EOI - Lead Climate Smart Agriculture GCF Portfolio Officer - PECG

EOI - Lead Climate Smart Agriculture GCF Portfolio Officer - PECG

Type de consultant: Individual Consultant

Lieu de la mission: Home based

Date de publication: 03-nov-2026

Date de clôture: 15-nov-2026

Domaine: Other

The assignment will provide operational, technical and strategic support to the African Development Bank's Green Climate Fund (GCF) Coordination Team to strengthen portfolio performance, accelerate project implementation and disbursements, and enhance results delivery and reporting quality. The Lead Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Portfolio Officer will work closely with Bank Task Managers, sector operations teams and executing entities to address implementation bottlenecks, strengthen adaptive portfolio management, ensure compliance with GCF requirements, and improve the effectiveness and impact of GCFfinanced operations. The assignment will also contribute to portfolio-level learning, operational improvements and the design and implementation readiness of future climatefinance investments.

▪ Under the supervision of the GCF Portfolio Manager, the GCF Coordinator and under the general guidance of the Division Manager of the Environment and Climate Finance Division (PECG.1), the Consultant’s core duties will include:

Provide technical and operational backstopping to Bank Task Managers, sector teams, and executing entities to strengthen project delivery and compliance with GCF and the Bank’s requirements, throughout the project implementation cycle, particularly in the areas of disbursement, legal processing, finance, gender, environment and social safeguards in collaboration with relevant Bank departments and expertise to ensure smooth implementation for projects.

Support portfolio performance improvements, accelerate implementation and disbursements, and advise on risk mitigation, adaptive management, and corrective actions for the projects under its lead.

Participate in project inception, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, and completion missions, supporting problem-solving and follow-up on agreed actions.

Facilitate engagement with the GCF Secretariat, NDAs, accredited entities, and Bank departments to address operational challenges and advance portfolio commitments.

Coordinate results monitoring and quality assurance of GCF performance reports, completion reports, and periodic portfolio reviews.

Support portfolio management systems, performance tracking, operational guidance, knowledge sharing, and institutional learning.

Provide technical inputs to future GCF operations, ensuring implementation lessons inform project design, financing arrangements, and operational readiness.

Support the upstream activity on project designs by reviewing and informing the draft Project’s Term Sheet then Funded Activity Agreement to identify and prevent potential implementation hurdles.

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