Renewable Energy Expert

Job description / Role

Responsibilities:
• Providing technical support across a diverse range of technologies and topics such as biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, green buildings, smart grids, mini-grids, energy storage, domestic energy use (cook stoves, firewood and alternatives) and energy efficiency.
• Developing energy resource assessments, strategies, program designs and evaluations.
• Creating enabling environments for energy sector reform and governance.
• Strengthening the institutional and technical capacity of relevant agencies and institutions engaged in the energy sector, which may include ministries and departments, regulators, utilities, legislators, academia, civil society organizations, and the private sector.
• Conducting trainings, workshops, roundtables, conferences or exchanges on technical, topics for professionals in the energy sector.
• Advisory services for project pipeline development, project identification, screening, feasibility and pre-feasibility assessment and design.
• Assistance with the preparation of disaster risk reduction and hazard assessments and mitigation plans.

Benefits:
• Attractive Salary Package

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
• BA/BS degree in a relevant discipline, advance degree preferred
• Must have at least ten years of progressively more responsible experience providing support in one or more of the following areas: biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, green buildings, smart grids, mini-grids, energy storage, domestic energy use (cook stoves, firewood and alternatives) and energy efficiency
• Experience supporting and/or working in one or more country in which USAID operates

Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior experience liaising with key energy sector stakeholders such as local and national government, ministries and departments, regulators, utilities, legislators, academia, civil society organizations, and the private sector entities
• Experience as a Project Manager or Team Leader on large international energy project
• Prior experience supporting or leading USAID projects
• Fluency in a language other than English

About the Company

Dragon Recruiting is a leading international staffing and recruitment company, head-quartered in London, with further offices all over the globe. Our clients range from numerous well known UK and international businesses. We also represent a wide range of less well known clients - helping them to find staff for their businesses around the world.

As an international recruitment agency, our clients benefit from a vast network of human resource specialists who attract, cultivate and connect organisations to talent in both global and local markets. Our unrivalled

scope of services and global reach allow us to share candidates and roles across borders. With greater coverage and tools, we can ensure our clients and candidates all get the best outcome for their recruitment needs.

With experience of over 3 decades we are recruiting more than 10,000 workers annually to and from the UK, USA and the Middle East and several other Asian countries. We specialize in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.