Report Writer Consultant

The Green Climate Fund (“GCF”) is a multilateral fund created to make a significant and ambitious contribution to the global efforts towards attaining the goals set by the international community to combat climate change. 
GCF will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the context of sustainable development, GCF will promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways by providing support to developing countries to limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts of climate change, taking into account the needs of those developing countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. GCF is governed by a Board, composed of an equal representation of developed and developing countries. The Fund is operated by an independent Secretariat headed by an Executive Director. 
The Fund seeks to recruit a Report Writer Consultant to carry out the tasks, duties and responsibilities, deliver the set deliverables and provide support to the hiring unit as detailed below. The consultant will join the GCF team on a remote based for an initial 80 working days over a 6-month period contract. 

Role
The Report Writer Consultant will be responsible for preparing the reports of the Green Climate Fund Board meetings and replenishment meetings as needed in the period of the contract. Follow-up work will also be required to finalize the reports. The consultant will also perform as a note and minute-taker at meetings, GCF conferences, etc., as needed by the Fund.

Duties and responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Office of Governance Affairs Editorial Specialist, the consultant will:

• Draft the official report for the GCF Board meetings, including the informal Board meetings;
• Take minutes at GCF Board meetings;
• Prepare the initial draft of the report, incorporate comments received, and finalize the document for adoption by the Board Co-chairs;
• Review drafts of the reports with designated GCF staff;
• Attend the GCF Board meetings in the year of the service
• Ensure clarity of content, cohesion, structure, consistency of format, accuracy of grammar (including abbreviations), and conformity of the report with other official documents prepared by the Fund, in accordance with approved document guidelines;
• Consult with the GCF  Secretary to the Board and staff to clarify ambiguities and rectify substantive errors;
• Transcribe audio from Board meetings to help clarify questions arising from Board members after meetings.
• Draft other (minor) notes or input to Board documents that may be required at Board meetings.
• Prepare fully edited and final GCF Board reports;
• Submit the initial draft of each report within the three weeks following a Board meeting; and
• Submit the final Board report for publication on the GCF website within the five weeks following a Board meeting.

If requested by other divisions throughout the Fund, the consultant will:

• Take notes at meetings and prepare minutes and reports on a demand basis;
• Conduct other duties requested in a similar nature.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• A university degree in linguistics or literature (English), international relations, political science, environmental studies or a related field;
• At least seven (7) years of relevant experience, with a Master's degree, or nine (9) years with a Bachelor’s degree, in the preparation and revision of complex documents, of which two years should have been for an international organization;
• Previous working experience with the intergovernmental process and the work of the United Nations or another international organization, in particular with report writing;
• Ideally, previous experience working with the UNFCCC in a similar role;
• Must have sound written, editorial and analytical abilities coupled with excellent organizational and planning skills; and
• Mother tongue English.

Intellectual Property Rights
GCF shall be entitled to all intellectual property, including but not limited to copyrights, patents and trademarks, with regard to products, documents or other materials which are produced under the Contract.

Staff Rules and Confidentiality
The Report Writer Consultant will adhere to the Fund’s staff rules as part of its administrative policies and guidelines. In particular, s/he is restricted from sharing any of these documents, including working drafts, in any form with other Parties and will be held accountable against this restriction.

Other Work Arrangements with Secretariat
The consultant can be engaged with assignments of similar nature above by other business units within the secretariat. The reporting line and expected output will be determined by requesting units. In the case of work arrangement outside of the hiring unit (OGA), the same rate shall reflect and shall not exceed aggregated 180 Working Days.

Applications from women and citizens from developing countries are strongly encouraged.

Please indicate your earliest availability to take up the assignment. 
The closing date for applications is 14 May 2025, 23:59 (KST). Applications submitted after the closing datemay not be considered.