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• Tasked with the development of priority
  actions, milestones, targets, indicators, operational workplans and
  budgets, logical frameworks, anticipated budgets, highlighting linkages
  with other UNHCR mandate areas (protection, livelihoods etc.) as well as
  identifying roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership and technical
  guidance towards the implementation of UNHCR Ugandas E&E strategy, to
  include identification of appropriate sources of renewable energy for
  cooking and lighting in camps and settlements as well as undertaking cost
  to benefit analysis of the different technologies.
• Oversee the implementation of surveys and
  analysis (such as baselines and market surveys) relevant for E&E that
  would inform planning and decision making for UNHCR Uganda.
• Oversee the development and implementation
  of an in-country monitoring and evaluation system for E&E, with the
  assistance of the Uganda Country Office and E&E Unit at UNHCR HQ.
• Assess capacity building needs and provide
  training to UNHCR staff, government counterparts and partners, with assistance
  from the E&E Unit.
• Build strategic partnerships that would
  assist UNHCR in mobilizing resources and effectively advocating for an
  enabling environment for implementation of E&E initiatives
• Take lead in knowledge development and
  management to ensure that there is effective sharing of information
  amongst stakeholders in the E&E and Humanitarian sector.
• Responsible for submission of regular
  reporting to the Country Office and E&E Unit in UNHCR HQ.

• Monitoring and Progress Controls:  Baseline environment and energy
  information established for each settlement in Uganda
• Multiyear country level environment and
  energy strategy developed, incorporating financing mechanisms and M&E
  plans – Monitoring and evaluation framework established and implemented
• Lessons learned/good practices documented
  and shared with other operations at UNHCR at the Energy and Environment
  Unit at HQ
• Capacity building training on environment
  and energy-related programme issues organized
• New, innovative ideas and approaches
  generated for application at settlement level;
• Market-based approaches identified for
  energy technologies and projects
• Regular, timely quality reports submitted
  to the Country Office and the Energy and Environment Unit

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNHCR Energy and Environment Contractor career opportunity should hold an
  MSC degree in energy/renewable energy, natural resource management,
  environmental sciences
• A minimum of eight years of relevant
  experience as a minimum qualification for the consultancy position
• Significant experience in design,
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of renewable energy, environment
  and development projects
• Previous exposure and experience in coordinating
  and undertaking assessments, surveys and facilitating strategic planning
  processes
• Previous experience in managing,
  supervising and providing technical leadership to field based project
  staff is highly desired
• Experience in implementing cost effective
  energy and environment related initiatives in a humanitarian context will
  be an added advantage
• Excellent communication (both written and
  spoken) skills and networking abilities in communicating relevant
  information to a variety of audiences for advocating UNHCRs mandate
• Ability to work independently, with
  minimal supervision while delivering high quality results for UNHCR Uganda
  
• Previous work experience in East Africa or
  Uganda highly desired
• Fluent in written and spoken English;
  knowledge of local languages will be an added advantage

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