Overview
Support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of clean energy interventions under the Integrated Smart States Programme (ISSP). The role focuses on translating national energy strategies into state-level delivery and measurable impact.
Tasks Summary
- Support planning and implementation of clean energy interventions including solarisation of health facilities, productive-use energy for MSMEs, mini-grids, and energy solutions for youth and innovation.
- Provide programme-level support for translating national energy frameworks into state-specific implementation pathways.
- Support preparation of energy-related concept notes, programme descriptions, technical briefs, and implementation plans.
- Assist in coordinating delivery missions, technical assessments, feasibility diagnostics, and pilot interventions.
- Support alignment of energy activities with State Development Plans, Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs), and annual budgets.
- Support monitoring of energy-related portfolio performance, tracking progress, risks, bottlenecks, and emerging opportunities.
- Contribute to the preparation of dashboards, progress updates, management briefs, and learning notes.
- Support results-based management (RBM) and compliance with UNDP monitoring, safeguards, and reporting standards.
- Assist in documenting lessons learned and adaptive solutions.
- Generate data-driven insights to inform energy finance strategies, investment pipelines, cost-benefit analysis, and risk profiling.
- Prepare concise technical briefs, investment profiles, and advisory notes on renewable energy, energy efficiency, decentralized systems, and off-grid solutions.
- Support scenario analysis and modelling to demonstrate socio-economic, inclusion, and resilience impacts of clean energy solutions.
- Maintain and contribute to energy datasets, dashboards, and internal analytical and performance-tracking tools.
- Support systematic documentation of good practices, case studies, and lessons learned.
- Contribute to communication and visibility products.
- Support learning exchanges, delivery labs, and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
- Contribute analytical inputs to policy-relevant knowledge products.
- Provide analytical and contextual inputs to partnership development efforts.
- Support preparation of donor briefs, investment notes, and background materials for financing and co-investment opportunities.
- Assist in organizing or supporting investment forums, state-to-state dialogues, and technical working groups.
- Support coordination with national platforms such as the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Rural Electrification Fund (REF), and other partners.
- Facilitate liaison between State level ISSP implementation and thematic portfolio leads and team in the Abuja head office and other regional and field offices.
- Facilitate coordination with MDAs and partners.
- Assist ISSP Portfolio Analyst at state level with technical backstopping on energy-related components.
Experience Requirements
- Relevant experience 3 years
- Proven knowledge of energy systems and technologies (e.g., renewable energy, energy efficiency, off-grid systems, electrification planning).
- Strong capability in energy data analysis and modelling (using Excel, Python, R, or specialized tools like HOMER, LEAP, SAM, or similar).
- Familiarity with energy access metrics, cost-benefit analysis, and investment appraisal techniques.
- Understanding of climate finance mechanisms, blended finance, and project structuring for energy investments.
- Experience conducting policy analysis or supporting the design of energy plans, regulatory frameworks, or energy strategies.
- Excellent skills in preparing technical reports, investment briefs, and stakeholder presentations.
- Knowledge of national or regional energy policies and plans, especially related to NDCs or SDGs (Assets).
- Experience with stakeholder engagement, particularly with private sector actors, utilities, financial institutions, or local governments (Assets).
- Familiarity with development partner operations, climate funds (e.g., GCF, SEFA, GEF), or UNDP’s programming approach (Assets).
Qualification Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Energy Systems, Engineering, Economics, Environmental Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, or a related field
