GCF Project Manager – Syria Country Office (National)

The GCF Project Manager will provide country-level coordination and project management support for the implementation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and the preparation of the full GCF project for Syria. The role involves coordinating activities, stakeholder engagement, workshops, consultant management, data collection, and supporting the preparation of the GCF funding proposal.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the activities of the GCF Proposal Preparation Facility (PPF) activities and assessments at country level in accordance with the approved workplan, budget, timelines and agreed responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain a detailed PPF implementation tracker covering activities, milestones, responsibilities, deliverables, dependencies and deadlines.
• Coordinate inputs from Save the Children teams, consultants, local partners, government stakeholders and other relevant actors.
• Monitor progress against the PPF workplan and proactively identify delays, gaps, risks and required follow-up actions.
• Organise regular coordination meetings with Syria team and Member office teams and ensure that agreed actions are documented, assigned and followed up.
• Maintain an up-to-date overview of all PPF activities, deliverables, consultations, technical studies and project preparation requirements.
• Support the Project Lead/management team in identifying and addressing implementation bottlenecks and coordination issues.
• Support and facilitate engagement with relevant government ministries, authorities and GCF-related national stakeholders throughout the PPF process.
• Coordinate meetings, consultations, technical discussions and validation processes with government counterparts and other stakeholders.
• Support the preparation of agendas, presentations, briefing materials, meeting notes and follow-up actions.
• Maintain regular communication with relevant government focal points and ensure timely follow-up on agreed actions and requests.
• Support the process of securing relevant government inputs, endorsements, clearances and other documentation required for GCF project preparation.
• Support coordination with national and sub-national stakeholders in target locations.
• Lead the logistical and coordination arrangements for PPF workshops, consultations, validation meetings and technical sessions.
• Coordinate participant invitations, agendas, presentations, background materials, logistics and documentation.
• Support consultants and technical teams to prepare consultation materials and facilitate data and information collection.
• Ensure that workshop and consultation outputs are properly documented and incorporated into relevant project preparation deliverables.
• Support participatory processes involving government, partners, communities, children and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate.
• Maintain an organised record of consultation findings, recommendations and agreed actions.
• Support the mobilisation and onboarding of consultants and technical experts engaged under the PPF in coordination with the Technical Advisors.
• Coordinate communication between consultants, SCI teams, partners and government stakeholders.
• Support consultants in accessing relevant data, documents, stakeholders and field-level information.
• Monitor consultant workplans, timelines, data collection processes and deliverables against agreed terms of reference.
• Coordinate and monitor data and information collection required for the GCF project preparation process.
• Work with consultants, partners and technical teams to identify data gaps and facilitate access to relevant national, sectoral and local information.
• Maintain a database/tracker of key data sources, assessments, studies, consultation findings and evidence generated through the PPF.
• Support documentation of lessons learned, good practices and recommendations emerging from the PPF process.
• Support effective coordination between Save the Children, consultants, and local partners involved in the GCF PPF.
• Coordinate partner inputs to assessments, consultations, workshops, technical studies, and project design.
• Monitor partner deliverables and agreed contributions to the PPF workplan.
• Monitor progress against the PPF workplan, milestones, budget and deliverables.
• Prepare regular internal progress updates and coordination reports highlighting achievements, pending actions, risks and required decisions.
• Maintain a PPF risk and issue tracker and support mitigation and escalation as required.
• Support financial and administrative tracking in coordination with Awards, Finance and Operations teams.
• Coordinate logistical and administrative arrangements required for workshops, consultations, field missions, meetings and other PPF activities.
• Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, MEAL and other relevant teams to ensure timely delivery of activities.
• Support procurement and contracting processes related to PPF activities, in accordance with SCI policies and procedures.
• Support travel and field mission arrangements for consultants, technical teams and relevant stakeholders where required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in climate change, environmental sciences, development studies, international development, project management, agriculture or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in project/programme coordination, project management, climate change, resilience, development or humanitarian programming.
• Experience working with government institutions, international organisations, NGOs and/or development partners.
• Strong experience organising workshops, consultations, meetings and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Strong project management, planning, coordination and follow-up skills.
• Experience monitoring deliverables, workplans, timelines and project milestones.
• Strong report writing, documentation and communication skills.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Previous experience with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) or other international climate finance mechanisms (desirable).
• Experience supporting a GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF), GCF concept note or funding proposal development process (desirable).
• Familiarity with GCF project preparation requirements, investment criteria and funding proposal processes (desirable).
• Experience working on climate change adaptation, climate resilience, environmental sustainability or disaster risk reduction programmes (desirable).

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Coordination
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Resilience Programming
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Project Planning
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Report Writing
• Documentation
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Consultation Management
• Data Collection
• GCF Project Preparation
• Funding Proposals
• Environmental Sustainability
• Disaster Risk Reduction

Languages

English