GCF Project Design & Accreditation Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

The FAO invites expressions of interest for a Green Climate Fund Specialist (NFP) to support project design and accreditation activities under the OCB team. The assignment may be home-based with travel for field missions.

Responsibilities include leading proposal design, coordinating budgets, and ensuring quality across Environmental and Social Safeguards, fiduciary standards, and stakeholder consultations. Duration up to 11 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead the formulation of GCF proposal packages with technical quality and alignment to investment criteria.
• Develop the GCF project’s Theory of Change and logframe with SMART indicators.
• Outline feasibility study content and oversee project feasibility work per GCF requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to proponents for climate investment project proposals.
• Coordinate proposal development with FAO staff and partners to meet timelines.

Job description

The FAO invites expressions of interest for a Green Climate Fund Specialist (NFP) to support project design and accreditation activities under the OCB team. The assignment may be home-based with travel for field missions.

Responsibilities include leading proposal design, coordinating budgets, and ensuring quality across Environmental and Social Safeguards, fiduciary standards, and stakeholder consultations. Duration up to 11 months.