and adaptation will be an added advantage.

11 years or more experience in project origination, development, evaluation and management and/or financing with specific emphasis on low emission and climate resilient Agriculture and Food Security.

Substantive experience in developing and implementing low emissions and climate resilient Agriculture and Food Security investments in developing countries settings is required.

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Relevant experience in climate finance operations and process management; familiarity with the UN and multilateral setting, and knowledge of the UNFCCC framework.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills required with ability to interact with multiple internal/external stakeholders and at different levels.

Fluency in English with knowledge of Spanish and/or French (or another UN language) is an advantage.

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Green Climate Fund Organogram Governance OED Units

GCF Board

Independent Units Corporate

IRMU

IIU

Commitees, Panels and Working Group

IEU

Programming

Executive Director

Chief of Staff; Knowledge and Change Management; Policy and Strategy; Senior Ethics Advisor

Deputy Executive Director

Accreditation; Operations Office of the General Counsel

Office of Governance Affairs

Division of Country Programming

Risk Management and Compliance

Division of Private Sector Facility

Office of Governance Affairs

Division of Mitigation and Adaptation

Office of the Internal Auditor

Office of Portfolio Management

Office of Human Resources

Division of Support Services

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Division of Mitigation and Adaptation The Division of Mitigation and Adaptation provides technical expertise across all eight mitigation and adaptation results areas for both public and private sector CNs and funding proposals. The Division also leads the preparation and review of public sector CNs and funding proposals. It assists NDAs and AEs in the development and structuring of projects

and plays a critical role in finalizing the FAAs following project approval to enable projects to start implementation. In addition, DMA is responsible for managing the GCF REDD-plus results-based payments pilot programme. Finally, it carries out technical reviews of and provides input for PPF applications and draft country and entity work programmes.

Division of Mitigation and Adaptation Organogram (Total of 34 Staff and 4 Consultant) Director of Mitigation and Adaptation

Cross-cutting (staff)

Team Support (3) Team Assistant

Mitigation (staff)

Senior Team Assistant

Adaptation (staff) Consultants

Team Assistant

Vacant

Deputy Director, Mitigation Coordinator

Deputy Director, Adaptation Coordinator

Task Management (15) Livelihoods and Wellbeing

Land-use, Forests and Ecosystems

Built Environment

Senior Agriculture & Food Security Specialist

Senior Climate Information & Early Warning Systems Specialist

Senior Ecosystems Management Specialist

Senior Forest & Land Use Specialist

Senior Water Sector Specialist

Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Senior Agriculture & Food Security Specialist

Water Specialist

Forest & Land Use

Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Economic and Financial Analytics and Pipeline (3)

Energy and Industry

Senior Urban Development & Energy Efficiency Specialist

Senior Renewable Energy Specialist

Senior Energy Efficiency Specialist

Renewable Energy Specialist

Senior Transport Specialist

Post-approval (2+3)

Task Support (9+1)

Operations Assistant Economic & Financial Specialist

GHG Calculation Specialist

Associate Professional

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer Operations Assistant

Forest & Climate Operation Analyst

Associate Professional

Associate Professional

Associate Professional

Associate Professional

Operations Assistant

Note: Supervisory arrangements for task support by task management change every year.

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How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter. Please provide a CV and cover letter in two different documents.

The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name- Date (mmyyyy) e.g., Malika Cook CV022021GreenClimateFund.

Timeline Early applications are strongly encouraged as application review will begin from 1st March onward and will continue on an ongoing basis until 19th March.

First stage interviews: Written assessments & psychometric testing: Final interviews:

TBD TBD TBD

Previous applicants need not apply.

Selection process All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email gcf-agricultureandfoodsecurity@oxfordhr. co.uk in the first instance.

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