Global Energy Specialist

Job title:

Global Energy Specialist

Company

United Nations Development Programme

Job description

The Sustainable Energy Hub is looking to hire a Global Energy Specialist to provide day-to-day research, operational, and administrative support to the Hub. The scope of work will be as follows:(1) Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Programme Support and Policy AdviceDevelop and define strategic approaches for UNDP’s work on sustainable energy and climate change mitigation, drawing on UNDP’s existing work under the Sustainable Energy Hub as well as an analysis of the global/regional policy context.

• FacilitateUNDP’s work to assist countries at the regional level in designing energy and climate policies to support energy access priorities, promote the energy transition and foster low carbon growth in the context of their sustainable development efforts, aligned with the service offer under the Sustainable Energy Hub.
• Provide expert advice and support in establishing strategic partnerships and developing new partnerships with UN agencies, donors, NGOs, private sector and other.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new strategic programming and partnerships in areas of energy access and the energy transition to achieve results set within UNDP’s Strategic Plan, Energy Offer, SIDS Offer, and the work plans of Sustainable Energy Hub.
• Collaborate with global, regional, national and sub-national staff to promote UNDP’s de-risking approach and implementation of the corporate sustainable energy strategy.
• Provide support to Country Office teams according to their needs, and in their application of energy subsidy reform, risk management tools across country typologies by answering questions, providing guidance and sharing relevant documents and lessons learned.
• Provide guidance and input on energy policies in UNDP’s Climate Promise initiative.
• Provide guidance to country offices in developing and implementing strategic energy policy frameworks, as well as policy-related interventions in energy programmes and projects.
• Work collaboratively with the mitigation, adaptation and climate and disaster risk management policy staff to identify policy issues regarding the implementation of energy-related SDGs and the nationally determined contributions (as they relate to energy).
• Apply multi-disciplinary approaches, including setting up, coordinating, and engaging with other relevant technical teams, to meet policy and programming needs in line with corporate guidance and standards.

(2) Policy Positioning and Representation

• Under the guidance of the Director of Sustainable Energy Hub, mobilize, foster and strengthen strategic partnerships with UN entities, and other relevant bodies at the regional level, and provide inputs to those partnerships in support of UNDP initiatives.
• Prepare briefing notes and speeches. Advocate the importance of the thematic area in various fora at the regional level, including academia and civil society, with a view to deepen related political commitment and related reforms.
• Facilitate the Director of Sustainable Energy Hub in engagement in UN interagency coordination in relevant policy areas by organizing and participating in regional meetings.
• Provide regional support to UNDP’s Sustainable Energy Hub, where needed.

(3) Research and Knowledge Management

• Provides substantive inputs for HQ policy briefs/position papers prepared in collaboration with other practices that address links between energy and development concerns.
• Coordinate and conduct analysis of data, case evidence and research findings to distill relevant lessons from regional projects and programmes to inform policy formulation and guidance and other products.
• Develop relevant analysis on issues related to energy, including on emerging issues of significance to the region, and contribute to new research, technical paper or reports.
• Collect and compile information on the energy profiles of countries in the region, including key indicators and policies, and identify areas of strategic significance for programming and policy work.
• Facilitatethe development of sustainable energy policies and tools, including for crisis contexts (where relevant, as these efforts may vary by region).
• Coordinate team contributions and support to corporate Knowledge Management activities, at region-specific level to help influence/advance policy dialogue in the thematic area in collaboration with policy teams at HQ and in Regional Hubs.
• Contribute regional energy insights and programming priorities to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Coordinate and perform knowledge extraction, analysis, documentation, codification of results/lessons learned in the specific thematic area and verify that knowledge sharing and content management is in line with guidelines and performed using corporate tools.
• Contribute, and coordinate as requested, substantive inputs for energy programming outputs (e.g. work-plans, project documents, inception missions, workshops, technical working papers, methodologies).

Institutional ArrangementsThe Global Energy Specialist will be located at the UNDP Headquarters: in New York, USA.The Global Energy Specialist will work with the Director of Sustainable Energy Hub.The Global Energy Specialist will report to, and be directly supervised by, the Director of Sustainable Energy Hub.The Global Energy Specialist will be given access to relevant information necessary for execution of the tasks under this assignment.The Global Energy Specialist will be provided a working station (i.e., desk, laptop, docking station, monitor, internet, scanner/printer access, assignment specific software, etc.) through support of the Sustainable Energy Hub.CompetenciesCore
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivityCross-Functional & Technical competencies

• Business Direction & Strategy – System Thinking:

• Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system

• Business Development – Knowledge Generation:

• Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

• Business Development – Integration within the UN:

• Ability to identity, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations.
• 2030 Agenda: Planet – Nature, Climate and Energy:
• Energy: Energy access

• Business Management – Communication:
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels.

• Business Management – Partnerships Management:

• Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in energy, engineering, environment, economics, business administration, social sciences or related disciplines is required Or
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above-mentioned fields of study, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience providing policy advice and programme support in the general area of Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy or Climate Change in different development contexts is required;

Required skills and competencies:

• Experience in providing policy advisory services to governments related to sustainable energy and energy planning is required;
• Experience working with developing country settings is required;
• Experience with the design and/or implementation of development policy to promote energy investment is required.
• Experience working for multilateral organizations including the UN, academic institutions, and private sector is required.

Desired additional skills and competencies:

• Experience working with a wide set of energy stakeholders, such as the private and financial sector, government, and civil society is preferred;
• Field experience in energy and climate-related projects in developing countries contexts is preferred.
• Experience working in developing country settings is an advantage;
• Experience working in multiple countries is an asset

Required Language(s):

• Excellent command of written and spoken English is required;
• Knowledge of Spanish of one of the other UN language is highly desirable.

DisclaimerUnder US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment.UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

Expected salary

Location

New York

Job date

Sat, 11 May 2024 05:09:43 GMT

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