Green Innovation and Development Centre

Program Officer for Clean energy program

  |   Author : GreenID

GreenID is seeking to recruit a Program Officer for Clean energy program.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title

Program Officer for Clean energy program

Report to:

Clean energy program Program Manager

Team/group:

Clean energy program team

Location

Hanoi

Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) is a Vietnamese non-profit organization under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) recognized by Decision 840/QD-LHH dated 27th December 2011. GreenID works to promote sustainable development in Vietnam and the larger Mekong region and is now on its way to become a leading and credible civil society actor promoting sustainable energy sector development. GreenID recognizes that to promote sustainability it must address constraints related to governance and social and technological integration.

Focusing on unlocking clean energy potential in Vietnam, GreenID has introduced some initiatives about renewable energy both domestic and international to apply in Vietnam’s situation. We have looked at both centralized and decentralized solutions and selected the right solutions to apply. GreenID is implementing clean energy solutions that take advantage of available local energy resources to replace harmful energy resources such as coal and oil. In the context of Vietnam's import of coal for future power generation, green solutions not only reduce health impacts but also reduce dependence on imported energy and even create opportunities for employment and a new growth model for the Vietnamese economy.

About Clean energy program: Focusing on the potential of saving and using energy efficiency by households, industry, and power plants, GreenID has introduced some initiatives about renewable energy both domestic and international to apply in Vietnam’s situation. We have looked at both centralized and decentralized solutions and selected the right solutions to apply. At the community level, GreenID is implementing decentralized renewable energy solutions that take advantage of available local energy resources to replace harmful energy resources such as coal and oil. In the context of Vietnam's import of coal for future power generation, green solutions not only reduce health impacts but also reduce dependence on imported energy and even create opportunities for employment and a new growth model for the Vietnamese economy.

Purpose of the position: The position is responsible for the overall implementation of program, including program planning, implementation, monitoring & reporting; working with relevant partners at provincial level down to community level, networking with multi-stakeholders in program area for leverage of program resource.

Main responsibilities:

    Programming:

  • Facilitate program partners and relevant stakeholders to ensure the annual planning aligned with the program's logical model and well captured of the local context. Finalize the draft of the program annual plan and submit the plan to PM.
  • Develop TOR for program researchers/assessment, and coordinate with local partners & relevant stakeholders to ensure the result of program researches/assessment meeting planned objectives/specific results.
  • Facilitate program partners & relevant stakeholders in designing program model concepts & TOR for program-specific activities.
  • Facilitate program partners & relevant stakeholders in the implementation of program activities to ensure the quality of activity as expected in the TOR.
  • Coordinate and facilitate communication events, workshops at provincial, district, and commune levels.
  • Ensure true participation from local partners in program implementation.
  • Conduct program monitoring as designed in program M&E plan, and facilitate program reflection of program implementation with program partners& relevant stakeholders for program continuous improvement.
  • Writing program reports as regulated by GreenID or Donor in English.

   Partnership development:

  • Implement approved partnership development plant.
  • Build a sound relationship with program partners in order to ensure a high level of participation in program implementation.
  • Build capacity for sub granting partners to ensure sub granting partners have sufficient capacity for program implementation.
  • Facilitate program partners in solving problems rose from program implementation.
  • Participate in RE forum/events for networking and partnership development.

   Finance and admin management:

  • Monitor and control the program spending on monthly basis to ensure the appropriate spending rate.
  • Ensure the completion of advance and liquidation for program expenditure as GreenID financial regulation.
  • Cooperate with Program Manager to mobilize the resources from different sources for program implementation to leverage.
  • Facilitate the visits from Donors or relevant visitors, auditors to program sites.
  • Ensure program document filed following of GreenID filling guideline.

Quality requirement:

   Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in economy, environment, energy, business administration, social work.

   Knowledge, skills and capability:

  • Understanding of clean energy development strategy, evidence-based advocacy approach
  • Basic understanding of solar rooftop, Agri solar, fossil power, and environment protection.
  • Knowledge and skill of facilitation, coordination, mobilization, networking, and capacity building for local partners.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Vietnamese.
  • Good English skill.
  • Solid computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email.
  • Ability to think critically and reflect.
  • Ability to learn.
  • Strong interest in clean energy development & environmental protection.
  • Good capability in teamwork.
  • Ability to frequency travel.

   Experiences:

  • At least 02-years of experience in the development sector. Preferable to energy/environment sector.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should send a CV and a letter of interest to Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - Clean Energy Program Manager, email ntha@greenidvietnam.org.vn, subject title: Application for Program Officer for Clean energy program (PO). Deadline for CV submitting: 28/2/2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.