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Office/Unit/Project Description
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Office of Information Technology and Management (ITM) is the organization’s primary provider of ICT systems and Green Energy services to a global network of above 155 Country Offices and UNDP partners worldwide.
The mission of ITM is to develop Smart Facilities which guarantees efficient, innovative and sustainable management of technologies for UN facilities and other partners, in consistency with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among other technologies, we are committed to offer a framework of best practices, and to deliver resilient, highly available and sustainable green energy solutions and services that enable innovation to flourish throughout the organization. A high degree of integration and inter-operability of different technologies underpins the success of Smart Facilities across the organisation.
Our primary motivations are to accomplish the transition to greener technologies and to increase connectivity in challenging locations, in pursuit of “leaving no one behind”. On a broader level, we do this to maintain organizational productivity using technology, increase stakeholder satisfaction, enhance value-for-money, and deploy projects that serve as a showcases to influence development at local, country or regional level.
The ITM office in Copenhagen is expanding the team to cover all respective green energy services which include, but not limited to, Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI), solar PV installation, energy efficiency, training and capacity building, and waste management. The services are aligned with the organization’s Digital transformation agenda and the Smart Facilities initiative.
Scope of Work
Under the supervision of the Green Energy Specialist, the Green Energy Analyst will perform the following tasks:
Conduct Energy Assessment & Trainings
Ensure playing central role in energy assessment in assigned locations earmarked for installation of solar PV systems. The bulk of the exercise will be conducted remotely in liaison with an assigned focal point on site. Using provided tools and procedures, conduct data analysis of data collected through Internet of Things (IoT) sensors deployed in Country Offices and information collected through an online App. Conduct hands-on trainings and capacity building, linked to energy assessment for field-based participants, including webinars for Country Office focal points.Ensure effective Solar PV implementation.
Provide technical expertise and project management for solar PV projects, mainly large and/or multi-site projects, ensuring proper coordination among stakeholders and adequate provision of technical support. Take the leadership in initiating and implementing quality assurance measures to achieve resilient systems that meet the required standard, through review of proposed technical designs, exercising oversight on vendors, keeping track and reporting on implementation status, and providing support in transitioning system responsibility to final beneficiary/recipient.Ensure Operations & Maintenance
Following defined procedures, conduct regular monitoring of operational installations and attending to problems as may be reported by focal points or as may be detected from live monitoring of the systems. As part of annual reporting, provide analysis of the system and propose improvements for system optimization.Promote Adoption of Green Energy
Take the initiative and being proactive in identifying opportunities for implementation of green energy solutions and services in Country Offices. Ensure facilitating presentations or conduct webinars for different audiences that may benefit from ITM green energy services, creating business cases for presentation to management of potential project sites;Ensure Energy Efficiency
Play a lead role in creating business cases for energy efficiency measures in assigned offices, including providing technical expertise in implementation of the identified measures. Play an active role in refining processes and procedures for effective support to Country Offices, in line with ISO9001 Quality Management System.Promote eMobility
Actively participate in efforts towards adoption of eMobility across Country Offices and provide technical support in acquisition, installation, and operation of electric vehicle chargers, particularly grid-integrated chargers.Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing
Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned that are generated from the project and implementing partners.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Green Energy Analyst will be directly reporting to the UNDP ITM Green Energy Speicalist , while the Chief of SIS provides overall guidance. The Analyst is expected to report project progress in weekly and monthly Green Energy Team meetingsExpected Demonstration of Competencies
Core Competencies
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies Thematic Area Definition Definition Digital Data analysis
Ability to extract, analyse and visualize data to form meaningful
insights and aid effective business decision making
Digital Data collection Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g. mobile data, satellite data, sensor data). Procurement Sourcing Ability to find, evaluate and engage suppliers of goods and Services Business Management Operations Management Ability to effectively plan, organise and oversee different parts of corporate operations, simultaneously and in an integrated way, in order to convert the organisation’s assets into the best results in the most efficient way. Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms. Business Management Customer Satisfaction / Client ManagementAbility to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond
clients' immediate requests. Ability to anticipate
client's upcoming needs and concerns
Business Direction and Strategy System ThinkingAbility to use objective problem analysis and
judgement to understand how interrelated
elements coexist within an overall process or
system, and to consider how altering one element
can impact on other parts of the system
Required Education, Experience, Skills and Competencies
Minimum Education requirements
Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Green Energy Engineering or related field is required. or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree..Minimum years of relevant work experience
Minimum of 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience in a technical capacity, particularly solar PV systems, with at least 1 year in a similar capacity/environment is required.
Required/ Desired skills
Knowledge and expertise in designing and sizing medium-sized hybrid and off-grid solar PV systems using software packages like HOMER, PV*Sol, PVSyst, etc is desired. Expertise in solar PV operation and support, including requirements of regular maintenance for medium-sized systems is desired. Experience in on-site technical assessment of solar PV systems is an asset UN/NGO experience is an added advantageRequired Language (s):
Fluency in English is required Fluency in one or more additional UN language will be an added advantage.Disclaimer
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Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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