Senior Policy Advisor, CPECC

• Support the CPECC programme in creating effective diplomatic alliances through convening and direct diplomacy
• Conduct deep political economy analysis of country interests and the underlying politics of key institutions such as MDBs
• Develop new diplomatic products and support political coalitions to accelerate multilateral climate action
• Contribute to CPECC political economy research, analysis, intelligence gathering, and stakeholder management
• Support the Information Integrity workstream
• Help build the Intelligence Briefing Service and Strategic Function
• Develop CPECC analytic and intelligence products for E3G petals, venues, and field partners
• Develop new methodology and work jointly on projects with other petals
• Adopt new analytic methods to produce strategic outputs
• Train colleagues on E3G's Political Economy Mapping Methodology (PEMM)
• Map organisational intelligence needs and create intelligence products that continuously monitor context
• Produce future-oriented analysis for senior leadership, including scenarios, horizon scanning, state-of-the-world monitoring, and the State of Climate Politics report for London Climate Action Week 2027
• Deliver Information Integrity projects and contribute to fundraising initiatives
• Report to the PL in PEG as part of the core team

Requirements

• A high-quality degree; a postgraduate degree is ideally preferred
• Direct experience in relevant disciplines such as international relations, geopolitics, diplomacy, politics, climate change and environment, intelligence, political economy, and governance
• Policy and research experience in an academic or professional setting
• Experience using qualitative and quantitative evidence to support political analysis
• Track record of stakeholder management for intelligence gathering, coalition building, influencing, and fundraising
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to conduct self-led research using expert conversations and diverse online sources
• Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and perform in less structured environments
• Comfort working with ambiguity and incomplete information
• Strong time management and ability to balance various workloads and priorities
• Project management experience
• Agile and adaptable to changing work requirements
• Interest and fluency in using AI and basic online tools to improve research, analysis, or knowledge management
• Demonstrable interest and understanding of geopolitical issues and developments
• Ability to forecast and anticipate trends and understand drivers and capabilities of behavior or actions
• Application must be submitted in English
• CV maximum two pages and cover letter no more than one page

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in political economy analysis, stakeholder management, and the development of diplomatic products to support multilateral climate action. Proficient in using qualitative and quantitative evidence for political analysis and capable of producing strategic outputs in dynamic environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Political Economy Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Diplomatic Product Development
• Project Management
• Qualitative And Quantitative Research

Hard Skills

• Political Economy Mapping Methodology
• Intelligence Gathering
• Scenario Planning
• Horizon Scanning
• Research Analysis
• Fundraising Initiatives
• Climate Change Policy
• Geopolitical Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Output Development

Soft Skills

• Strong Verbal Communication
• Strong Written Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Time Management

Industry Keywords

• International Relations
• Geopolitics
• Diplomacy
• Politics
• Governance

Tools & Technologies

• AI Tools
• Online Research Tools