TA – Technical Coordinator Greening and Sustainability (P3) at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duration: 6 months

Start date: 01 February 2022

Green Financing Facility: Develop an innovative financing model to migrate UNHCR offices from fossil fuels to renewable energy; establish internal UNHCR Financing Facility to convert UNHCR Operations from diesel to renewable energy; use the Financing Facility to procure from private sector independent power producers through Power Purchase Agreements or other such long term agreements; aim to achieve positive carbon impact and positive financial impact to budget (cost effective).
Green Data: Implement dynamic technology platform for real-time monitoring and data visualization; establish systems and policies for real-time, high quality data collection of GHG emissions, energy, waste and water across UNHCR; create data warehouse and dashboards for easy monitoring, reporting and decision-making.

The position

The Technical Coordinator will provide support to the Greening and Sustainability Team which is part of the Global Mobility and Infrastructure Service (GMIS) within the Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM). DFAM contributes to safeguarding the financial resources entrusted to UNHCR by maintaining and improving the financial and administrative systems, policies and procedures and promoting cost-effective and transparent use of these resources. GMIS is a new service within DFAM which merges four functions: global fleet management, global travel, global facilities management and global asset management. Greening & Sustainability is one of GMIS main cross-functional areas.
The Technical Coordinator will focus mainly on overseeing the Renewable Energy Specialists  to ensure their successful coordination and ensure the successful documentation of full feasibility analyses and of UNHCR offices¿ energy audits conducted.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator Greening and Sustainability , the Technical Coordinator will assume the following key functions:

• Manage and quality check the creation of technical feasibility assessments and associated functional or technical specifications.
• Create clear project plans with milestones for either a group of offices or on a case-by-case basis, for minimizing UNHCR environmental impact;
• Coordinate the execution of high-level energy audits of UNHCR offices worldwide, and ensure technical feasibility of the results for each office and support offices in finding office-specific solutions for improving energy consumption;
• Supervise the establishment of hybrid renewable energy simulations and ensure correctness of high-level sizing and costing for recommended solutions using HOMER Pro software incl. CAPEX;
• Oversee and coordinate drafting of indicative technical or functional specifications for the procurement of the proposed solution and support technical evaluation of ongoing renewable energy procurements;
• Coordinate with development and private sector actors to identify sustainable and renewable energy sources to reduce GHG emissions and enhance office energy security;
• Provide innovative approaches to renewable energy technology solutions for the varying context of UNHCR offices.
• Coordinate the provision of technical support and help facilitate discussions with UNHCR colleagues and partners in developing project proposals and implementation arrangements to address environmental needs within the framework of UNHCR policies, procedures and guidelines;
• Ensure compliance of UNHCR policy guidelines and Greening and Sustainability strategy as well as with UN-wide methodologies and Greening the Blue targets;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P3/NOC – 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Fields of Education

• Engineering, Electrical Engineering, sustainable development studies, economics, business administration, environmental management, energy technology  or other closely relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• A minimum of six years relevant professional experience in a private sector EPC company and/or energy provider, in a consulting firm; investment firm or social enterprise with energy/infrastructure focus; or UN/humanitarian/development agency working directly on operationalizing renewable energy transitions.
• Coordinating and managing a technical team
• Familiarity with and professional experience directly related to energy and infrastructure topics or renewable energy systems design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Knowledge on different energy and private sector related regulatory and/or policy frameworks and able to link to other related sectors
• Proven experience conducting energy audits and renewable energy systems sizing. Having performed: Single Line Diagram delineation, safe use and data processing from energy loggers, measurement and identification of loads, identification and assessment of energy efficiency measures, renewable energy assessments, hybrid renewable energy system sizing and modelling.
• Experience in the use of software tools such as, MS Office, PVSyst, HOMER Pro and Geographical Information Systems.
• Proven data collection, analysis and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience working in humanitarian or global development settings, and/or for the UN or other humanitarian/development agencies preferred.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English required. Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client & Result Orientation

Managerial Competencies:

• Empowering and Building Trust
• Judgement and Decision Making 

Cross-Functional Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Innovation and Creativity
• Technological Awareness 

Conditions: The Temporary Appointment is for 6 months and expected start date 01 February 2022. It is a full-time role.