Consultancy - Climate Finance Consultant, Climate Finance Unit, Center of Excellence (COE) Climate Resilience, Bangkok, Thailand, 11 Months (Remote with Travel)

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UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to health

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical and coordination support to specific Country Offices (COs) for the development and management of UNICEF’s climate-finance project portfolio. The consultant will support the origination, design, quality assurance, submission, appraisal, approval, and post-approval processing of climate-finance projects, while strengthening the capacity of COs to develop high-quality Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund projects.

Expected Country Offices to be Supported: Maldives and Fiji (GCF project development), Viet Nam and Philippines (GCF project in coordination with partners), and Pakistan (AF’s approved project).

Background:

UNICEF is strengthening its engagement with international climate-finance mechanisms, including the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Adaptation Fund (AF). This requires sustained technical and coordination support throughout the project cycle, from the identification and maturation of project ideas to concept development, funding proposal preparation, appraisal, approval, legal arrangements, and implementation.

The Centre of Excellence (COE) for Climate Resilience supports UNICEF COs in strengthening climate-finance programming, coordinating engagement with relevant partners, and ensuring that projects meet the technical, programmatic, operational, and quality requirements of UNICEF and the respective climate funds such as GCF and AF.

The consultancy will provide dedicated support to a portfolio of existing and emerging GCF and AF projects. This includes projects at different stages of development in Maldives and Fiji, UNICEF’s engagement as an Executing Entity in Viet Nam and the Philippines, Adaptation Fund engagement in Pakistan, and further respond to technical-assistance requests from Country Offices.

Scope of Work:

Under the overall guidance of the Senior Advisor Climate Finance, the consultant will provide technical and coordination support to COs across the climate-finance project cycle. The assignment will cover project origination and development, management of existing and emerging project pipelines, technical quality assurance, coordination of internal and external reviews, support to approval and post-approval processes, and capacity strengthening.

The consultant will work closely with relevant COs and the Climate COE. The consultant will be responsible for the following activities:

1. Technical support and Quality Assurance of GCF and AF Projects
2. Technical Assistance on Pipelines of GCF and AF Projects
3. Technical Assistance in REACH and Capacity Building Support

How can you make a difference? 

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the Terms of Reference here:  TOR GCF Maldives Consultant TMS Adv text.pdf 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master’s degree in one of the following fields is required: environmental sciences, climate change, climate finance, resource engineering is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate finance, GCF programming and multilateral climate funds, project development is required.
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical support to Country Offices and Governments on GCF and AF projects is required. This should include project identification, CN preparation, PPF application, FP development, technical appraisal, approval, and legal arrangements.
• Experience working with UNICEF COs, regional offices and global teams coordinating complex project development processes on multilateral climate funds.
• Experience working with United Nations, and programming and policies related to advise to governments is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting climate finance programming in small island developing states, least developed countries, or other climate-vulnerable contexts is considered an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is an asset

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• Proven expertise in supporting country offices in GCF and AF projects from project idea stage to CN/PPF and FP including technical appraisal and legal arrangements.
• Knowledge of UNICEF’s sector such as WASH, health and education
• Strong facilitation, coordination, writing, synthesis, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work in time sensitive deadlines.

Desirables:

• Previous professional experience with UNICEF is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter (max. 2 pages) describing relevant experience.
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal Climate Finance Consultant.docx

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 05 Nov 2026 SE Asia Standard Time
Applications close: 11 Nov 2026 SE Asia Standard Time

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