Consultant for Climate Action Planning

The consultant will support the Bank of Mongolia in strengthening technical capacity to integrate macroeconomic goals into energy transition and climate action planning. The consultancy involves preparing a national study on the macroeconomic implications of energy transition and climate action policies in Mongolia, and participating in a capacity-building workshop to disseminate findings and support policymakers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a national study assessing macroeconomic energy sector transformation and expansion in Mongolia, including baseline review, scenario design and analysis, and policy package recommendations.
• Conduct a review of Mongolia’s energy sector development objectives and assess macroeconomic exposure to energy sector.
• Design and analyse policy-relevant scenarios using Computable General Equilibrium models to evaluate energy-related decarbonisation pathways.
• Assess readiness and gaps in macro-fiscal, public debt management, and institutional arrangements to manage climate-related risks.
• Propose tailored policy recommendations on fiscal strategies, financing instruments, regulation and supervision, monetary policy, and implementation monitoring.
• Participate in a capacity-building workshop in Mongolia to present study findings and support dissemination and policymaker engagement.

Requirements

• Master of Arts in International Development/Economics/Philosophy/Development Planning.
• Having work experience in Climate Action Planning.
• Broad and in-depth understanding of macroeconomic policy, climate risk analysis, climate-integrated debt diagnostics, fiscal instruments, disaster-risk financing and sustainable finance.
• Sound knowledge of the policy landscape and challenges in Mongolia.
• Experience in analytical or advisory roles in support of national governments or international development agencies is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative macroeconomic analysis, macro-fiscal assessment, debt sustainability analysis, climate-related fiscal risk assessment, scenario analysis or related analytical methodologies is highly desirable.
• Experience in developing or applying analytical frameworks for macro-fiscal, debt sustainability or climate-risk assessment in developing countries, especially least developed countries, would be an advantage.
• Good command of English.

Skills

• Climate Action
• Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policy
• Climate Risk Analysis
• Climate-Integrated Debt Diagnostics
• Fiscal Instruments
• Disaster Risk Financing
• Sustainable Finance
• Policy Analysis Mongolia
• Quantitative Economic Analysis
• Macro-Fiscal Assessment
• Debt Sustainability Analysis
• Climate-Related Fiscal Risks
• Scenario Analysis
• Analytical Frameworks
• Capacity Building
• Energy Transition Analysis

Languages

English