Vacancy - Assistant Analyst Climate Policy Initiative

Background

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) works with governments, financial institutions, and businesses to drive economic growth and development while addressing climate risk and increasingly scarce natural resources.  We help to improve the most important energy and land use policies around the world, with a particular focus on finance. CPI works in places that provide the most potential for policy impact, including Brasil, Europe, India, Indonesia, Kenya and the United States. Our work helps nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. This is a complex challenge in which policy plays a crucial role. CPI is a small but dynamic organization, with a global reach and an entrepreneurial culture. We work hard to maintain an idea-driven, collaborative environment across all our teams.

CPI’s Climate Finance program guides decision makers who are working to ensure economic growth while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. Enough capital exists to transition the world into a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. However, current investment in climate-friendly development falls far short of the need. CPI works to redirect finance from high- to low-carbon activities and helps decision makers use their resources wisely. We provide much-needed information on climate finance flows, apply in-depth analysis to guide decision makers on their efforts, and support innovation in finance to address investors’ needs and lower costs. 

In Indonesia, CPI partners with relevant ministries to understand, develop, and adjust fiscal policies and mechanisms that encourage the transition to a green economy and the optimal use of land and energy resources.  In efforts to accelerate green investment, particularly in the energy sector, CPI works with public and private financing institutions.

Position Summary

CPI offers a challenging environment that requires independent thinking, collaboration, and pragmatic problem solving. The Assistant Analyst will provide support to the delivery of CPI’s climate finance work stream in Indonesia, particularly on projects associated with public climate finance and fiscal analysis.

Under the supervision and guidance of the Associate Director of CPI’s Indonesia office and a Senior Analyst, the Assistant Analyst undertakes robust and careful analysis, drawing on methodologies from finance, economics, and public policy (a more focused skill on micro- and macroeconomics are considered an advantage).

In conducting analysis, the Assistant Analyst is required to work in close cooperation with a range of stakeholders (local and international partners, financial institutions, government agencies and other private sector actors) as well as with CPI teams throughout the world. Previous work experience in performing research assignments are valuable assets.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Includes the following and others as assigned:

• Perform rigorous quantitative and qualitative evaluation of national and international climate finance mechanisms, climate policies, climate finance flows and fiscal policy aspects of climate finance
• Under the direction of Senior Analysts, contribute to the design, management, and implementation of complex research assignments, data collection, and analytical projects
• Engage clients and relevant stakeholders throughout the research process
• Assist in the writing and editing of high-quality CPI products, including full reports, executive summaries, blogs, and presentations

·        Assist with a range of project management and administrative responsibilities, including organizing meetings and workshops

• Communicate and collaborate with CPI staff both in-country and around the globe
• Produce high-quality materials on demanding deadlines

Qualifications

• Recent graduate (bachelor or master’s degree). Candidate should have less than 2 years of relevant working experience
• Have deep interest in climate issues, economics of climate policy and fiscal policy issues relating to climate mitigation and adaptation
• Theoretical and practical knowledge analyzing climate finance, economics of policy choices, energy project investments in clean energy, and/or energy and climate markets. Academic, private sector experience and/or government or multi-lateral experience is valuable
• Bachelor’s degree from reputable university majoring in Finance, Economics, Environmental Science or a related, quantitatively rigorous field required.

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Exceptional problem solving and analytical capabilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Power Point
• Flexibility, professionalism, enthusiasm for working as part of a team, and an ability to interact with a diverse array of people
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and prioritization skills, and an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Superior Bahasa Indonesia and English written and verbal communications skills

Location and compensation

CPI is hiring for one full-time Assistant Analyst position, open immediately. The position will be located in Jakarta but may require occasional regional and international travel. CPI offers an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package. Compensation will be based on experience

To apply

Visit this link to submit an application. With your application, attach two documents: (1) CV and (2) a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the above criteria and why you want to work with CPI, followed by a writing sample of 5 pages or less that has not been edited by anyone other than yourself. 

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Indonesia.

Please submit your application by midnight WIB on Tuesday 16th April 2019.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Climate Policy Initiative is an equal opportunity employer.