Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance and Economic Recovery

The post-holder will support an important new E3G project working with a wide variety of finance stakeholders, working within a small international team. The role is likely to be based in Berlin, although other locations will be considered.

Background

E3G is an independent European climate change think tank with a global outlook. We are world leading strategists on the political economy of climate change, dedicated to achieving a safe climate for all. We work on the frontier of the climate landscape tackling the barriers and advancing the solutions to a safe climate. Our goal is to translate climate politics, economics and policies into action. E3G is consistently ranked as one of the top-ten most influential environmental think tank’s in the world by the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index.

E3G values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background.

A transformation to a global carbon neutral economy must happen by mid-century if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. This will require regulatory, market, economic and institutional reforms to ensure that financial markets actively deliver sustainable development outcomes. E3G’s Sustainable Finance program works towards green finance reforms and redirection of financial flows.

Financial actors around the world are currently responding to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the scale of needs for economic relief, recovery and stimulus attention is increasingly focused on the decisions being made by finance ministries and public finance institutions in the context of economic management. Non-governmental actors play a vital role in calling for the integration of long-term sustainability and climate safety into these decisions.

Role purpose

Policy Advisers in E3G play a central role in delivering climate-safe policy outcomes. They must demonstrate a varied portfolio of skills including thought leadership, stakeholder relationship management, project management, and co-ordinating the work of Researchers.

The Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance and Economic Recovery will support work to build and support the varied communities of non-governmental actors which are working in different countries to deliver systemic financial reform for climate transition. The post-holder will be a central figure within a small team which will conduct research and scanning work in order to facilitate the emergence of common narratives and strategic goals. They will support external stakeholders to prioritise targeted inside- and outside-track interventions and will work with a wide network of stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Analytical focus: ensuring that outputs are of high quality, meet user needs, and work towards desired project outcomes.
• Results oriented: demonstrating a high level of personal organization and project management skills, building a culture of delivery and ensuring that key performance indicators are identified and met.
• Managing relationships: building and managing warm relationships with a wide range of financial actors from different countries including outside-track campaigners, technical specialists, philanthropic funders and senior decision-makers.
• Team focus: working in a close and collegiate manner with close colleagues in multiple locations. Managing across boundaries to ensure that wider E3G skills and knowledge are being best used to support this project.
• Clear communication: reliably demonstrating the ability to assimilate complex information and to translate it into clear, understandable terms that have a persuasive narrative style and are tailored for different contexts.
• Learning and improving: working with E3G colleagues to ensure that work done under this project contributes to overall E3G learning and knowledge management.
• Building up and managing project resources: supporting performance reporting to funders.
• Depending on the latest situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, some international travel can be expected.

Person description

You are an intellectually curious and highly organised self-starter with a strong interest in the opportunities and challenges around systemic financial reform. You are a creative thinker, able to learn fast and to work flexibly with a range of people. You are prepared to go the extra mile to deliver high quality outputs to challenging deadlines. You are comfortable with research projects and have excellent numeracy skills. You will be able to identify and engage with a range of external stakeholders to effectively communicate your ideas and findings to a varied audience.

Experience and skills

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate, with examples:

• the ability to plan and organize your own work and that of others, and to be flexible in responding to changing contexts;
• relevant professional experience and responsibilities in dealing with finance or macroeconomic policy, preferably in relation to public finance institutions and decisions and or the climate transition, with a track record of work that involves both robust analysis and stakeholder engagement;
• a good undergraduate degree in a discipline related to finance or economics (you may also have a post-graduate qualification in a relevant discipline);
• the capability to work well in a team, and to inspire and facilitate action by others;
• the ability to apply creative and flexible thinking to a constantly evolving landscape;
• strong strategic and political understanding of the political and economic challenges of climate change and sustainable development;
• experience of producing high-quality written outputs which combine original research with inputs from others;
• a track-record of coordinating multi-stakeholder projects or coalitions in climate or a similarly complex/related area;
• experience of working in an international context, influencing senior decision-makers from government, business, and civil society;
• strong written and spoken English (with knowledge of other languages highly desirable);
• good communication skills across a range of media including traditional approaches such as written outputs and spoken presentations, with skills in social media and alternative forms of engaging and persuasive communication highly desirable;

What we offer you

We offer a competitive remuneration package for a non-profit organisation based on qualifications and experience. E3G will require candidates to demonstrate that they have the right to live and work in the jurisdiction in which E3G employs them.

Location

This role is anticipated to be based in Berlin, but other locations will be considered. E3G has offices in London, Dublin, Brussels, Berlin and Washington DC.

Application process

Please email your application in English to jobs@e3g.org. Please write ‘Policy Advisor Sustainable Finance Oct 2020” as well as your first name and surname in the subject line.

Please include:

• A CV of maximum two pages
• A cover letter of no more than one page outlining your motivation for the job and when you would be able to start.

The deadline for applications 9am BST/10am CET on Monday 12^th October.

We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support, and actively seek applications from those who are marginalized and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.