The Global Team is an independent structure under the GFCR Executive Board and administratively hosted by the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO). Hosted within the MPTFO, the Global Team works closely with relevant focal points of the Participating UN Organizations (UNDP, UNEP, UNCDF) and the Investment Window asset management team.

The Global Team directly supports the GFCR Executive Board and manages the day-to-day management and operation of the Fund. The Global Team has management, technical, and operational expertise, and one of its primary roles is to develop the Fund investment plans and manage approval of project or programme proposals in accordance with financial decisions made by the GFCR Executive Board and in open collaboration with the Investment Window partners. The Global Team guarantees that successful innovative blended solutions are developed in accordance with agreed-upon objectives and criteria specified in the Terms of Reference and criteria specified in the Standard Operations Manual.

The lean Global Team will be supported by a network of technical specialists from UNDP, UNEP, UNCDF as well as a scientific advisory committee acting as the advisory board. A critical function of the Global Team’s is to ensure all partners, including UN Agencies and the Investment partners, have well defined roles and communicate regularly, thus avoiding silos that may lead to poor cohesion and fail to deliver on the GFCR outcomes.

Structure

The Global Team consists of a core management group supported by a pool of experts from various fields (e.g., ocean conservation, innovative finance, asset management) to deliver on the outputs of the Fund Theory of Change. The Global Team consists of a Senior Fund Manager, a junior Professional staff, a UN volunteer and administrative support from a programme associate. The Global Team is supported by UNDP, UNEP, UNCDF staff and consultants when relevant as well as the Asset Manager team.