Sustainability Specialist

The mission of the Office of Sustainability and Inclusion (OSI) is to ensure environmental and social co-benefits for people and planet and in parallel to apply a suite of related policies and safeguards standards. OSI manages and applies the environmental and social safeguards standards and the Revised Environmental and Social Policy, as well as safeguards against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment; ensures a gender-responsive approach through gender mainstreaming in line with the Updated Gender Policy; drives implementation of the Indigenous Peoples Policy and supports the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group. We provide expert assessments and advice, and undertake due diligence on environmental and social matters, to successfully execute GCF’s mission and ensure that investments are sustainable and inclusive.
The Sustainability Specialist, reporting to the Head of Sustainability and Inclusion, will be responsible for post-approval reviews, with a focus on gender and environmental and social safeguards (ESS). The work will include reviewing Annual Performance Reports (in particular on gender), ESS disclosures, post-approval amendments, and performing ESS due diligence on sub-projects within approved programmes. The incumbents will actively engage with the Division of Portfolio Management and other relevant divisions/offices and will provide input to relevant reports as needed. The Sustainability Specialist will also support the implementation of relevant Sustainability policies as needed.
Undertake due diligence reviews of the gender sections of the Annual Performance Reports and capture lessons learned; and undertake reviews on ESS in the APRs as requested.
Ensure optimal delivery of due diligence assessments to allow a smooth functioning of post-approval processes.
Generate and adapt reports and assessments for internal and external consumption.
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