Background UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. “UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, including Indonesia, working to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. UNDP supports implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Indonesia, UNDP works with the Government to integrate SDGs into national plan and policies.” Anchored in the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to the principles of universality, equality and leaving no one behind, the UNDP has issued the UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021 as guideline to help countries achieve SDGs by focusing UNDP’s competence and expertise on three sets of development settings:
Eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions; Accelerate structural transformation for sustainable development by addressing inequalities, transitioning to zero-carbon development & building a more inclusive accountable governance system; Build resilience to shocks and crises. In alignment with the UNDP Strategic Plan to reduce inequality, the acceleration of access to electricity using locally available renewable resources is a feasible intervention. Notably, because there are about 2,000 villages in Indonesia without sustainable access to power, and there are 17,000 islands in Indonesia that makes national grid interconnection is costly. The Government of Indonesia has been addressing this challenge by allocating state-owned budgets for rural electrification programme. With current fiscal capacity, meeting the target of national electrification with quality of service remains a big challenge. UNDP, with funding support from KOICA Indonesia, implements a 4 years project titled “Accelerating Clean Energy Access to Reduce Inequality (ACCESS).” Under overall oversight from UNDP Indonesia, the project will be implemented in Indonesia and Timor-Leste in collaboration with UNDP Timor-Leste. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and KOICA Indonesia are the implementing partners of the ACCESS project in Indonesia, while the Ministry of State Administration (MSA) and KOICA Timor-Leste are the partners in Timor-Leste. The ACCESS project's objective is for the poor and most vulnerable communities to have equitable and sustainable access to basic services required for improving livelihoods. In Indonesia, the ACCESS project locationsa are 23 villages in East Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and Central Kalimantan Provinces, while in Timor-Leste are 25 villages in Dili, Bobonaro and Manatuto municipalities. The expected outputs of the ACCESS project are: Output 1: Renewable-based energy infrastructures are constructed, providing access to electricity for households in 23 targeted villages of 4 Provinces in Indonesia that can be monitored remotely. Output 2: Local capacity is in place to operate and maintain built energy infrastructures. Output 3: Local institutions established to enhance sustainability and scaled-up use of built energy infrastructures. Output 4: providing sustainable access to clean water and lighting in Timor-Leste in 25 remote villages by installing 11 solar PV water pumps and 1000 Highly Efficient Solar Lamp System (LTSHE). Output 5: Results dissemination and reach-out for scaling up. Duties and Responsibilities For the project implementation, UNDP establishes Project Management Unit (PMU) in both Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The PMU consists of National Project Manager, Technical Engineer, Technical Officers, Monitoring and Outreach officer, Project Finance Associate, and Administrative support. UNDP Senior Advisor for Sustainable Energy will supervise the NPM and assuring that the PMU delivers the project's outputs. Project Board consists of government partners, KOICA, and UNDP will be established to provide advisory and strategic guidance to the project. Under the supervision of the National Project Manager, the Technical Analyst for Rural Electrification is responsible to provide technical expertise and deliver expected Project Output 1: Renewable- based energy infrastructures are constructed, providing access to electricity for households in 23 targeted villages of 4 Provinces in Indonesia that can be monitored remotely in close collaboration with Technical engineer, experts, government officials, and other relevant stakeholders. Main activities include supervising Engineering, Procurement and Construction company for installing centralized PV power plants in targeted locations in Indonesia, assure social-environmental compliance and installation of remote monitoring device. Ensures implementation of project strategies focusing on achievement of the following results: Provide technical assistance and management of related stakeholders to deliver the expected outputs of ACCESS project. Ensure that required expertise and technical assistance is made available for the involved stakeholders. Identify sources of information related to technical issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned for effective implementation of activities to achieve project targets. Coordinate the work and expected outputs with other strategic partners to seek synergy. Conduct relevant studies to collate research-based information, evidences and facts to enrich the achievement of development results. Contribute to advocacy networks at national level, knowledge networks and communities of practice. Contribute to high-impact advocacy campaigns implemented with key partner Active participation in various policy and partnership fora, as well as relevant international conferences and meetings on rural electrification area. Participates in effective management of the project focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the projects, achieving the following results: Assist NPM on the implementation of the project to ensure that the works and achievements satisfy project’s objective and targets and meets the requirement of the UNDP and KOICA; Provide technical inputs in the review of outputs by consultants hired under the component activities; Manage various teams and other ad-hoc task forces for the conduct of specific activities and tasks under the Project; Assist NPM in the preparation of quarterly, annual work plan (AWP), annual project reports and others as required by the UNDP and Project Manager; Provide information on works progress and achievements for project Mid-Term Review and Terminal Evaluation and follow up implementation of the Action Plan to address the recommendations; Act as NPM deputy in various meetings, workshops and other activities, as may be instructed by Project Manager; Take actions for resolving problems and barriers as they emerge in the process of implementation, especially in external communications, and in meeting various aspects of UNDP working processes and practice; Provide other support services as may be required by Project Manager to achieve project overall targets. Conduct synthesis of the works, reports and other outputs of consultants and subcontractors involved in the Project; Assist PMU to organize and arrange international workshops, conferences and surveys. Maintain partnerships for project implementation with implementing partners focusing on achievement of the following result Regular assessment on the implementing partner’s capacity and ensure that capacity development strategy is embedded within the framework of the project implementation Established and maintenance of link of communication between Project Management Units in the implementing partner and the country office for provision effective support and assurance Effective support and facilitation on wider partnership with project stakeholders to encourage coordination and synergies between various actors and thus ensure more impactful results Promotion of stakeholder awareness on project activities and results to support partnership and resource mobilization for future project implementation, replication and up-scaling. Facilitation of knowledge building and management, producing and disseminating lesson learnt from designated projects and support to the promotion of cross-project, cross-unit knowledge fertilization focusing on the following results: Identification of entry points for knowledge generations and knowledge sharing from project experience; Effective contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to project and programme country policy goals Provision of support to the information sharing event and dialogue within the stakeholders by initiating and/or participating in consultative meetings that will address the issues and needs in collaboration with key partners. Maintenance of established advocacy networks which are linked to national and international networks and proposed for expansion of network to the Project Manager, thus relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns are implemented with key partners. Effective support to the establishment of showcase to external stakeholders on progress made and impacts delivered Organization of training for the operations/ projects staff on various issues. Professional growth through active learning. Conduct internal capacity building training for project staff to facilitate appropriate management and timely delivery of project outputs including gender analysis and gender mainstreaming. The incumbent of the position should avoid any kind of discriminatory behavior including gender discrimination to ensure that: Human rights and gender equality is prioritized as an ethical principle within all actions; Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with “Social and Environmental Standards of UNDP”; Any kind of diversities based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender, are respected within all implementations including data production; Differentiated needs of women and men are considered; Inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations, in that sense an enabling and accessible setup in various senses such as disability gender language barrier is created; Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings, etc. introduced Competencies Core competencies: Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision makingPeople Management competencies:
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Business management:
Results Based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results; Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals; Monitoring: Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results; Partnership 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. Sets overall direction for the formation and management of strategic relationships contributing to the overall positioning of UNDPBusiness Development:
Knowledge generation :Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need2030 Agenda – People: Gender mainstreaming; Engagement and Effectiveness:
Innovation – Technology and Innovation Required Skills and Experience Education: Bachelor degree in engineering or other technical field with relevance to renewable energy, solar-PV technology would minimum requirement Master degree in relevant areas above would be added value but it is not requirement Experience: Minimum with 2 years of relevant experience for candidate with Bachelor’s Degree in renewable energy /rural electrification; No experience is required for candidate with Master Degree Proven technical knowledge on renewable energy infrastructure monitoring/implementation. Solid networking capacity Excellent analytical skill Excellent inter-personal and team building skills. Solid skill in providing project advisory services, monitoring and evaluation x Ability to work with a multidisciplinary and multicultural team Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders; Demonstrated ability to work effectively under minimal supervision; Good organization and management skills; Excellent skill in using computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages Having experience in managing/supervising Engineering, Procurement and Construction Company (EPC) of solar- PV/renewable energy project; Solid knowledge on the countries’ economic, energy and environment situation; Experience building relationships with rural electrification relevant institutions at national and local level. x Solid experience working in coordination with national experts; Experience working with UNDP development projects in Indonesia is desirable Knowledge on various donor’s reporting requirements Familiar with Government and UNDP procedures is an advantage Required Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is an absolute necessity; Fluency in written and spoken Bahasa Indonesia is required Disclaimer Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders) Under 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. Applicant information about UNDP rosters Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements. Scam warning The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.This vacancy is archived.