Programme Officer, Renewable Energy and Finance Unit (UNEP)

Key Responsibilities

• Initiate project-related fund-raising and proposal-writing activities
• Represent UNEP in Project Steering committee discussions
• Plan and organize carbon project development workshops and networking/deal-making events.
• Undertake stakeholder consultation missions to identify and collaborate with the key stakeholders.

• Draft new climate change mitigation project proposals in the area of carbon finance and climate finance to scale up dissemination of clean energy technology.
• Monitor government actions and initiatives of organizations with respect to new appropriations, policy changes, funding and financing trends relating to carbon finance, renewable energy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Natural Sciences, Environmental Economics, Public Administration or related area. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of project management experience in the sustainable energy finance sector with a focus on developing countries.
• Experience in management of energy technology projects, capacity building, implementation including experience in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, an added advantage.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
  
• Working knowledge of French or another UN language is desirable.

Application Procedure

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