Organization: Green Climate Fund
Location: Songdo, Republic of Korea (Hybrid / On-site, international headquarters)
Work Model: On-site (some hybrid flexibility depending on team)
Grade: E
Deadline: 16 June 2026 (11:59 PM KST)
About the Organization:
The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest multilateral climate fund, financing large-scale mitigation and adaptation projects across developing countries.
It operates as a global climate capital allocator, channeling public and private finance into projects that deliver measurable environmental and development impact.
With billions committed and a rapidly expanding portfolio, the GCF functions as one of the most influential institutions shaping global climate investment flows.
About the Role:
The Climate Impact Specialist is a technical role focused on ensuring that funded climate projects deliver credible, measurable, and scientifically robust impact outcomes.
This position sits deep inside the GCF project lifecycle, covering origination, assessment, implementation, and portfolio optimization.
You are essentially the quality control system for climate impact integrity across global investments.
What You’ll Do:
Climate Impact Assessment & Technical Review
- Review and validate climate mitigation and adaptation results
- Assess GHG emissions reduction estimates and methodologies
- Evaluate theories of change and climate rationale
- Ensure alignment with GCF results frameworks and investment criteria
- Improve impact assessment tools and methodologies
Project Origination & Portfolio Management
- Support technical structuring of climate projects and programs
- Contribute to pipeline development and project approval processes
- Support monitoring, reporting, and adaptive project management
- Conduct portfolio-level analysis to optimize impact outcomes
Stakeholder Engagement & Capacity Building
- Advise Accredited Entities and project developers
- Support countries and partners in strengthening climate MRV systems
- Develop tools, guidance, and best practices for impact assessment
- Contribute to capacity-building initiatives across regions
Institutional Coordination & Knowledge Systems
- Contribute to results management and portfolio learning systems
- Support data systems and impact tracking improvements
- Capture lessons learned from project implementation
- Participate in cross-divisional climate finance initiatives
Requirements:
Education
- Master’s degree in climate science, environmental science, sustainability, or related field
- OR Bachelor’s degree with additional relevant experience
Experience
- Minimum 9 years in climate impact, MRV, or results-based management
- Strong background in GHG accounting and climate methodologies
- Experience in international development or climate finance contexts
- Exposure to both public and private sector projects
Core Skills
- Expertise in climate mitigation and adaptation assessment
- Strong knowledge of IPCC frameworks and MRV systems
- Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills
- Strong technical writing and communication ability
- Experience with results frameworks and indicators
- Ability to translate technical climate data into decisions
Why This Role Matters:
This role sits at the core of climate finance credibility.
If climate funds are the engine of global climate action, this position is the calibration system that ensures the engine is not lying to itself.
Every emission reduction claim, every adaptation metric, every impact story passes through roles like this before it becomes “official truth” in global reporting systems.
In simple terms:
You are safeguarding the integrity of climate impact at a global institutional scale.
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