The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries that work to build better policies for better lives. Together with policymakers, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Within the OECD, the Environment Directorate (ENV) provides timely and relevant analysis, advice, and data to help governments develop environmental policies supporting a cleaner, resource-efficient, and low-carbon future. The Directorate covers a broad range of topics such as climate change, biodiversity, water, eco-innovation, resource productivity, environmental policy tools, safety of chemicals, and the intersection of environment with tax, agriculture, energy, transport, and trade policies.
The Finance for Climate Action (FCA) team within the Finance, Investment and Global Relations (FIG) division focuses on assessing the contribution of investments and financing to climate-related objectives and goals. Depending on the team needs and the candidate’s profile, the intern will support projects relating to the alignment of the financial sector with climate goals, assessing finance for climate action in developing countries, and/or the interactions between finance and countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
The chosen candidate is expected to directly contribute to the work of the team by:
– Conducting desktop research, literature reviews and case studies on a variety of issues related to climate-relevant finance flows and stocks in different sectors and geographies, including non-OECD members and developing countries.
– Analysing linkages between financial flows and stocks, public policy goals/targets/plans, relevant public policies, greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related impacts.
– Supporting the collection, organisation and analysis of data relating to finance and the climate performance of underlying economic actors and their investments.
– Contributing to the drafting of reports, briefs, and other analytical outputs, including the preparation of visuals and graphs to present findings.
– Assisting with the organisation of OECD and external meetings or workshops in relation to the above.
Candidate profile
• Currently studying in a field related to economics, finance, and/or climate change policy, with a genuine interest in climate change-related issues.
• Experience in conducting research, individually and collaboratively.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualisation tools.
• Data analysis experience in R, Python and/or Stata desired.
• Excellent command of English, including strong writing skills.
Eligibility
• You need to be a national from an OECD member country and will need to be enrolled as a student during the entire duration of the internship.
Type and contract duration
• The internship is foreseen to start in January 2025 (or earlier if possible).
• Expected duration would be of at least 4 months with a preference for a longer period (e.g. 6 months).
• Full-time basis (40 hours a week) preferred.
• Based in the OECD office in Paris, with occasional teleworking opportunities.
• The OECD grants a contribution to living expenses of EUR 1,000 per calendar month worked full-time.
Application
Should your profile be eligible and in line with the candidate profile described above, please:
1/ Fill out the generic OECD internship programme application.
2/ Send, in parallel, your CV and cover letter to chiara.falduto@oecd.org and jolien.noels@oecd.org by 23h59 Friday 15th November 2024 (Paris time).
Please initiate the email subject with “Internship Application” and include your full name and nationality.
For retained candidates, interviews are planned to take place during the second half of November. Applications may be considered on a rolling basis.