Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Duties
- Support implementation of the sustainable energy strategies in coordination with partners, government and private sector. - Be a catalyst for all sustainable energy initiatives. - Assess, identify and analyses cost effective and appropriate sources of alternative energy for cooking, lighting and electricity in collaboration with all actors, including private sector, development agencies and governmental institutions. - Support with the design of specific projects and pilot energy for cooking, lighting and powering, including renewable energy, with a view towards enhancing self-reliance, education and protection. - Work in close collaboration and emphasize the multi-sectoral links of Energy with Environment, Protection, Shelter and Settlement and Public Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. - Assist with the coordination with government, line ministries and NGO partners to implement a robust and appropriate renewable energy strategy and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources and ensure safety - Support the monitoring and coordination of all sustainable energy activities. - Provide support to identify, establish and maintain links with relevant organizations to ensure access to sustainable energy for both PoCs and the surrounding areas. - Work in multi-functional team approach and work in close collaboration with Programme and other technical experts, to ensure energy based interventions are approached from a cross-sectoral perspective. - Ensure that minimum best practices are met to assure health and safety standards across all sustainable energy and energy efficient technologies. - Document each stage of project development including monitoring, testing, trouble shooting, lessons learned and solutions applied to assure institutional knowledge development. - Contribute to development of effective communication channels between all key stakeholders and promote the sharing of information on energy related activities. - Stay informed of all governmental/national electrical/renewable developments to assure legal and advantageous energy incentives are explored. - Support the representation of UNHCR in relevant international meetings and technical fora. - Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level for P3/NOC - 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education Energy; Energy Engineering; Environment; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Sciences or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses Environment Environment Interventions Emergency (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience
Essential: Experience in working in humanitarian situations and proven knowledge of sustainable energy and technical skills in set-up, design and monitoring of energy programmes from a multi-sectoral and protection perspective
Desirable: Knowledge and understanding of international policies and regulations on energy. Knowledge of renewable energy, including financial, regulatory and/or policy frameworks, renewable energy financial management (including community involvement and capacity issues), renewable energy business development (including business planning, entrepreneurship development). Experience of cost recovery systems, metering, energy audits and comparative analyses of fuel and energy systems - Support implementation of the sustainable energy strategies in coordination with partners, government and private sector. - Be a catalyst for all sustainable energy initiatives. - Assess, identify and analyses cost effective and appropriate sources of alternative energy for cooking, lighting and electricity in collaboration with all actors, including private sector, development agencies and governmental institutions. - Support with the design of specific projects and pilot energy for cooking, lighting and powering, including renewable energy, with a view towards enhancing self-reliance, education and protection. - Work in close collaboration and emphasize the multi-sectoral links of Energy with Environment, Protection, Shelter and Settlement and Public Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. - Assist with the coordination with government, line ministries and NGO partners to implement a robust and appropriate renewable energy strategy and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources and ensure safety - Support the monitoring and coordination of all sustainable energy activities. - Provide support to identify, establish and maintain links with relevant organizations to ensure access to sustainable energy for both PoCs and the surrounding areas. - Work in multi-functional team approach and work in close collaboration with Programme and other technical experts, to ensure energy based interventions are approached from a cross-sectoral perspective. - Ensure that minimum best practices are met to assure health and safety standards across all sustainable energy and energy efficient technologies. - Document each stage of project development including monitoring, testing, trouble shooting, lessons learned and solutions applied to assure institutional knowledge development. - Contribute to development of effective communication channels between all key stakeholders and promote the sharing of information on energy related activities. - Stay informed of all governmental/national electrical/renewable developments to assure legal and advantageous energy incentives are explored. - Support the representation of UNHCR in relevant international meetings and technical fora. - Perform other related duties as required."> Desirable: Knowledge and understanding of international policies and regulations on energy. Knowledge of renewable energy, including financial, regulatory and/or policy frameworks, renewable energy financial management (including community involvement and capacity issues), renewable energy business development (including business planning, entrepreneurship development). Experience of cost recovery systems, metering, energy audits and comparative analyses of fuel and energy systems">

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

For a full job description and to apply, interested candidates are requested to visit the UNHCR career page at www.unhcr.org  /careers - click on the Vacancies tab and enter job ID 38558.
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, training or any other fees).
Please note that the closing date for positions advertised in the Addendum 3 to March 2022 Compendium is Wednesday 20 July 2022 (midnight Geneva time).



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