Job
Title: Renewable Energy
Officer
Title: Renewable Energy
Officer
Organisation: World
Wide Fund (WWF)
Wide Fund (WWF)
Reports
to: Renewable
Energy Manager
to: Renewable
Energy Manager
Duty
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About
WWF:
WWF:
WWF is one of the world’s
largest Independent and experienced conservation organizations operating in
over 100 countries in the world WWF UCO implements a number of national
programmes promoting environment conservation in Uganda. The applicants in
addition to the specific job requirements below must have demonstrated a high
level of integrity and honesty, and- excellent communication and interpersonal
skills. S/he must be a team player and ready to travel outside his/her own
workstation. S/he must adhere to WWF-UCO values of “Knowledgeable, Optimistic,
Determined and Engaging”.
largest Independent and experienced conservation organizations operating in
over 100 countries in the world WWF UCO implements a number of national
programmes promoting environment conservation in Uganda. The applicants in
addition to the specific job requirements below must have demonstrated a high
level of integrity and honesty, and- excellent communication and interpersonal
skills. S/he must be a team player and ready to travel outside his/her own
workstation. S/he must adhere to WWF-UCO values of “Knowledgeable, Optimistic,
Determined and Engaging”.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- ·
Plan
and implement Renewable Energy programme interventions of WWF UCO. - ·
Supervises
relevant implementing CSOs and SMEs to ensure quality outputs and conservation
impacts; - ·
Supports
District local governments, local CSOs and cultural and religious institutions
to actively engage in renewable energy initiatives: - ·
Prepares
training courses and seminars for a variety of partners and stakeholders on
renewable energy and related aspects; - ·
Develops
policy recommendations, fact, sheets, briefs, press articles, and other media
tools to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in Uganda; - ·
Designs
and implements monitoring and evaluation plan for WWF UCO renewable energy
projects; - ·
Prepares detailed
and timely technical progress reports on the project, according to WWF
standards.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
Skills & Experience:
- ·
A
minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Renewable Energy, Mechanical Engineering,
Environmental Science or other relevant course - ·
Experience
in environmental and natural resource management is an added advantage; - ·
Preferred
competences: - ·
Experience
in implementing renewable energy projects (including biomass cook-stoves, solar
PV, small hydro-power, biogas, etc) is an added advantage; - ·
Experience
in implementing community mobilization, broad-based awareness raising,
advocacy, lobbying and capacity building (e.g. training, workshop facilitation
and capacity building) is preferable; - ·
Experience
in non-renewable energy (e.g. oil and gas) development issues is an added advantage; - ·
Experience
in managing capacity building) is preferable; - ·
Experience
in non-renewable energy (e.g. oil and gas) development issues is an added
advantage; - ·
Experience
in managing donor funded conservation or natural resource management projects
is an added advantage; Computer literacy, familiarity with GIS
applications Knowledge and ability and /or experience in development of
fundable project proposals desirable.
How
to apply:
to apply:
All applicants should send
their applications to the People/ Development Manager – WWF UCO, Plot 2,
Sturrock Road, Kololo, P. O. Box 8758, Kampala or email [email protected]
their applications to the People/ Development Manager – WWF UCO, Plot 2,
Sturrock Road, Kololo, P. O. Box 8758, Kampala or email [email protected]
Deadline:
10th May 2013
10th May 2013
NB:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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