Job Description
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated professional with a strong understanding of policy and regulation making processes related to sustainable energy, energy efficiency and adaptation to climate change who will provide support to the Cooling for All Secretariat at SEforALL. The incumbent will work remotely and be part of to the Energy Efficiency and Cooling team, particularly providing support to countries and implementing agencies in the development of policies and commitments that support increased access to cooling.
Closing Date: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as candidates will be interviewed continuously.
Duties and Accountabilities:
- Support countries and implementing agencies in the development of policies and commitments that support increased access to cooling, including national cooling plans, cold chain strategies, sustainable cooling commitments in Nationally Determined Contributions, and other market preparation activities.
- Manage and share knowledge, data, and best practices for national policymaking that increases access to sustainable cooling and work with governments and stakeholders to expand their use.
- Liaise with country-based stakeholders and implementing agencies to raise awareness of the benefits of access to sustainable cooling and work with them to identify actionable opportunities to implement new policies or generate new commitments.
- Support the Cooling for All Secretariat in identifying market barriers and opportunities for access to cooling finance in priority countries.
- Support the development and implementation of the Cooling for All Needs Assessment and Solutions Assessment toolkit.
- Support the implementation of #ThisIsCool communication campaign.
- Participate in and contribute to other SEforALL work programmes, and knowledge sharing as applicable.
Qualifications and Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. Economics, Engineering, Public Policy, Environmental Studies). A Master’s or other advanced degree will be considered an advantage.
- Three to ten years of relevant working experience (e.g. sustainable cooling, energy efficiency analysis, policy making, technology research) with work experience in international development, a United Nations organization or government an advantage
- Proven experience in engaging with public, private and civil society organization partners in an international and country context.
- Strong understanding of policy and regulation making processes related to sustainable energy, energy efficiency and adaptation to climate change.
- A passion for sustainable development, interest in the clean energy transition and demonstrated experience in cooling and/or energy efficiency.
- Complete fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Knowledge and ability to work in another language is desirable.
- Experience in working to high quality standards with tight deadlines in collaboration with a team.
- Experience in a fast paced environment that requires high flexibility and a commitment to results.
- Excellent research, analysis, presentation and writing skills, including extensive knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of sustainable cooling, energy efficiency and sustainable energy policies, strategies, institutions and practices related to SEforALL’s mandate.
- Experience in or knowledge of developing country conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia or Latin America is considered an advantage.
- Ability to work with others to create, synthesize and/or share relevant knowledge and to stimulate its use.
About the Organization
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization working with leaders in government, the private sector and civil society to drive further, faster action toward achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), which calls for universal access to sustainable energy by 2030, and the Paris Agreement, which calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit climate warming to below 2° Celsius.
Achieving these goals will require a radical rethink of the way we produce, distribute and consume energy. SEforALL is at the heart of this foundational shift to ensure no one is left behind. Drawing on data and evidence, we identify a critical path to success in achieving SDG7.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Sustainable Energy for All initiative in 2011. Now an independent organization, we maintain close links with the UN, including through a relationship agreement, partnerships with UN agencies and with SEforALL's CEO acting as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. These roles include advising the UN Secretary General and his staff on issues relating to sustainable energy and the implementation of SDG7 and supporting the coordination of sustainable energy issues in the United Nations system.
The ambitions of SDG7 are extraordinary. Aiming to achieve them in the context of the Paris Agreement on climate change involves transformation at a scale never undertaken before. Swift action must be taken by leaders in governments, private sector companies, institutions, financiers, development banks, unions, communities, entrepreneurs and civil society. As we enter the final decade to achieve SDG7, SEforALL has strategically chosen to strengthen global agenda-setting while expanding its activities to an engagement model that prioritizes data-driven decision-making, partnerships with high-impact countries and implementation on the ground. The new SEforALL three-year business plan outlines “results offers” that scope out our planned interventions and demonstrate to our funding partners the impact of their support. http://www.seforall.org
