Giorgia Pergolini
Programme Officer - Climate Finance @World Food Programme
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WORK HISTORY
Programme Officer - Climate Finance @World Food Programme
Roma, IT
At WFP, I oversee the design, inception, implementation and technical compliance of over 10 climate change adaptation and climate risk management projects funded by the Adaptation Fund (AF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF), contributing to managing the overall WFP’s climate finance portfolio. I provide guidance, training and support to WFP Country Offices, Regional Bureaux, governments and partners through the AF/GCF project cycle, ensuring all the tools, partnerships and processes are put in place for project formulation and execution. This includes but not limited to- Supervising or conducting stakeholders and communities’ consultations; reviewing or writing project proposals, theories of change, feasibility studies, gender and environmental assessments, budgets and logical frameworks, coordinating inputs from technical experts; recruiting and supervising technical experts for project design and implementation- Coordinating with the Funds during proposal review process up to and proposals’ finalization and approval to the Board, ensuring its technical quality- Leading up to project inception by preparing legal agreements with the Funds and standard operating procedures with governments and partners, and unpacking programmatic and financial project aspects- Reviewing and clearing annual, mid-term and final reporting; overseeing project implementation by ensuring compliance with Funds\' rules, regulations, processes, and requirements. I have so far contributed to the development of 8 project proposals submitted to the GCF and AF for an approximate total value of 140 million USD. I have been deployed to 6 WFP Country Offices (Côte d\'Ivoire, Republic of Congo, Tajikistan, Guinea Bissau, India, Sri Lanka) for direct field support with AF and GCF project design, inception and implementation.
EDUCATION
SOAS University of London
Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Development
RMIT University
University Exchange Programme
Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi
Master's Degree in International Communications 110/110
SSML Gregorio VII
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistic Mediation
SKILLS
ABOUT GIORGIA PERGOLINI
Humanitarian and development professional with 9 years of experience in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, loss and damage and food security\'s policy and project management. I oversee the design and implementation of climate risk management interventions, from 5 to 50 million USD each, in over 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Central America. I facilitate access to multilateral climate finance resources from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Adaptation Fund (AF) to enhance food security and adaptive capacities of communities, systems and governments. I have previously coordinated strategic engagement in 6 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and in many other global policy fora on climate change, food security, loss and damage and disaster risk reduction. I am eager to continue working in the design and implementation of climate change programmes, also engaging in strategic positioning, advocacy, partnerships and resource mobilization for climate interventions. Enthusiastic and proactive polyglot, I wish to contribute to a sustainable change. When I take a break from being a climate geek, I am also an open water swimmer :)
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