iMMAP recrute pour ces 3 postes (23 Février 2022)

iMMAP est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui fournit des services de gestion de l’information aux organisations humanitaires et de développement. Grâce à la gestion de l’information, nous aidons nos partenaires à cibler l’aide aux populations les plus vulnérables du monde. Notre philosophie de base est que de meilleures données mènent à de meilleures décisions et que de meilleures décisions mènent à de meilleurs résultats. Le soutien critique d’iMMAP aux chaînes de valeur de l’information aide à résoudre les défis opérationnels et stratégiques de nos partenaires dans les contextes d’urgence et de développement en permettant une prise de décision basée sur des preuves pour de meilleurs résultats.

Background

As in many other Sahelian countries, universal access to clean, sustainable and affordable energy in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger remains a major challenge, especially for the most vulnerable populations. In 2019, 45 million people, or 72% of the population of these three countries, still did not have access to electricity. Clean cooking has even worse indicators with 88% of the population without access.

To support the efforts of the three governments towards the provision of sustainable energy services to the most vulnerable populations and to capitalize on the very significant potential of solar energy in the region, UNDP and UNOPS in partnership with ECREEE are implementing, with SIDA funding and under the institutional anchorage of the Liptako-Gourma Authority (ALG), the « Rural Electrification Project through Renewable Energy Systems in the Liptako-Gourma Region – Pilot Phase », for a duration of 3 years (2021 – 2023). This project aims to (i) provide institutional support in the field of rural electrification to ALG and relevant national institutions; (ii) install six photovoltaic mini-grids with batteries in the Liptako-Gourma region (cross-border region between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger); (iii) support the revision of the regulatory frameworks of the three countries to promote imestment in renewable energy; (iv) support the private sector engaged in the development of solar PV mini-grids; (v) support the development of income-generating activities through the provision of clean cooking in the Liptako-Gourma region. The success of this project will condition the implementation of a second phase aiming at intensifying and scaling up these activities, with the contribution of a larger number of partners mobilized to sustainably address the energy crisis in the Liptako-Gourma region.

Under the first component of the project on institutional support for access to clean energy, UNDP, in partnership with the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), is seeking to provide support to the governments in the region for more informed decision-making in the energy planning process, through improved access to reliable, accurate and up-to-date data. To this end, the project aims to upgrade the online regional energy information system managed by ECREEE, the ECOW AS Observatory for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECOWREX), to make it more instrumental and user-friendly for energy sector planning and coordination both at national and regional levels.

Under the supervision of the team lead, the IMO / energy expert role is to support the international energy expert in acquiring the data sources related to the project and train the national authorities on the use of the updated tools

Presentation

The IMO will support all goals and strategies of the iMMAP programme in its work with national partners, international partners and applicable donor agencies.

This is a consultancy contract of a specific number of days over 14 months. The consultant needs to commit for the 14 months project implementation.

• Expected outputs/Results
• Liaise with Key stakeholders at country level to assess the needs and draft the feasibility Study report
• Collect data from the energy sector that are relevant to the ECREEE tool
• Assist the international expert in analyzing the data and addressing gaps
• Prepare maps and infographics to be used in the feasibility study
• Train the national authorities on the use of the proposed upgraded ECREEE tool

Requirements

• Education
• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field, such as energy, engineering, renewable energy, environmental sciences, or related discipline.
• Experience
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable experience in the technical area of renewable energy, climate change mitigation or a closely related area. Specific experience in decentralized renewable energy, rural electrification or similar is an asset.
• Experience in provision of technical advice on off-grid renewable energy/electrification policy, strategy, road maps and plans for rural electrification an asset.
• Knowledge of software engineering theory and applications would be an asset.
• Expertise on data collection, management and analysis
• Language qualifications (French required, English an asset)

Soft skills

• Ability to coordinate with local administrators, government, NGOs working with community projects and agencies involved in mine-action.
• Ability to work under pressure and long hours at different locations.
• Flexible and adaptable to any situation.
• Self-reliant and able to work independently.

Guiding Principles

Personnel is expected to conduct itself in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and iMMAP’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all Countries.

iMMAP has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, human trafficking, child abuse and exploitation. Any violations of these principles and policies will be treated as serious misconduct.

iMMAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background.

Disclaimer: This job opportunity is under reserve of funding by the donor. By applying to this job opportunity, you accept that your CV is shared with the donor.