Senior Policy Advisor, Public Banks & Development

SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, PUBLIC BANKS & DEVELOPMENT, BERLIN

E3G is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor position within its Public Banks and Development team. The post-holder will lead on the team’s political engagement with governments, mainly those in Europe, who play a major role in development finance including as shareholders of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). The Senior Policy Advisor will be based in Berlin’s E3G office.  

Background   

E3G is an independent climate change think tank. 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 politics 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 ranked as one of the top ten most influential environmental think tanks in the world by the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go- To Think Tank Index. 

E3G offers a dynamic and fast paced working environment that will value your insight, initiative and collaboration wherever you are in the organisation.  

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

The role   

E3G’s mission is to ensure climate safety for all. E3G’s Public Banks and Development team works towards two specific goals in this context: 

1. Capital is mobilised at sufficient scale and pace, to the right places, to support global climate-safe transition
2. Public development finance institutions and mechanisms play a transformational role in achieving climate safety as a result of strong design, governance and actions, helping to unlock the international politics of collaboration for transition. This role will support the Public Banks and Development team’s core work, with a particular focus on mobilising ambitious action on climate finance from donor governments, mainly those in Europe. This will include managing the provision of Secretariat services to a group of progressive shareholders of Multilateral Development Banks (‘The Bonn Group’) and leading efforts to ensure that this group has high value and impact in driving reform.

Key Responsibilities   

• Taking a strategic approach to management of Secretariat services to ‘The Bonn Group’, a group of progressive shareholders of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and leading efforts to ensure that this group has value and impact in driving reform. Driving efforts to build work with MDB shareholders into wider E3G strategies in order to achieve organisation-wide goals. 
• Building strong relationships with key donor governments and in particular with individuals and ministries participating in the Bonn Group, working with other colleagues as appropriate (e.g. with team members based in Washington DC and in the UK) to ensure joined-up relationship management across E3G. Working with colleagues to understand and anticipate the needs, constraints and opportunities faced by these stakeholders. 
• Managing E3G’s relationships with German government institutions working in the field of development finance (e.g. AA, BMZ) in relation to the work of the Public Banks and Development team and also in support of other E3G workstreams. This will involve working in close collaboration with E3G’s Country Director for Germany, and with a wider set of E3G colleagues.   
• Building a strong working relationship with E3G’s Finance & Resilience team, proactively seeking collaboration opportunities in relation to government stakeholders in Germany. 
• Building a strategic leadership role within the Public Banks and Development team in relation to the role of European leadership, including leadership by key EU Member States, within the international development finance ecosystem. In this context, work closely and build collaborative approaches with E3G’s EU Cluster and EU Sustainable Finance team. 
• Supporting the production of internal and external communications materials in relation to role responsibilities, e.g., internal meeting readouts and analysis, E3G policy briefings, reports, social media content.  
• Supporting E3G colleagues to build and manage relationships with stakeholders in the development finance ecosystem internationally, including bank officials, shareholders, NGOs, and policymakers.  
• Contribute to the work of the E3G organisation overall, proactively seeking and building internal collaborations with other teams to support E3G-wide strategic goals. 
• Any other reasonable management request 

Experience and skills   

• Five to seven years experience of working in the fields of one or more of: development finance, climate change policy, international relations. Experience of managing a Secretariat function will be an advantage. 
• Demonstrable experience of defining and leading a strategy within a mission-based organisation, and of defining and delivering time-bound results and impact. 
• Very strong experience of stakeholder engagement and building relationships, including with government officials at all levels and with staff from public institutions.  
• Fluent or native German language skills, across speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to German language skills, experience of dealing with stakeholders, including government and non-government stakeholders, within the German climate finance landscape would be preferrable.  
• The ability to write fluently and coherently in English, preferably with prior experience of writing policy briefings or reports. Candidates will be asked to share examples of previous written outputs during the interview process. 
• A high level of competence to speak, read and write in one or more additional languages will be a further advantage. Languages of interest include Spanish, and French, with proficiency in non-European languages also of interest. 
• A solid understanding of the international development finance system and/or of climate finance issues in the multilateral context. A strong interest in politics and a broad understanding of key issues in climate change policy.  
• Experience of communicating using a range of different media, e.g. reports, blogs, press, social media.   
• The candidate should be able to demonstrate a high level of initiative and be positive, organised, resilient and able to deliver high quality work on time. They should demonstrate attention to detail combined with the ability to analyse complex information to create high-level summaries.    
• An undergraduate degree, and ideally a post graduate degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, or in a related speciality (e.g. econometrics, economic policy, international political economy, sustainable finance...). It could also be in another relevant discipline, such as politics, social sciences , climate change, environment or international relations.    

What we offer 

• Permanent, full-time position (35 hours)
• Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working approach. 
• 25 vacation days + additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Employers Pension contribution plan
• E3G offers a reward and benefits package which compares well with other organisations within our sector. The indicative salary range in Berlin for this position is €54,300 to €60,000 per annum FTE, dependent on experience, qualification and location of the chosen candidate
• Yearly process for remuneration review

E3G is unable to provide any relocation assistance to candidates who would need to move in order to take up this position. E3G will require candidates to demonstrate that they have the right to live and work in Germany. 

How to apply 

Please submit your application in English    

Please include: 

• A CV of maximum two pages   
• A cover letter of maximum one page outlining why you are applying for this role and when you would be able to start work 

The deadline for applications is Friday 5th July.

E3G is looking to appoint quickly and so may appoint before the deadline for applications, therefore you are advised to submit your application at the earliest convenience. Whilst we very much appreciate the time you will have taken with your application, unfortunately due to the level of response we receive we will not be able to reply to every candidate.  Therefore, if you have not heard from us with 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. 

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