The OECD is a global economic forum working with 38 member countries and more than 100 emerging and developing economies. The OECD's mission – Better Policies for Better Lives – is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The Organisation provides a unique forum in which governments work together to share experiences on what drives economic, social and environmental change, seeking solutions to common problems.
In line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, the core mission of the OECD’s Environment Directorate is to help countries to design environmental policies that are both economically efficient and environmentally effective. The OECD has a wide-ranging body of work on topics relating to green finance and investment in the Environment Directorate (ENV), the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF), the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD) and other parts of the organisation. In October 2016, the OECD launched its Centre on Green Finance and Investment to catalyse and support the transition to a green, low-emissions and climate-resilient global economy. The Centre provides a global platform for effective engagement, collaboration, and action on green finance and investment, produces high quality, policy-oriented research and analysis and supports the broader creation, dissemination, and exchange of data, information, and analysis.
Within the Environment Directorate, the Environment, Transition and Resilience (ETR) division provides policy-relevant analysis and recommendations to help countries design and implement policies to meet climate change, biodiversity, and water objectives. The division also focuses on cross-cutting issues related to finance and investment to support environmental goals, as well as support to international negotiations. Within the ETR division, the OECD launched the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation (CEFIM) programme in January 2019 to strengthen domestic enabling conditions in attracting finance and investment to renewable energy, energy efficiency and industry decarbonisation in selected emerging and developing economies, in Africa, Latin America and South and Southeast Asia. The programme complements existing national efforts, as well as bilateral and multilateral cooperation to accelerate the low-carbon transition.
The CEFIM programme is recruiting several policy analysts to provide policy implementation support and stakeholder outreach activities in emerging and developing economies. The selected candidates will work under the supervision and management of the Team Leader for CEFIM, within the ETR division.
Main Responsibilities
Assist emerging and developing countries in the development of relevant sustainable finance policies, financial instruments, or institutional improvements to support the scale up of finance and investment for the clean energy transition
Identify key barriers and solutions to improve the enabling conditions that can help to scale up finance and investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. This may include innovative approaches at national and international level to accelerate investment in clean energy infrastructure through green financial instruments, as well as measures to foster innovation and technology transfer.
Contribute to OECD thought leadership on climate and clean energy finance, and support international efforts to overcome barriers to finance through innovative approaches, for example through the scaling of blended finance.
Ensure strong coordination with partner countries, OECD member countries, other international organisations, the private sector, academia, and others to support the above goals. Develop dynamic and innovative modes of cooperation and partnership to exploit synergies with partner activity.
Develop a network of investors with clean energy assets under portfolio or due diligence in the countries with CEFIM activities.
Manage the research and inputs of junior staff and interns, as well as contractors’ deliverables, as needed.
Wider responsibilities
Contribute to the ETR Division’s broader outputs and activities on green finance and support the further development of the Centre on Green Finance and Investment and other projects concerning technology, policy, finance and infrastructure that can contribute to informing countries on accelerating their clean energy transition.
Contribute as required to the Environment Policy Committee and its working parties, horizontal and multidisciplinary projects within the Environment Directorate and OECD and support OECD engagement with key groups from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), G20 and G7, when requested.
Review and provide constructive comments on, and inputs to, relevant OECD analysis.
Outreach and dissemination events
Identify opportunities and organise events in support of the CEFIM programme. Develop and deliver material that is accessible and impactful for a range of different audiences, both specialist and non-specialist.
Contribute to the organisation of training and capacity buildings events focused on clean energy finance and investment as well as in country investor dialogues.
Produce briefing material and contribute to speeches and other materials for the OECD’s senior leadership on related green finance and investment issues.
Academic Background
Advanced university degree in finance, economics, engineering, law or equivalent practical experience.
Professional Background
Minimum five, preferable seven years’ profession experience in delivering and managing clean energy finance and infrastructure at either the policy or project level, particularly for emerging and developing economies, acquired in the private sector, a national administration, financial industry, consultancy, think tank, international organisation or initiative.
Experience in supporting clean energy finance in one or more of the following areas: project development for renewable power or buildings energy efficiency; financing of clean energy projects; and/ or sustainable finance or clean energy policy development gained at the national level.
Experience in managing relationships with government officials and in contributing to the organisation, agenda and outputs of international events, including in presenting complex technical issues clearly to a varied audience.
Proven ability in writing analytical or policy relevant papers on topics relevant to green finance and investment that are clear, concise, and reader-friendly and achieve the right balance of technical detail and accessibility for target audiences.
Knowledge of wider climate context and trends, including global challenges and opportunities, national considerations and decision-making processes, relevant private sector initiatives, and current international efforts and processes.
Experience of supporting international policy efforts on climate and clean energy finance would be an advantage.
Knowledge and experience of working in one of the CEFIM countries of operation (Columbia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam) would be an asset.
Tools
Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with online databases and statistical packages is generally desirable.
Languages
Excellent written and oral command of one of the two official languages of the OECD (English and French) and working knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the other.
Knowledge of other languages would be an asset (e.g. Arabic, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai or Vietnamese)
