Policy Analyst, Gender Equality, and Social Inclusion; GESI

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies. Our work inspires better decisions and sparks meaningful action to help people and the planet thrive. We shine a light on what can be achieved when governments, businesses, non-profits, and communities come together. IISD’s staff of more than 300 experts come from across the globe and from many disciplines.

With offices in Winnipeg, Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto, our work affects lives in nearly 100 countries.

The Policy Analyst, GESI will support IISD's team of experts in delivering IISD's work program in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, supporting the country’s GESI-responsive just transition toward clean energy sources. Working closely with the Senior Policy Advisor, GESI, the candidate will work as part of the Energy Program with minimal supervision to contribute to the delivery of the EASE and Ener Key projects and other projects that may be assigned.

IISD’s Energy Program (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) aims to support governments around the world in systematically shifting public financial flows to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy while promoting social welfare and overall sustainable economic development. IISD’s Energy Program is a diverse and dynamic team of more than 40 experts based in the IISD Winnipeg, Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto offices, as well as remotely in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Africa, and other countries, supporting governments in clean and just energy transitions.

At an international level, our work program delivers cutting-edge research and practical policy support for energy policy reforms in developed and developing countries, including shifting public financial flows from fossil fuels to clean energy, and implementing commitments to go beyond fossil fuels in a socially just way.

At the national level, our approach is hands‑on, through country‑level research and outreach in Canada, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Africa, and other countries.

The Policy Analyst, GESI will support IISD’s work on GESI‑responsive energy, just transition, and carbon pricing initiatives. Key responsibilities include the following:

• Collaborating with IISD teams to design, develop, and implement its projects using a GESI lens.
• Conducting data collection and research (quantitative and qualitative) and supporting the delivery and presentation of research outputs.
• Communicating and sharing research findings through reports, briefs, presentations, and other media.
• Supporting the design, organization, facilitation, and documentation of GESI‑oriented trainings, learning events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Contributing to engagement and fundraising efforts for the Energy Program, particularly on GESI‑related components.
• Providing additional support to IISD projects in other countries or international initiatives, as needed.

• Analyze data and evidence to inform IISD’s work on the social, economic, and distributional impacts of just energy transition, carbon pricing, and transport electrification policies, ensuring that gender and social inclusion considerations are meaningfully integrated.
• Support the development of IISD’s broader policy research by contributing GESI‑responsive analysis to data sets, literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative assessments, and policy scans.
• Support the preparation, drafting, and refinement of research outputs—including research reports, policy briefs, technical notes, presentations, and internal team briefings—to the required quality standard.
• Provide research support for energy modelling exercises, stakeholder analyses, and political economy assessments, ensuring GESI perspectives are reflected.
• Contribute to the management of research projects, including partner coordination, follow‑up, documentation and reporting.

• Support the design, organization,…