Vacancy Announcement Advisor Renewable Energy – SNV Vietnam

Based in Hanoi, Vietnam with frequent travel

(International associate
consultancy contract)

SNV has
been working in Vietnam since 1995. Using market based approaches, SNV is
committed to reducing poverty by catalyzing environmentally sustainable
solutions for the poor in agriculture, energy, water & sanitation, and
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

The multiply
awarding Biogas Program (BP) has been under implementation since 2003, and has
supported construction of over 130.000 domestic biogas digesters in 53
provinces in Vietnam. The program is going through some major changes, taking
the last steps towards its goal “to develop a commercially viable domestic
biogas sector” in Vietnam.

As part of
these changes, some of the key activities of the program (i.e. quality control
and training activities) will be transformed into a sustainable mechanism.
Furthermore, a solider focus on enterprise development with the support of a
Result Based Finance (RBF) mechanism is the other key area of change.

These modifications are financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (DGIS) already donor to
the program since 2003, Energising
Development (EnDev) a new donor committed to the RBF component of the program from June
2013 until June 2017, and by the sales of Voluntary Gold Standard Carbon
Credits (VERs).

Responsibilities

·         
Lead the EnDev funded Program “Creating a market driven Biogas
Sector in Vietnam”

·         
Provide technical advisory to the Biogas Program for the execution
of the project as contracted with EnDev

·         
Develop sustainable solutions for some core components of the
current biogas program

·         
Strengthen the Biogas Program’s approach towards Business
Development, Marketing and Sales activities of domestic biogas

·         
Support the development of new programme concepts and proposals
related to biogas

Job requirements

·         
Master degree in rural development, renewable
energy or related subjects plus a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience

·         
Or Bachelor degree with a minimum of 5 years of
relevant work experience

·         
Sound knowledge of renewable energy technology,
especially domestic and medium scale biogas technology (preferably)

·         
Experience in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) /
Rural Enterprise business development

·         
Extensive network in international Biogas /
Renewable Energy community

·         
Experience in donor (financial) reporting and establishing
good working relationships with diverse stakeholders

·         
Strong advisory skills

·         
Strong interpersonal and communication skills in
English (spoken & written)

·         
Experience in project design, implementation and
evaluation

·         
Experience in proposals development is an
advantage;

Information on duty station

Medical facilities:There
are several international standard healthcare facilities in Hanoi.

Educational
facilities: There are international schooling
systems up to IB level in English and French in Hanoi.

Security
situation: Very good; peace and security
throughout the country.

Accessibility: Daily flights.

 Desired start date: As soon as possible, ideally 1^st of September, 2013.

How to apply?

Please
send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your
current salary and compensation package to snvvietnamjobs@snvworld.org by 7^th
August 2013 with reference number 11272.

For more information on SNV, please refer to
our website: www.snvworld.org

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