[Hiring] Senior Advisor, GCF Pipeline and Capture Lead @Catholic Relief Services | CRS

Role Description

The Senior Advisor, GCF Pipeline and Capture Lead will lead the development and advancement of CRS' global Green Climate Fund (GCF) pipeline, from early opportunity identification and country positioning through concept note and full funding proposal readiness and submission. The role provides enterprise leadership for donor intelligence, capture management, pipeline governance, proposal review processes, resource planning, and organizational learning. It ensures that country programs and proposal teams have the tools, guidance, staffing structures, and decision-making processes required to systematically advance a focused, competitive, and well-managed GCF pipeline.

Note that project specific design, technical leadership, and proposal drafting remain with designated country teams, technical leads, proposal coordinators, and specialist advisers. While the main focus of this role is on GCF, the role will also focus on possible opportunities across other Climate funds and present to the unit Director the possible positioning and resources which need to be allocated beyond GCF.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in climate change, environmental sustainability, international development, business development, international relations, or a related field.
• 10 years relevant experience in international development, climate finance, institutional fundraising, capture management, proposal management, or related business development functions.
• Demonstrated experience with institutional climate funding streams, including the GCF.
• Familiarity with other multilateral climate funds, development finance institutions, bilateral donors, foundations, or corporate climate funding is desirable.
• Strong track record in donor intelligence, capture planning, pipeline management, proposal governance, and coordination across diverse technical and operational stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience developing practical tools, guidance, templates, and standardized processes and improving them through user feedback and organizational learning.
• Experience managing consultant rosters, developing scopes of work or job descriptions, vetting candidates, and deploying external expertise against proposal needs.
• Strong understanding of GCF investment criteria, country ownership, proposal stages, review requirements, and the roles required to develop Concept Notes and Funding Proposals.

Requirements

• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and Web Conferencing Applications.
• Demonstrated experience transferring knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and informal methods.
• Excellent writing, synthesis, facilitation, and judgment, with the ability to turn complex information into clear decisions, responsibilities, and next steps.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to connect donor intelligence, organizational capabilities, country priorities, and pipeline decisions.
• Strong process leadership and the ability to create clarity across complex, multi-team workflows.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation, facilitation, and representation skills.
• Ability to build the capacity of colleagues and partners through practical guidance, coaching, and learning processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks early, and bring decisions to resolution.
• Strong commitment to collaboration, continuous improvement, and usable institutional knowledge.

Benefits

• CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.
• Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.
• CRS' work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

Company Description

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.