Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG) Support Consultant
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Date: Jun 4, 2026
Location: Incheon, South Korea (ICN), KR
Company: Green Climate Fund
Introduction
The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund serving as the climate finance partner of choice for developing countries. We invest in impactful, innovative, catalytic programs and projects that deliver real climate solutions where they are needed most.
Our impact, a decade of transformation as we mark 10 years of climate action, GCF's achievements demonstrate our commitment to global climate finance. Since approving our first project in Peru’s Amazon basin in November 2015, we have grown to a USD 19+ billion portfolio spanning over 330 projects across more than 130 developing countries This decade of progress has taught us what it takes to support countries in building climate resilience and driving sustainable development. GCF has now embarked on an ambitious transformation agenda to make climate finance more responsive to country needs, faster to access, and more impactful at scale.
Our ambition is to grow to become at least a USD 50 billion fund by 2030. Rooted in the core objectives of impact and efficiency, access and a focus on the most vulnerable, and mobilizing a much higher scale of public and private sector financial flows for climate action we have an unparalleled scale of resources, which, together withour risk appetite and flexibility allows us to bring together different partners and stakeholders in innovative partnerships for profound impact.
The Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group of the GCF was established to enhance coordination between GCF, accredited and executing entities, states and Indigenous Peoples. The GCF supports the work of the IPAG and ensures its recommendations are effectively conveyed.
The Fund seeks to recruit an IPAG Support Consultant to join its team at headquarters in Songdo, Republic of Korea, for a period of 12 months to carry out the tasks, duties, and responsibilities, and to provide support to the hiring unit, as detailed below;
Role
The consultant will provide administrative and implementation support for delivery of IPAG workplan activities, including associated stakeholder engagement processes.
Scope of work
Under the supervision of the Indigenous Peoples focal point, the consultant will support the following activities:
- IPAG meetings and implementation support
- Support logistical and coordination arrangements for IPAG meetings and related follow-up activities;
- Coordinate meeting scheduling, invitations, tracking and related administrative processes;
- Support dissemination of meeting materials and briefing packages;
- Coordinate follow-up actions arising from IPAG meetings and related engagements.
- External engagement and outreach support
- Support logistical arrangements for IPAG participation and engagement at relevant international meetings and events, including Board meetings, SB sessions, UN processes and climate-related events;
- Support dissemination of outreach materials, flyers, briefing notes and related communication products;
- Support logistical arrangements for their stakeholder engagement processes and follow-up communication as necessary.
- Conference and dissemination support
- Provide logistical support for follow-up activities related to the Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples.
- Webinar and consultation coordination
- Support coordination of webinars, consultation sessions and stakeholder engagement activities through management of invitations, scheduling, participant tracking and other logistical arrangements;
- Support administrative organization and tracking of consultation inputs and submissions.
- Cross-cutting implementation support
- Provide coordination support across IPAG-related workstreams and associated outreach and engagement activities;
- Maintain tracking tools, timelines and implementation follow-up across activities;
- Support coordination with relevant Secretariat divisions and external stakeholders.
Deliverables
The consultant will support timely implementation and operational coordination of:
- IPAG meetings and related outputs;
- IPAG stakeholder outreach and engagement activities;
- dissemination and communication activities linked to conference outcomes;
- webinar and consultation processes;
- IPAG participation in relevant international events and engagements.
Required qualifications and experience
- Post-graduate degree and minimum one year practical experience, a first-level university degree in combination with four years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu.
- At least 1 year professional experience in international development
- Experience synthesizing and reviewing reports to extract key information and summaries in a simplified and concise manner
- Experience providing logistical and operational support for time-bound projects or events involving multiple stakeholders
- Experience in multi-stakeholder engagement preferred
- Strong communication and analytical skills with written and oral communication in English essential
Application Process
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience relevant to the role. Candidates of all nationalities are welcome to apply,please indicate your earliest availability to take up the assignmentand and notice-period required, if employed.
The closing date for the application is 16 June 2026, 23:59 (KST). Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered. In case of any technical issues, please contact: procurement@gcfund.org.