Senior Policy Analyst

Summary

Join the Climate Bonds Initiative's Global Policy Team as a Senior Policy Analyst, leading analysis on hard-to-abate sectors' transition financing. Based remotely in the UK or Europe, you will monitor policy initiatives, draft reports and briefings, and act as a key contact for internal and external stakeholders. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with experience in policy or analytical roles related to net-zero financing. The position offers opportunities for career progression, structured development, and participation in various training programs within a dynamic, international work environment. The successful candidate will contribute to project proposals and support team expansion, making a significant impact on climate finance solutions.

Requirements

• Self-starter, motivated and ambitious candidate willing to grow within the team and support its expansion. Able to function with minimal supervision and adapt to rapidly changing environments
• At least 3 years of work experience in a policy or analytical role in the fields of financing the transition to net zero or transitions in hard-to-abate sectors
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline – policy, economics, finance, environment
• Excellent analytical and drafting skills, strong communication skills, ability to function in diverse, remote and multi-cultural teams
• Knowledge of relevant global policy landscape and of policy context in one or more regions. Ability to identify and analyse events that shape policy developments
• Understanding of financial markets – with a focus on debt markets – and how those can contribute to the financing of the transition to net zero and good command of CBI’s mission

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop analysis on the transition of the hard-to-abate sectors (such as steel, cement, agriculture, energy, etc) and its financing, within a broader understanding of industrial transition (including e.g. hydrogen), and continue to develop expertise in those sectors
• Proactively monitor and analyze critical policy initiatives in key markets (e.g. EU, China, Latin America, India and Japan)
• Draft reports, briefings, presentations, blogs, etc
• Draft briefings for CBI’s CEO and senior executives on relevant topics
• Act as a point of contact, expertise and thought leadership on those topics for the Global Policy Team, acting as a representative for the team with all regional and project teams, coordinating work, enabling consistency and quality and fostering communications and learnings
• Contribute to CBI’s policy network
• Support CBI’s work in advocacy and influence work on the topics listed above. Representing the organization externally
• Maintain network of stakeholders, internally and externally to support advocacy, influence work, and collaborate. This should be based on a good understanding of the key stakeholders in the net zero transition in key sectors, both at global (e.g. G20, SFWG, G7, etc) and regional and national levels (e.g. national policy-makers, regulators)
• Contribute to the team’s growth through identifying opportunities, contributing to project proposals and pitching new ideas
• Contribute to management and coordination of policy projects
• Regional team reports
• Assessment and contribution to project proposals to support team expansion

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is desirable, experience in relevant fields will be considered as equivalent
• Experience in providing critical analysis of transition pathways at sectoral levels
• Policy experience at both global level and different regional levels
• Briefing experience
• Project management experience
• Additional language skills (beyond English)

Benefits

• Amazing opportunities for career progression and structured career development – we’ll work with you to explore your learning development and career potential
• We offer a structured and bespoke induction programme specifically suited to the team you’ll be joining and the specific role you’ll be doing. During your first few months, you’ll be given all the training you need to succeed in your role
• Opportunity to attend a series of Lunch and Learns, delivered by internal subject matter experts and external guest speakers
• An international and diverse work atmosphere
• The chance to be part of our rapid growth and play a key role in the next exciting phase of Climate Bonds Initiative journey
• Everyone that joins us is given the opportunity to undertake our signature GSS+ Bonds Training