Advisor Sr, GCF Pipeline and Capture Lead

About Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943, CRS operates as a global leader in humanitarian aid and development work, functioning as a trusted partner in emergency response, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development across more than 100 countries worldwide. The organization serves individuals and communities regardless of race, religion, or nationality, demonstrating a commitment to universal humanitarian principles and values-based service delivery. CRS implements comprehensive relief and development programs spanning multiple critical sectors including emergency response, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, health services, agricultural development, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding initiatives. With headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, the organization employs thousands of staff members globally and partners with local communities, governments, and international organizations to address root causes of poverty and vulnerability. The agency maintains a strong commitment to safeguarding principles, ensuring the protection of children and vulnerable adults from exploitation and abuse across all operations and programs. The organization’s work culture emphasizes collaboration, mission-driven service, and commitment to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world. CRS welcomes staff members of all faiths and secular traditions who share the organization’s core values and demonstrate genuine commitment to serving those in need. The agency prioritizes talent acquisition procedures that reflect commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people, particularly children and vulnerable adults, ensuring they live free from abuse and harm.

About this Role

This is a remote-global role with the hiring team considering candidates wherever Catholic Relief Services is registered to work. The pay range referenced applies to applicants performing the job within the United States and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll follow the respective country pay range, with specific salary information available from the recruiter during the candidate selection process based on the anticipated work location. The Senior Advisor, GCF Pipeline and Capture Lead will lead the development and advancement of CRS’ global Green Climate Fund (GCF) pipeline, spanning from early opportunity identification and country positioning through concept note and full funding proposal readiness and submission. This role provides enterprise leadership for donor intelligence, capture management, pipeline governance, proposal review processes, resource planning, and organizational learning. The position ensures that country programs and proposal teams have the necessary tools, guidance, staffing structures, and decision-making processes to systematically advance a focused, competitive, and well-managed GCF pipeline. 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 centers on the GCF, the position will also identify possible opportunities across other climate funds and present positioning recommendations and resource allocation requirements to the unit Director. The role operates with CFSU director co-leadership responsibilities for GCF, FRLD (Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage), and GEF (Global Environmental Facility).

Responsibilities

• Lead intelligence gathering and analysis concerning strategic priorities, programming directions, investment trends, country opportunities, and relevant funding windows
• Lead and maintain CRS’ global GCF pipeline, including capture plans, opportunity identification, prioritization, sequencing, and readiness for anticipated GCF Board submission windows
• Identify pipeline risks, bottlenecks, dependencies, and staffing gaps early and elevate decisions to the appropriate leadership level
• Work with country programs, regional teams, GREM (Global Resources, Engagement and Mobilization), PIQA (Program Impact and Quality Assurance), and CFSU colleagues to clarify the path from early project ideas through concept note and funding proposal stages
• Clarify the respective roles and responsibilities of the RFP (regional focal point) or proposal coordinator, technical lead, country program, reviewers, CFSU, and other contributing teams
• Be accountable for filling roles internally and externally
• Onboard all CRS staff and consultants working on the pipeline, coordination and technical support
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