Regional Programme Officer – Asia and the Pacific, P-4
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Regional Programme Officer – Asia and the Pacific, P-4
Job title
Regional Programme Officer – Asia and the Pacific, P-4
Organisation
IRENA
City
Abu Dhabi
Country
- United Arab Emirates
Region
Maghreb and Middle East
Type of job
temporary contract
Duration
24 months
Sector
Other
Language of description
English
Job description
Under the guidance of the Director, Country Engagement and Partnerships, and the immediate supervision of the Deputy Director, the Regional Programme Officer:
- Supports the Agency’s engagement with governments and other stakeholders for an enhanced understanding of energy transition landscape in the Asia-Pacific region, and identification of areas of possible support, where IRENA can provide highest value addition, with a view to creating an investment environment more conducive to accelerated energy transition.
- Coordinates the development and implementation of IRENA’s regional / sub-regional engagement on the ground (such as investment forums, RETOs as well as regional initiatives to accelerate renewables in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia and Northeast Asia as well as the implementation of the SIDS Lighthouses initiative in the Pacific, including, conceptualization of the program, identification of priority areas of action, and development of the modalities of implementation;
- Coordinates the Agency’s country engagement in the region, including, through country assessments, such as country-level assessments , , Energy Transition Outlooks (ETOs), support for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Long-Term low-greenhouse gas emission development Strategies (LTS) etc.
- Coordinates the design and development of the framework for setting up and maintaining cooperation networks with governments, regional entities, industry, private sector, banks and financial institutions and civil society in the region. Maintains existing and establishes new networks to galvanise action towards increasing the role of energy transition and climate action as a part of IRENA’s Work Programme;
- Identifies and collaborates with relevant partners that can engage with countries at the national, sub-regional and regional levels to support implementation of the enablersidentified in the country assessments and regional action agendas;
- Ensures close links with the IRENA technical divisions to identify synergies in line with priorities identified by countries and provide IRENA support ensuring impacts;
- Keeps abreast of trends, key topics and initiatives in energy transition technologies, climate action, finance, international cooperation, supply chains, skills and capacity, policy and regulation to contribute to the preparation of country and regional assessments and other reports and knowledge products and reports for the Asia-Pacific region;
- Support the efforts for IRENA’s regional initiatives and platforms to accelerate regional collaboration on accelerating renewable energy such as APRECA, project finance facilitation efforts in the regions including leading the organisation of investment forums, assist and support the identification and screening of technical assistance requests and investment projects from Asia-Pacific member states;
- Supports the planning and coordination of Work Programme of the Directorate and contribute to its successful implementation;
- Organises and prepares written outputs, e.g., draft regional initiatives, background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.;
- Provides substantive backstopping to consultative meetings, conferences, collaborative frameworks, investment forums etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.;
- Performs other duties, as required.
Application deadline
2025/05/16
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