Policy Advisor – Fossil Fuel Transition

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🇨🇴 Colombia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🟠 Senior

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International Centre for Tax and Development

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2010

🤝 B2B

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

B2B • Education • Non-profit

International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is dedicated to improving tax policy and administration in lower-income countries through collaborative research and engagement. The organization focuses on various themes such as tax administration, governance, gender issues concerning taxation, and informal economies. ICTD conducts research projects, provides learning resources, and facilitates discussions to enhance understanding and practices around tax systems in developing nations.

📋 Description

• Lead policy-oriented research and analysis on fossil fuel transitions, public financial flows, macroeconomic and fiscal risks, subsidies, energy security, and economic diversification • Translate evidence into actionable options for decision-makers • Design and manage assigned workstreams and outputs, including workplans, responsibilities, quality checks, and milestones • Coordinate partners and contribute to reporting and budget management with financial project managers • Build trusted relationships with government counterparts, knowledge organizations, civil society networks, and intergovernmental partners • Adapt policy support to country needs and available evidence • Develop more junior colleagues through task briefs, constructive feedback, peer review, and learning by doing • Contribute to focused funding proposals and partner engagement • Work with IISD Communications to turn research into clear, useful messages and products • Help governments and partners advance a Paris-aligned, just, orderly, and equitable transition away from fossil fuel production and consumption • Provide applied research, policy advice, and technical assistance for practical country transition pathways

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, public finance, development studies, public policy, natural resource management or a related field • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in macroeconomic or fiscal policy, applied economic research, public finance, energy policy, or fossil fuel transitions • Strong strategic thinking and ability to turn broad questions into concrete outputs • Sound understanding of the economic and fiscal implications of energy transition, particularly for fossil fuel-dependent countries • Experience engaging government or public-policy stakeholders, preferably in emerging or developing economies • Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise policy notes or proposals for non-specialist audiences • Proven project management experience in international, multi-partner settings • Experience providing constructive feedback, reviewing colleagues’ work, or supporting less experienced team members • Proactive and accountable working style with reliable follow-through • Resourcefulness and sound judgement about data and methods • Collaborative, respectful approach across cultures and professional perspectives • Excellent oral and written English • Availability to travel internationally • Appropriate work authorization in the country of residence without IISD sponsorship • Applications must be submitted in English • Desirable: relevant master’s or PhD degree • Desirable: fundraising or successful proposal preparation experience • Desirable: applied experience in fossil fuel subsidy reform, public financial flows, economic diversification, transition planning, or government-facing technical assistance • Desirable: experience with quantitative economic or energy-sector data or supervising specialist analytical work

🏖️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process • 80%–100% full-time-equivalent staff position under an Employer of Record model • Possibility of contract extension • Opportunities to take growing ownership and help develop colleagues • Collaborative work across disciplines and time zones • International travel opportunities