Overview
The Deputy Executive Director of the IEA will provide leadership and strategic direction to leverage the IEA’s comparative advantage and support the Executive Director in managing the Agency and implementing its work programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the advancement of the Strategic Objectives of the IEA.
- Ensure the development, promotion and implementation of the Executive Director’s Strategic Objectives.
- Extend the position of the IEA as the leading player in energy analysis, energy policy dialogue and identification of evidence-based policies.
- Ensure effective internal co-ordination with other parts of the OECD Secretariat.
- Assist the Chair of the Standing Group on Long-Term Cooperation.
- Contribute to maintaining high standards of personnel and financial management.
- Lead, inspire and develop a highly professional multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
- Provide direct supervision to the Heads in the Office of Global Energy Relations and the Energy Data Center.
- Represent the Executive Director at high-level meetings and conferences.
- Build collaborative and collegial working relationships.
- Act in place of the Executive Director as required.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Office of Global Energy Relations.
- Identify emerging challenges and develop and implement strategies.
- Exercise critical oversight of the analytical and policy content of the GER’s reports and programme proposals.
- Exercise oversight for the overall management and administration of GER.
- Ensure the delivery of relevant rigorous and timely data and analysis.
- Assist to secure voluntary funding sufficient to support ongoing projects.
- Ensure the impact of the Office’s work.
Required Experience
- Extensive practical knowledge and experience at a senior level of energy policies, through high level public service work experience in a national administration or an international organisation.
- Excellent understanding of current international energy policy issues, as well as of the implications of the economic crisis and the role of the emerging economies in the global economy.
- Proven management skills and proven ability to motivate and manage a high-performing, multidisciplinary and multinational team.
- Formal management experience and training would be an advantage.
- A proven record of good diplomatic and negotiating skills at senior level and within a political decision-making environment.
- A proven capacity to create consensus as well as the ability to interact effectively with multiple high-level stakeholders.
- Well-established contacts with key actors and stakeholders in the energy policy relevant international communities.
- Strong analytical skills and good knowledge of public policy/economic issues.
- Extensive knowledge of energy economics and markets, energy industries, technologies, government energy policy-making and regulation.
- Outstanding communication skills for the promotion of the achievements of the IEA to a wide range of audiences.
- Extensive practical knowledge and experience of working with relevant international and multilateral organizations in the energy field.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree in economics, energy policy or equivalent in a relevant field.
