Graduate School of Business

INTRODUCTION

Based in Seoul, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as “green growth,” which targets key aspects of economic performance such as poverty reduction and job creation, as well as social inclusion and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies and bankable projects that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and the private sector to help build economies that achieve strong growth and are less carbon-intensive, more resilient to climate change, and more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources.

The Climate Action and Inclusive Development (CAID) Department within GGGI’s Investment and Policy Solutions Division (IPSD) works to advance GGGI’s impact through global, multi-sectoral programs that deliver assessment tools, strategic research and analysis, knowledge sharing, and capacity building in green growth.  One of CAID’s projects that aims to support knowledge sharing is the Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) Project. The GGPM has two interlinked components – Green Growth Index and Simulation Tool. The Simulation Tool is designed to allow users to enhance their knowledge on how countries’ green growth performance can be influenced by different policy options within these dimensions. The Green Growth Index and Simulation Tool are integrated approaches and so the validity of the underlying models and assumptions of the latter depend on the policy relevance of indicators that frame the former. The Index serves to benchmark countries’ green growth performance through a common set of variables based on publicly available and credible data. Because the Index is based on a robust sustainability framework, it can highlight achievement of many relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are linked to green growth. For more information on the Green Growth Index, visit http://greengrowthindex.gggi.org/.

POSITION SUMMARY

GGGI is seeking to hire Associate who will play an important role within the Climate Action and Inclusive Development (CAID) team as part of the Investment and Policy Solutions Division (IPSD) by contributing to current and future GGGI engagements with its member and partner countries, supporting them to analyse the green growth performance using the Green Growth Index and Simulation Tool. The Associate will be responsible for not only application but also further development of the Index and Tool by integrating new models and validating data and results using Python software under the close guidance of GGPM Program Manager. He/she will also contribute to the conduct of stakeholder dialougues and capacity building on the application of the Index and Tool in the GGGI Member and Partner Countries.  

PURPOSE

The Associate will report to the GGPM Program Manager and will assist the Program Manager of the Green Growth Performance Measurement (GGPM) in delivering support to key stakeholders in Member and Partner Countries in close collaboration with GGGI Country Teams to apply the Green Growth Index and Simulation to measure performance in achieving sustainability targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Climate Agreement, and Aichi Biodiversity Goals.    

ENGAGEMENT

The Associate will identify issues and other factors which impact consistent delivery of GGPM and development/application of evidence based tools and methods to support member and partner countries in measuring green growth performance.  The Associate will advise on possible remedial approaches to sustain and advance quality to the colleagues across Investment and Policy Solutions Division (IPSD) as well as country offices  to support member and partner countries in measuring green growth performance. S/He will be based in GGGI’s HQ in Seoul, South Korea.