Technical Advisor - Energy Transition

The Technical Advisor (Energy Transition) provides technical leadership and serves as the principal focal point for the energy transition mission at UNOPS. The role drives integration of mission-led knowledge, innovation, and foresight into partnership development, policy framing, and service delivery to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Responsibilities

• Serve as UNOPS principal focal point and thought leader for the energy transition mission, strengthening UNOPS visibility and positioning
• Define UNOPS expertise, comparative advantage and value proposition within the energy transition mission
• Serve as internal and partner-facing technical expert for the energy transition mission, including on related knowledge, innovation and foresight
• Develop, contribute to and disseminate mission-aligned materials, such as thought-leadership and knowledge management products for use internally and with partners
• Bring mission-led intent to partnership development, reinforcing mission readiness and the strategic alignment of UNOPS portfolio
• Provide technical expert input in high-level discussions with partners and UNOPS colleagues, including in collaborative opportunity development
• Support partner-facing colleagues in project ideation discussions with partners
• Provide advice on the strategic alignment, value and balance of UNOPS portfolio across assigned missions
• Drive the integration of mission-driven knowledge, innovation and foresight into UNOPS policy framing through Management and Policy, and service offering refinement and delivery through Delivery and Partnerships
• Provide advice on mission-aligned outcomes and indicators to support corporate and partner-facing performance frameworks
• Provide business partnering support on missions to HQ groups, service lines and geographic offices, fostering coherence, coordination and learning
• Collaborate with PFG and UNOPS colleagues to strengthen mission-led knowledge and innovation systematically and sustainably, through the establishment and enhancement of processes and operating mechanisms for knowledge and learning and for innovation
• In collaboration with PFG foresight colleagues, link internal knowledge and learning with long-term external perspectives and trends to develop new ideas, support ideation and drive innovation
• Create, foster and role model a culture of trust, empowerment, and accountability
• Build engagement and foster a diverse and inclusive work environment, respectful of all, and ensure that the highest standards of conduct are observed
• Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse
• Promote teamwork, collaboration and diversity, by providing timely guidance and supervision to the team to enable them to perform their duties responsibly, effectively and efficiently

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in energy policy, renewable energy engineering, climate change, sustainable development, economics (with a focus on energy) or related fields with 9 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience is required
• Specialized training or certification related to the energy transition, sustainability, innovation, foresight, or partnership development is desirable
• Demonstrated experience providing technical advisory support on energy transition, including the social and economic dimensions of a just transition
• Strong expertise in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid modernization, and energy policy
• Experience conducting foresight and trend analysis, developing case studies, and extracting lessons learned in the energy sector
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement and collaborative approaches to energy transition initiatives
• Experience of working in multicultural environments
• Experience working on issues related to one or more of: just digital transformation, SIDS resilience and sustainability, food systems transformation, and humanitarian, development and peace nexus is desirable
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desirable
• Experience of working in UN system organizations is desirable

Skills

• Energy Transition Advisory
• Renewable Energy
• Energy Efficiency Measures
• Energy Policy
• Grid Modernization
• Foresight Analysis
• Trend Identification
• Case Study Development
• Lessons Learned Extraction
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Partnership Development
• Sustainability
• innovation
• Social Dimensions of Energy Transition
• Economic Dimensions of Energy Transition
• Technical Leadership
• Sustainable Development
• Energy Policy Analysis

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Mandarin, Russian