Careers

For staff

At GCF, we give you the opportunity to pursue rewarding and challenging work with skilled and supportive colleagues, learning and development opportunities, and offer competitive base salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes worldwide medical insurance, leave, retirement benefits and dependency allowances.

Salary

GCF combines a challenging career with a rewarding benefits package. Each staff member is given a base salary reflecting the key areas of responsibility, job characteristics and profile of the staff member. As per GCF's Headquarters Agreement, all staff salaries are exempt from tax in the Republic of Korea. International staff salaries are paid in US dollars and local staff salaries are paid in Korean won.

Benefits

GCF benefit programs are an integral part of the reward policy and strategy and are designed to meet the challenges of the growing global competition for talent. These programs are established to provide a framework of sufficiency for staff members and their dependents.

Health and other insurances
All Local and International Staff members, their eligible spouses (including domestic partners) and up to three children, are covered by a comprehensive worldwide health insurance program.

Retirement plan
GCF provides a retirement plan for all staff. GCF and Staff members contribute towards the plan.

Paid leave and holidays
All GCF staff receive 26 annual leave days, 15 sick leave days, 10 development leave days, and observe 10 public holidays each calendar year.

Dependency allowance
GCF provides dependency allowance for eligible spouses and up to three dependent children.

Assistance for contingent events
Medical evacuation services are provided to all staff, as well as assistance such as reimbursement of travel costs outside the duty station in the event of the death of a parent, parent-in-law, spouse or child.

Additional benefits for International Staff

In addition to those listed above, international staff may also be eligible for the following benefits provided they meet the eligibility criteria set by GCF:

Relocation
Flight tickets are provided based on GCF's travel policy and assistance on visa issuance is available. All international staff joining from outside the duty station likewise receive travel and shipment allowances. Practical assistance for housing and other facilities are also provided.

Installation allowance
An installation allowance is given to international staff joining from outside Headquarters to meet the initial extraordinary costs of relocating to a new duty station.

Housing allowance
GCF provides an allowance to international staff to help meet their living costs.

Education assistance and education travel
GCF provides education assistance for up to three eligible dependent children of international staff. Should a child be enrolled in an institution outside the duty station, education travel assistance is provided to help reunite the family.

Home country travel and allowance
GCF provides an annual home country travel benefit to both staff and eligible dependents to visit their home countries.

Flexible work arrangements
Staff members may be authorised to work remotely up to a maximum of 100 working days per calendar year. Within the 100 working days per calendar year, the staff may be authorised to work remotely from outside of Korea for a maximum of 35 working days, and the remaining working days to work remotely within Korea

For consultancies

GCF offers consultancy opportunities to engage experienced, talented, and results-oriented individuals to perform a wide range of professional assignments for the organization as demand arises.

Individual consultancy types

GCF engages individual consultants who are expected to be based and perform service either at the GCF Headquarters (HQ) or outside of GCF HQ (i.e., remote consultancy).

Remuneration and contract conditions

GCF individual consultancy includes the agreed fee, with a few additional options that may be included in the contract for HQ-based consultants only.

In addition to the agreed consultancy fee, internationally sourced consultants based at the GCF HQ may have the following also provided and included in their contracts:

• Up to 10 days of official GCF holidays within 12 months or prorated.
• Medical insurance for contracts lasting 6 months or longer.
• Special living allowance (SLA)
• Round trip travel ticket to and from the GCF HQ.
• Relocation allowance.
• A-2 visa for the Republic of Korea.

Individual consultancy contracts do not include benefits such as relocation and visa assistance for family members, shipping of personal belongings, paid sick leave, education support, etc.

Note: Individual consultancy engagements are processed by the Procurement Unit in line with the GCF Administrative Instruction on Corporate Procurement Guidelines available on our website.