Join UNOPS ETP as a Programme Management Advisor (Home-based) to lead coal phasedown and transition finance strategies. You will advise on early retirement transactions, coal flexibility, and sustainable finance taxonomies while engaging high-level stakeholders in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This retainer role requires an advanced degree with 7 years of relevant experience (or a Bachelor’s with 9 years) in energy policy, climate finance, or a related field. Help shape the regional energy transition for a sustainable future.
The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), a programme of UNOPS, brings together governments and philanthropies to work with partner countries in the region. We support the transition towards modern energy systems that can simultaneously ensure economic growth, energy security, and environmental sustainability. Enabling the transition toward greener energy systems will greatly contribute to the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement objectives.
ETP focuses on Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, which are the countries in the region with the highest energy demand, a substantial pipeline for fossil fuel-based projects, and a significant and cost-effective potential for renewable energy and energy efficiency. ETP provides high-level technical advisory support, holistic support to Governments on financing and technical needs, capacity and skill development, and facilitation of dialogues in all related areas.
ETP implements country-specific but inter-related initiatives on coal phasedown and transition finance across its focus countries. In the Philippines, ETP leads the Transition to End Coal (TRANSEND) program, which identifies and addresses systemic barriers to coal transition by building on insights from a pilot early retirement transaction. In Indonesia, ETP facilitates coal phasedown by exploring the role and feasibility of coal flexibility as a pathway to enable greater variable renewable energy integration into the grid. Across the focus countries, ETP plays an integrating role by distilling lessons learned and translating them to actionable insights to inform broader coal transition national action.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Senior Programme Manager of ETP, the Programme Management Advisor will be responsible for supporting in developing strategies on coal phasedown, advising on specific actions, and supporting the wider dialogue around coal phasedown and transition finance.
This role will require international travel to engage with stakeholders and contribute to or deliver relevant events. Associated travel arrangements will be managed by ETP, and all travel must be pre-approved.
Strategy Development and Advisory:
Support the development and refinement of ETP’s coal phasedown strategies across focus countries, including approaches for integrating activities at the regional scale.
Advise on ongoing and planned coal phasedown activities, including early retirement transactions, coal flexibility mechanisms, transition finance instruments and approaches, taxonomies, and support for enhancing relevant policy and regulations.
Inform ETP’s strategic positioning and action by monitoring and identifying emerging developments and opportunities in coal transition, including shifts in policy and financing regulations, updates to national and regional taxonomies and national transition plans, evolving interest from independent power producers (IPPs), and changes in financial sector’s policies and transition finance.
Stakeholder Engagement and Dialogue:
Support and participate in coal phasedown and transition finance dialogues and events on behalf of ETP.
Support in designing and delivering ETP-organized workshops, dialogues and events on coal phasedown and transition finance.
Support in expanding ETP’s network by initiating connections and building relationships with key actors in the coal transition ecosystem, including governments, financial institutions, multi-development banks, other development partners, IPPs, utilities, and other relevant industry stakeholders.
Knowledge Management:
Support in capturing emerging insights, lessons learned from coal phasedown and transition finance initiatives.
Support the development of knowledge products and case studies on coal phasedown and transition finance for internal and external audiences.
Contribute to cross country learning by identifying transferable ideas and supporting their dissemination.
Review and comment on reports or publications prepared by ETP and its Implementing Partners or relevant topics.
General Support:
Provide ad-hoc advisory support on other energy transition matters in the focus countries, particularly around policy and finance
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