Clean Energy Transition Programme Officer Caspian and Black Sea

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Since 2017, the IEA Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP) has grown to be the IEA’s largest (at EUR 20 million a year) and, arguably, most important programme providing cutting-edge technical and policy support to emerging and developing economy governments whose energy policies will significantly impact the speed of, and prospects for, a global transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive energy system.

The IEA provides a breadth of analysis and policy advice to its member and Association countries across multilateral fora, notably the G7 and G20 with a range of presentations, reports and outcome documents for Ministerial and Leader-level meetings. The IEA’s role is increasingly called upon to achieve progress on global issues like energy security, clean energy transition, energy finance/investment and climate change. Effective IEA planning and coordination with the Presidency and across the IEA teams to support these multilateral fora is increasingly important for the Secretariat.  

The position of CETP Officer – Caspian and Black Sea will be in the Office of Global Energy Relations (GER). Ger leads, strengthens and enhances IEA engagement with key Accession, Association and partner country governments, stakeholders and international organisations as well as to ensure internal co-ordination of these activities. This role will support the IEA’s work with Ukraine, East and Southeast Europe, as well as the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Main Responsibilities

Programme Management and Analysis

• Organization of activities under the desk, i.e. setting up clear programme plans to ensure successful delivery of outputs, physical events in the respective Caspian and Black Sea region.
• Analytical work as well as production and management of deliverables such as reports, commentary pieces and briefings.
• Support tracking and reporting of deliverables in a timely fashion both internally and to external funders.

Communications

• Pursuit of opportunities for communicating bilateral and regional successes of the CETP, production of content for IEA website, regional media outlets and social media.
• Continuous monitoring of political and macroeconomic developments with impact on the energy sector in the region, contributing briefings for relevant groups (depending on the role), for example the CETP core group, IEA management and IEA member countries, in particular CETP donors.
• Liaison and coordination with existing donors for CETP-related projects, fundraising for future projects.

Liaison and Outreach

• Liaison with counterparts in partner countries and key International Organizations (EBRD, the European Commission, World Bank, Energy Community, UN ECE) and
• Liaison with relevant country governments who are providing funding to the CETP for activities in the Caspian and Black Sea.

Ideal Candidate

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in physical sciences, engineering, economics, energy policy, political science or other relevant disciplines.

Professional Background

• Three to five years’ experience in energy-related project management and liaison activities in a public or private organisation, a research centre and/or an international organization.
• Proven organisational skills, including ability to work autonomously and ensure delivery of work to strict deadlines. 
• Experience with planning and organising meetings, workshops and consultation processes.
• Experience working with/in the Eastern European and/or Central Asian region.

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing and delivering presentations as well as development of reports to donors and other stakeholders.

Languages

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and a knowledge of, or a willingness to learn, the other. Working knowledge of other languages such as Russian or Ukrainian would be an advantage.

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 2); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 2); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
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Closing Date

• This vacancy should be filled as soon as possible, and applications should reach us no later than midnight 7th September 2025 (Paris time).

Contract Duration

• 24 month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of renewal to a maximum of 36 months.

What the OECD offers

• Monthly base salary starting from 6 852.20 EUR, plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax.

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Selection Process

For retained candidates, the selection process may include a video-recorded interview, job-based assessment and panel interviews.

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