Secretariat

GCF has an independent Secretariat, accountable to the Board, and it is responsible for executing the daily operations of the Fund. Today, the Secretariat has more than 300 personnel at its headquarters in the Republic of Korea.

With close to a 50:50 balance between men and women, 81 nationalities, and many more languages spoken, GCF's diversity reflects the global nature of the climate challenge.

The Secretariat is headed by the Executive Director, who is appointed by and accountable to the Board. The Secretariat’s senior management team leads the various Offices and Departments of the Secretariat, providing the management capabilities to execute the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

Since 2023, GCF has been undergoing transformational reforms to make the Fund more fit-for-purpose, delivering impact at scale as efficiently as possible. Pivotal to the reforms have been the launch of a new organisational structure in September 2024 and the establishment of GCF’s first-ever regional offices (in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific) in March 2026. 

Executive leadership team

Positions under recruitment:

Directors

Structure

The GCF Secretariat is structured with Offices reporting to the Executive Director, each overseeing key Departments that carry out the Fund’s work. These include units focused on strategy, policy, and innovation, regional engagement across different parts of the world, investment and finance, and essential support functions like communications, risk management, and corporate services. Together, the Departments enable the Secretariat to deliver on its global climate objectives efficiently.

Offices

  • Office of the Executive Director
  • Office of the Chief Strategy and Impact Officer
  • Office of the Chief Investment Officer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Office of the Chief Finance and Risk Officer
  • Office of Governance Affairs
  • Office of the General Counsel
  • Office of the Internal Auditor

Departments

  • Department of Strategy, Policy, and Innovation
  • Department of External Relations
  • Department of Communications
  • Department of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Department of the Africa Region
  • Department of the Asia and the Pacific Region
  • Department of the Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East Region
  • Department of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region
  • Department of the Private Sector Facility
  • Department of Investment Services
  • Department of Strategic Investment Partnerships and Co-Investments
  • Department of People and Culture
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Corporate Services
  • Department of Financial Control
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Department of Risk Management and Compliance