Gender and Climate Finance Consultant

The consultant will serve as the focal point for the Gender and Climate Finance Collective, supporting coordination, member engagement, thematic collaboration, and knowledge-sharing to strengthen gender-responsive climate finance in Asia and the Pacific. The role involves coordinating secretariat functions, facilitating thematic collaboration, developing technical resources, and managing communications and knowledge dissemination.

• Coordinate implementation of the annual GCFC workplan, activity calendar and engagement strategy, and the three-layer engagement model (Collective, Thematic, Targeted Bilateral).
• Serve as the day-to-day focal point for GCFC members and maintain active engagement across the network.
• Prepare and support quarterly member meetings and regular co-convenor meetings, including agendas, background materials, notes and follow-up.
• Support periodic reviews of member engagement, priorities and future direction of the Collective.
• Facilitate selected member-led national or subnational exchanges where there is clear demand and a defined contribution from the GCFC.
• Maintain a simple member engagement and action tracker, including agreed follow-up, collaboration interests and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate priority thematic collaboration tracks identified in the engagement strategy.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration among members and connect GCFC with relevant regional and global processes.
• Plan and coordinate up to four regional webinars, technical dialogues or peer-learning activities on priority issues in gender-responsive climate finance.
• Develop up to four practical technical resources such as guidance notes, checklists, or decision-support tools.
• Provide targeted technical and coordination support to member priorities, including short technical review, evidence curation, follow-up discussions and introductions.
• Develop and implement a communications and knowledge management plan aligned with the engagement strategy.
• Develop key messages, member-spotlight stories, and strategic content.
• Translate complex technical content on climate finance and gender into accessible and engaging products for diverse audiences.
• Maintain and curate all GCFC digital platforms, including the resource hub.
• Provide substantive content for event and product dissemination, coordinating with co-convenor’s communications focal points.
• Monitor progress against the agreed workplan and results framework, tracking member participation, follow-up actions, collaboration generated and uptake of selected knowledge products.
• Prepare concise progress updates, learning reviews, and annual reporting for the co-chairs.
• Identify potential partnership and resource mobilization opportunities for consideration by the co-convenors.
• Undertake other related tasks as requested, including research, technical review, communications, facilitation, knowledge documentation, and support to relevant regional or global processes.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, climate change, environmental policy, gender studies, international development, public policy, knowledge management or another relevant field.
• A first-level university degree in a relevant field, in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate finance, sustainable finance, climate policy, gender equality, international development or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in gender-responsive climate finance or in integrating gender equality and social inclusion into climate finance policies, programmes, financial mechanisms or implementation.
• Experience coordinating…