Analyst (Climate & Energy) - Economist

About the organization

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) works with governments, financial institutions, and businesses to drive economic growth and development while addressing climate risk and increasingly scarce natural resources. We help to improve the most important energy and land use policies around the world, with a particular focus on finance. CPI works in places that provide the most potential for policy impact, including Brazil, Europe, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and the United States. Our work helps nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. This is a complex challenge in which policy plays a crucial role. CPI is a small but dynamic organization, with a global reach and an entrepreneurial culture. We work hard to maintain an idea-driven, collaborative environment across all our teams.

CPI’s Climate Finance program guides decision makers who are working to ensure economic growth while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. Enough capital exists to transition the world into a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. However, current investment in climate-friendly development falls far short of the need. CPI works to redirect finance from high- to low-carbon activities and helps decision makers use their resources wisely. We provide much-needed information on climate finance flows, apply in-depth analysis to guide decision makers on their efforts, and support innovation in finance to address investors’ needs and lower costs.

In Indonesia, CPI partners with relevant ministries to understand, develop, and adjust fiscal policies and mechanisms that encourage the transition to a green economy and the optimal use of land and energy resources. In efforts to accelerate green investment, particularly in the energy sector, CPI works with public and private financing institutions.

Position Summary

CPI offers a challenging environment that requires independent thinking, collaboration, and pragmatic problem-solving.

Analyst will support the deliverables of CPI’s technical assistance program in Indonesia to optimize climate finance effectiveness to deliver sustainable energy, land use, and natural resource management, and the design of innovative climate finance policies that effectively align public and private interests.

Under the supervision and guidance of the country office Director, and Senior Analysts, Analysts work in close cooperation with a range of international partners from the policy, finance, and corporate spheres, as well as with CPI teams across the globe.

In Indonesia, CPI partners with relevant ministries to understand, develop, and adjust fiscal policies and mechanisms that encourage the transition to a green economy and the optimal use of land and energy resources. In efforts to accelerate green investment, particularly in the energy sector, CPI works with public and private financing institutions.

Individuals who can demonstrate solid quantitative analysis skills and have a proven interest in climate and sustainability finance, clean energy financing, and have experience performing financial analysis, research assignments, problem-structuring ability. Initiative, and collaborative team players are preferrable.

Analyst

Primary duties and responsibilities

Includes the following and others as assigned:

• Perform rigorous quantitative and qualitative evaluation of national and international climate finance mechanisms and flows, climate policies, macroeconomic (particularly fiscal) policy aspects of climate finance, energy, and land use investments and policies.
• Under the direction of Senior Analysts, contribute to the design, management, and implementation of complex research assignments, data collection, and analytical projects
• Engage clients and relevant stakeholders throughout the research process
• Support effort in identifying and securing new funding opportunities for CPI Indonesia.
• Interact with policymakers and other stakeholders on a regular basis to conduct joint analysis, communicate research findings effectively, and/or to ensure undertaken analysis is policy relevant.
• Produce and edit high-quality CPI products, including full reports, executive summaries, blogs, and presentations
• Assist with a range of project management and administrative responsibilities, including organizing meetings and workshops
• Communicate and collaborate with CPI staff both in-country and around the globe
• Present CPI’s work in events if needed.
• Produce high-quality materials on demanding deadlines

Qualifications & experience

• Master’s degree from a reputable university, majoring in Economics, Finance, or a related, quantitatively rigorous field.

• Two years of experience in economics research organizations, financial institutions, and/or advisory firms (such as investment banks, development financial institutions, corporate finance advisory firms, or management consulting companies).

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of clean energy project investments, climate finance, energy and climate markets, as well as macroeconomic policy choices. Academic, private sector experience, and/or government or multilateral experience is an advantage.
• Having solid networking and/or working experience with the Indonesian Ministry of Finance is an advantage.

Competencies & personal attributes

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and/or other data analysis and presentation applications/software.
• Familiarity with economic modelling, comparison analysis, sensitivity analysis, and key financial metrics (such as NPV, IRR, payback period, profitability metrics).
• Flexibility, professionalism, enthusiasm for working as part of a team, and an ability to interact with a diverse array of people.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and prioritization skills, and an ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Superior Bahasa Indonesia and English (both written and verbal).
• Creative, open-minded, and has a sense of humor.
• Deep interest in macroeconomic policies and issues relating to climate mitigation and adaptation.

Desirable:

• Experience working in an international environment.
• Experience in private sector, government, or multilateral organizations.
• Ability to communicate complex qualitative and quantitative analyses to non-technical as well as expert audiences
• Knowledge of finance, particularly financial modelling and business valuation skills.
• Knowledge of macroeconomics beyond fiscal policies, such as monetary, prudential policies, trade, investment, industry structure, and labour.

CPI is hiring for one full-time Analyst (Climate & Energy) - Economist position, open immediately. The position will be located in Jakarta but may require occasional regional and international travel. CPI offers an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package. Compensation will be commensurate with experience in line with CPI's Competency Framework.

To apply

Please visit our website link to submit your application by Saturday, February 21st, 2026. With your application, attach two documents: (1) CV/resume, (2) a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience match the requirements listed as well as why you want to work with CPI. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please add [email protected] to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us.

CPI Commitment

CPI’s mission is to create economic opportunity while protecting our environment. This worldview—grounding opportunity in something more fundamental that we all share and must protect—permeates our organization, and forms the foundation of our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

CPI’s approach to DEI mirrors our mission: within a culture that values transparency and dialogue, we strive to improve equity within our organization as well as in the communities in which we work. Internally and externally, we seek to remove inequitable barriers regardless of their origin, whether it be class, race, religion, nationality, region, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability. We are proactive in identifying and removing biases in our processes, seeking fairness in hiring, working conditions, and professional development.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.