Research Analyst Consultant

The Green Climate Fund (GCF)—a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement—is the world’s largest climate fund mandated to support low-emission, climate-resilient development pathways. As an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF contributes to the goal of keeping an average global temperature rise well below two degrees Celsius.
The Fund seeks to engage a Research Analyst 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 HQ-based. The assignment is for an initial 230 days over a 12-month period.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Research Analyst will be responsible for assisting the Executive Director to conduct research, analyze information and maintain briefing notes and information databases. The scope as outlined below is a broad menu of areas of focus. Specific priorities will be set by the Executive Director or delegate on an ongoing basis.
Duties and responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Research Analyst will work in consultation with staff within existing organizational structures. The consultant will work on the following areas: