Chemonics is seeking a Municipality Advisor for their Empower Southern Africa (ESA) Project.
I. Background
The USAID Empower Southern Africa (ESA) Project is a $85 million, five-year activity aimed at increasing the availability of and access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy in Southern Africa in order to reach measurable outcomes.
The activity will support the accelerated connection of more Southern Africa homes, businesses, and institutions to reliable electricity and increase its productive use, ESA will contribute to the following three objectives:
The ESA program aims to provide support and strengthen capacity of key energy role players in South Africa through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JET-P) buy-in. This will be achieved by accelerating the completion of clean energy projects, strengthening transmission grid, and increasing investment in and performance of distribution grid. In South Africa, the vision and objectives of the JET-P are to establish an ambitious long-term partnership to support South Africa’s pathway to low emissions and climate resilient development, to accelerate the just transition and the decarbonization of the electricity system, and to develop new economic opportunities such as green hydrogen and electric vehicles amongst other interventions to support South Africa’s shift towards a low carbon future.
Clean energy generation underpins the transition and will strengthen energy security in South Africa. ESA will provide combined support for both on-grid and beyond-the-grid efforts. This combined on- and beyond-the-grid approach will optimize USAID resources to provide targeted advisory services, catalytic grants, and investment mobilization more effectively to a range of energy sector institutions including government ministries, utilities, regulators, private sector energy companies and their trade groups, investors, multilateral organizations and initiatives, academic institutions and/or civil society. ESA’s JET-P workstream may seek to advance activities in South Africa through some of the following opportunities:
II. PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
ESA seeks a full-time advisor to municipality activities under the JET-P buy-in scope. The advisor will be responsible for work to increase investment in and performance the South Africa JET-P workplan, catalyze investment in Municipality distribution infrastructure, coordinate an outcomes-based approach to with government and international stakeholders, and ensure continuation of existing activities.
III. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The South Africa Municipality Advisor is expected to undertake the following specific activities:
V. QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate for this assignment should have:
VII. DUTY STATION
The position will be based in Pretoria, South Africa at the ESA office and may require travel to other countries in the region. Remote work arrangements within South Africa may be granted depending on project priorities and position requirements.
VIII. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please send your CV to [email protected]. Applications must be submitted by June 21, 2024, 11:59pm EST. Early applications are encouraged. No telephone inquiries, please.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
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