Overview
The Energy Analyst will coordinate project planning and implementation, establish partnerships, monitor progress, and facilitate knowledge sharing related to renewable energy initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate effective project planning and implementation.
- Provide technical input into the project planning process.
- Support coordination/management of day-to-day activities of the assigned portfolio.
- Provide subject matter technical advice and support.
- Support RBF management with implementation activities.
- Facilitate participatory engagement of stakeholders on project-related activities and priorities.
- Establish partnerships and open channels of communication.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners.
- Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping and analysis.
- Prepare substantive briefs on potential areas of cooperation and joint initiatives.
- Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies.
- Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
- Support resource mobilisation efforts and project development.
- Act as a liaison between stakeholders from various institutions.
- Identify opportunities for synergies with other developmental activities/projects.
- Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and in achieving the set targets.
- Support implementation of M&E for RBF.
- Monitor implementation and progress in achieving goals and targets.
- Identify, analyse, and take adequate measures to manage emerging issues, problems, and risks.
- Conduct verification of set milestones for RBF facility-supported activities and field visits to project location sites.
- Provide input to management and technical reports.
- Support preparation of corporate, donor and government reports.
- Keep a record of all interactions conducted with various stakeholders and provide a summary report to the RBF manager on a monthly basis.
- Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic area(s).
- Organize training, workshops, and capacity building activities.
- Identify, synthesize, and document best practices and lessons learned.
- Facilitate awareness raising and public campaigns.
- Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Support the establishment of knowledge platforms for the project.
- Promote advocacy on development trends and opportunities to collaborate.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
- Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience at the national or international level in off-grid renewable energy initiatives/development contexts.
- Experience/Solid knowledge of result-based management and project implementation;
- Experience/Good understanding of the national energy sector development;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and working knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, as well as experience in the handling of web-based management systems.
- Good networking abilities and partnership development;
- Experience working directly with off-grid energy solutions/technologies. in rural areas;
- Experience providing advisory services in the development and delivery of off-grid energy solutions, and/or leading and managing energy projects;
- Experience coordinating with energy stakeholders including private sector.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics Engineering or a relevant related field is required, or
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
