Job ID: 35825
Practice Area - Job Family: Environment and Energy
Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 25/03/2021
Duty Station: Maseru, Lesotho
Education & Work Experience: G-Bachelor's Level Degree - 5 year(s) experience
Languages: English, Sesotho
Grade: SB4
Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)
Posting Type: External
Bureau: Africa
Contract Duration: 7 months with possibility of renewal
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Background
The UNDP Country Office and the Government of Lesotho is currently implementing a GEF-financed project “Development of Cornerstone Public Policies and Institutional Capacities to accelerate Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Progress” that will be ending in 2021. The objective of the project is to catalyse investments in renewable energy-based mini-grids and Energy Centres to reduce GHG emissions and contribute to the achievement of Lesotho’s Vision 2020 and SE4All goals. It proposes to put in place an enabling environment for the development of these renewable energy systems and develop a suitable business model and financial instruments for their viability and replication. This objective is proposed to be achieved through the participation of the private sector working hand in hand with village community organisations. Thus, this programme will not only benefit rural households and small commercial enterprises, but will also connect the private sector, financial institutions, technical training and local organisations to promote the establishment of distribution channels to develop the renewable energy market for the provision of electricity services. Project outcomes are intended to achieve the following:
The project is nationally implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Meteorology (MEM) as the Implementing Partner (IP) and has run for four (4) years since 2016. Therefore, the project is at the critical stage of implementation and consolidation of all its outputs in order to realize its main objective of promoting and catalysing investments in renewable energy-based mini-grids and energy centres. The project has made significant progress towards achievement of the first two outcomes and the fourth outcome as it supported development of the SE4ALL Country Action Agenda (CAA), the Investment Prospectus (IP) as well as regulatory framework and regulations for mini-grids application. Under the second outcome, the project supported capacity building of the Bureau of Statistics (BOS) and Department of Energy (DOE) on the collection and analysis of energy data. As a result, both BOS and DOE were able to lead a national energy survey for households and produced technical and analytical reports on household energy consumption. The project is currently supporting several activities through media, exhibitions and roadshows to raise awareness on application of renewable energy technologies and providing platforms to facilitate discussion on energy development in Lesotho. Implementation of activities towards achievement of project outcome 3 “Successful establishment of a village-based energy service delivery model for replication nationally” are still ongoing. A project Financial Support Scheme (FSS) to incentivize development of mini-grids and energy centres has successfully been established in collaboration with UNCDF. The FSS that is currently supporting development of 8 mini grids out of project target of 10 and 7 energy centres out of target of 10.
In light of the above, UNDP and the Government of Lesotho require the services of a Project Officer to from part of the technical and managerial team responsible for the successful implementation of the residual actions of above project.
Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of Key Responsibilities
The Project Officer will be responsible for project management, stakeholder coordination, and reporting on the project activities. S/he will take overall responsibility for liaison with all project implementing partners and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the project, by:
Specific Tasks and Responsibilities: Manage project implementation to ensure successful delivery of the project objectives.
Coordinate and monitor project implementation, and provide technical support and advisory to project implementing partners
Establish strategic linkages and partnerships at national and local levels for advancing green economy and establishment of sustainable value chains
Develop knowledge products to share lessons and best practices on the project to contribute to UNDP’s learning objectives
Competencies
Corporate Competences:
Functional Competences:
Management and Leadership
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, international development, social sciences, public administration or other relevant field.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience, preferably in energy field.
Experience of 3 - 5 years’ in providing support to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and related assignments
Proven experience working with Government, local authorities, private sector, international organizations or donors and community mobilization.
Good knowledge and experience of donor funded energy projects and programmes including operational modalities and familiarity with UNDP_GEF procedures would be an advantage.
Prior knowledge and experience of the political, social and environmental factors and issues related to energy development and climate change mitigation in African countries including Lesotho.
Good organization and coordination skills, networking with experience interrelationships between different stakeholders.
Proven ability to draft, edit and produce written proposals and results-focused reports.
Fluent in English and Sesotho including writing and communication skills.
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