Fund Coordination Specialist

Coordinates governance, operations, reporting and strategic engagement for the Global Fund for Coral Reefs Secretariat. The specialist supports governing bodies, maintains decision and action systems, guides operational processes and strengthens information flow across donors, partners and UN teams.

Department: Global Fund for Coral Reefs Secretariat

• Coordinate Executive Board and Steering Committee meetings, agendas, invitations, decisions and action follow-up
• Maintain management tools supporting budget projections, grant allocation and operational decisions
• Lead updates to the GFCR Operations Manual, reporting templates and partner guidance
• Coordinate UN Global Team meetings, documentation, action tracking and the mission calendar
• Assess programme budgets and guide UN and non-UN recipients on operational requirements
• Monitor operational risks and support updates to risk registers with relevant teams
• Develop annual work plans, consolidated fund reports and institutional filing systems
• Draft operational notes, speeches and other governance or technical documentation

• Advanced university degree in management, economics, international relations or a related field, or a relevant bachelor’s degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in governance management, preferably related to environment, climate change, performance-based grants or a related area
• Proven experience managing relationships with donors, boards and grant recipients
• Fluency in English

• One-year regular international individual contractor agreement, extendable subject to performance and funding