Vacancy title:
Regional Roving Expert; Electric Engineer
Jobs at:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)Deadline of this Job:
11 April 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
You must also have a minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in a private sector EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) and/or Energy Provider, Management Consulting or Auditor/Consulting firm; Investment firm or social enterprise with Energy/Infrastructure focus; or UN/Humanitarian/Development Agency working directly on Operationalising Renewable Energy transitions. High-level coordination experience is essential.
Duties and responsibilities
The Regional Roving Energy Expert will support the development of targeted action plans to reduce emissions from some of NRC’s highest emitting locations in the East Africa and Yemen Region. The key activities of the Experts will be:
To assess and quality checks the data provided by the NRC Carbon Monitoring Coordinator and give feedback if adjustments are needed.
To do an energy assessment based on data provided and observations at the sites.
Do a market analysis of the possible clean energy alternatives in the area.
Do a cost/benefit analysis based on the data, assessment, and market analysis to provide a plan for the NRC office(s) on how to transition to clean energy at the given site/facility. The analysis should provide NRC with what is needed to go to the implementation phase after the expert leaves.
To provide training to NRC staff where needed, on how to make cost-efficient decisions and enable the staff to move forward with the implementation of clean energy solutions.
To assess the impact, challenges, and opportunities of clean energy solutions for ICT.
To support the country office if required in the development of environmental strategies, identification of HR needs and recruitment, and the development of standard operating procedures, SOPs.
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Qualifications and experience
• An advanced university degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Sustainable Development Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Environmental Management, Energy Technology, or relevant fields.
• A minimum of six years of relevant professional experience in a private sector EPC and/or Energy provider, Management Consulting or Auditor/Consulting firm; investment firm or social enterprise with Energy/Infrastructure focus; or UN/Humanitarian/Development agency working directly on operationalising renewable Energy transitions.
• High-level coordination experience is essential.
• Essential requirements
• A demonstrated experience in the design and application of Electrical Energy solutions, especially renewable solutions.
• Experience in the planning, design, budgeting and management of Electrical Energy systems and Energy standards and audits.
• To have a good understanding of testing equipment and the process of test, inspection, verification, and commissioning.
• An extensive knowledge of financial, regulatory and/or policy frameworks, renewable energy financial management.
• To have familiarity with renewable energy business development is an asset.
• Ability to meet reporting deadlines, manage budgets and complete quarterly and yearly reporting.
• Fluency in English is required
Personal Characteristics
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to think creatively, explore, harness, and translate innovative concepts into practice.
• Ability to apply knowledge from contemporary research in Electrical Energy and translate this into humanitarian settings.
• Strong interest and exposure to development and humanitarian issues, especially in Energy and Sustainability.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 72
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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