Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as a federal enterprise supporting the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. S2HSP is executed by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and supported by GIZ on behalf of the Germa ... n Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). S2HSP is in line with the Nepal Health Sector Strategy (NHSS) 2015–2020 and aims to improve access to effective and qualitative healthcare services, particularly for disadvantaged population groups in Nepal. S2HSP is focusing on 5 key result areas: (1) Social Health Protection, (2) Human Resource for Health (3) Governance in Health (4) Strengthening Health Information Systems and (5) Adolescent Health and Development.
View Company ProfileTechnical Advisor - Renewable Energy
Job summary
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No. of Vacancy
: 1 -
Job Type
: Full Time -
Offered Salary
: Negotiable -
Gender
: Both -
Career Level
: Senior Level -
Experience
: 8-10 Years -
Apply Before
: 2020-03-13 Closed
Job Description:
Starting From: 1 May 2020
Responsibilities:
- Support in the development of the strategic and institutional framework for renewable energy (RE) service delivery through sub-national governments (municipalities and provinces)
- Design and organize capacity development activities for provincial and local governments and stakeholders
- Develop, implement and scale-up approaches for Productive Energy Use targeting Disadvantaged Groups and Women to improve their livelihoods
- Develop and implement digital solutions (e.g. apps, websites, webinars) that allow mass-capacitation of subnational governments and stakeholders on RE development
- Support all three level of government and the private sector in development of market based RE project that are based on principles of financial and commercial sustainability
- Support development and upscaling of innovative technologies and financially sustainable business models of small scale RE products and services.
- Develop and implement a quality control mechanism for RE in the new federal context
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of RERA II programme activities
- Support the knowledge management, experience sharing, and communication of successes of the programme
- Build network and partnerships to create synergy in the sector with other multilateral and bilateral development projects at the provincial level
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Work experience in developing and implementing digital solutions (apps, webinars, etc.)
- Experience in policy support and in working with different RE-related government levels in the federal context (AEPC, local and provincial governments) is a must
- Working experience with market-based approaches and public private partnership model
- Experience in working in rural areas of Nepal is an advantage
- Experience with working in donor funded projects will be an asset
- Excellent language skills (oral and written) in English and Nepali
Education + Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, (renewable) energy, management and/or related topics with 10 years of total working experience in renewable energy sector and energy related issues
- OR a master’s degree in engineering, environment science, (renewable) energy, management and/or related topics with 8 years of total working experience in renewable energy sector and energy related issues
- At least 10 years of experience in renewable energy sector and energy related issues (experience in the rural energy sector would be an added advantage)
- At least 5 years of experience in capacity development and organizational development on Renewable Energy
- At least 5 years of experience in leading work-packages independently and supervising (teams of) consultants and managing larger contracts
- At least 3 years of experience in improving livelihoods of disadvantaged groups and women through Productive Energy Use
Apply Instruction:
Interested candidates are requested to send an application with a CV (not more than 3 pages) including two referees and an application letter (not more than 2 pages) to RERA II via email at rera@giz.de by 1 March 2020. Only applications sent by email will be accepted. Please write in the subject line while applying by position: for Ref. Nr 20004 “Technical Advisor - Renewable Energy”
Only short-listed candidates will be called for written test and interview. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. The organization reserves the right to cancel or postpone the whole recruitment process without providing any reasons whatsoever.
The salary and social benefits will correspond to the GIZ rule applicable to national staff. Especially women and candidates from minority groups are highly encouraged to apply.