Solar Energy Engineer

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Job Summary

UNDP Global Mission Statement:

UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, working with national counterparts on solutions to global and national development challenges.

UNDP Afghanistan Mission Statement:

UNDP has been working across Afghanistan for more than 50 years on challenges related to climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihoods and the rule of law. Guided by the government and its Development Councils, our work is fully aligned with the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework and National Priority Programmes, and is carried out in close coordination with partner UN agencies under the One UN Framework. As the UN’s development network, we connect the Afghan government and people with the resources and information they need to drive their own development according to their own priorities, as well as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Project background:

The Federal Republic of Germany has made available funds to the project “Sustainable Energy Services for education and Health in Afghanistan (SESEHA)” of UNDP through KFW, Germany’s State-owned Investment and Development Bank. The key objective of the project SESEHA is adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in public facilities (primarily in health and education sectors) for sustained delivery of essential services for basic human needs in Afghanistan. This proposed project will contribute to better energy access and enables improvements in basic energy supply services in the stated sectors. 

The project is aligned with UNDP’s signature solution on Energy and is further conceptualized in the priority area of sustained essential services of the UN’s Strategic Framework for Afghanistan 2023-2025 that directly contributes to the two outcomes: Outcome 1: By the end of 2025, more people in Afghanistan, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized, including women and girls have their basic human needs progressively met through the sustained delivery of essential services. Outcome 2: By the end of 2025, people in Afghanistan, especially women, youth, and other marginalized groups, and those at risk of being left behind benefit from a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient employment-rich economy and shared economic opportunities with enhanced productive capacities for improved livelihoods and decent work.

Job Summary: 

The overall objective of this assignment is to hire solar energy engineers for SESEHA project to support the implementation of different renewable energy activities including the energy need assessments, site visits, system designing, developing technical specs, drawings, and BOQs and monitoring of installation work. The engineers would support the implementation in various targeted locations in different regions of Afghanistan.

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities: 

The consultants will work closely with the project specialist and line manager to support the activities implementation and perform the following tasks:

• Carry out visits to facilities that are targeted to collect information related to the energy needs of schools, clinics, and hospitals, including existing energy systems, applications, and descriptions of their use, current and projected consumption of energy and related costs, and the floor plans of buildings. 

• Conduct in-depth energy need assessment for schools, clinics and hospitals planned for expansion including energy requirement, load, detailed bills of quantities (BOQ), drawings, and specifications. 

• Assume responsibility for implementation of UNDP’s practices on Social and Environmental Screening (SES) and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) regarding avoidance of a negative social and environmental impact of UNDP’s activities in the targeted sites and grievances as related to these activities, including technical, environmental, and social (harassment, abuse, exploitation).

• Conduct visits for verification, validation and analysis of data collected on-site and propose an appropriate energy solution to meet the need for energy of the end-users for the identified sites.

• Work with end-users at facility-level, local communities, local education and health councils and health and education directorates, at provincial and district levels on addressing institutional arrangements related to the solarization of the targeted public service facilities.

• Verify institutional arrangements with end-users and related education-and health directorates of the installed solar systems to ensure proper use, management, and control of misuse or other risks. 

• Undertake inspection of the goods and coordinate with the suppliers for effective O&M of the systems.

• Conduct site visits along with the contractor to collect required data and monitor the pre-installation arrangements and installation work by the contractor.

• Supervise, through visits to site, the installation of the solar system, ensuring completion within timelines, contract schedules and specific contractual conditions and specifications, and according to the approved Purchase Order.

• Assist and provide technical support for the implementation of large-scale solar PV, institutional PV and mini-grid development. 

• Develop project time schedules for implementation of the project including a list of main deliverables/ milestones.

• Identify and seek corrective measures if needed.

• Provide assistance to develop operation and maintenance modalities of the projects implemented.

• Provide support and guidance to the contractors/suppliers and assist in resolving site problems.

• Record issues, risks and lessons learnt before, during and after projects completion.

• Monitoring and Evaluation of above tasks and provide progress, and monthly reports.

• Develop appropriate documentation, communication, and knowledge-sharing materials before, and after interventions in close coordination with the project team including donor requirements, and document all processes, lessons learned, success stories, direct impact, and recommendations.

• Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the Direct Supervisor

Job Requirements

Skills: 

Language:

• Excellent written and oral English skills a necessary requirement.

• Excellent spoken and verbal skills of Pashto and Dari languages required. 

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

• Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Functional Competencies: 

• Knowledge Management and Learning.

• In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues.

• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of UNDP. 

Management and Leadership:

• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

• Ability to lead effectively, mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills.

• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.

• Remains calm, in control and good humoured even under pressure.

• Proven networking, team building, organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

Years of experience:

• At least 3-7 years of relevant field experience in energy need assessments, system designing, supervision and monitoring of system installations.

• Proven experience in the implementation of solar energy projects or other renewable energy projects.

• Experience in providing technical support renewable energy-related projects with accountability for project performance. 

• Strong knowledge of photovoltaic system design (renewable energy) and optimizing system components for energy production in Off-grid and rooftop Solar energy systems.

• Experience in energy consumption and data collection is required.

• Practical use of AutoCAD will be an added advantage. 

• Experience with government, UN and donor agencies in Afghanistan is an advantage.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages.

Job Location: 

• Helmand, Nimroz, Urozgan, Zabul, Qandahar, Samangan, Faryab, Sar-e-pul, Jawzjan, Balkh, , , , , QANDAHAR, Farah, Badghis, Herat, Bamyan, Ghor, Daikundi, 

• Possible Travel to other different districts (The consultant is required to pay the travel expenses from the salary paid to them)

• Below is list of region and number of engineers required

Name of Region No. of Engineer

Northeast Region 2

Office Facility: 

 UNDP will not provide office facilities during this assignment. 

 The consultant is expected to bring his/her laptop with him/her.

 Consultant is expected to come well-equipped with his/her own technological solutions (i.e. roaming mobile, personal email address).

 Office Supplies and Printing Facilities: UNDP will not provide office supplies or printing facilities during this assignment.

 Communication Facilities: UNDP will not provide access to internet during this assignment and missions, except when the consultants is presented inside the UNDP office premises.

Education:

• University degree in the area of renewable energy, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other relevant fields.

UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.  

Submission Guideline

Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume through Jobs.af or link below:

https://careers.ahg.af//Home/view_job/kKNJd1mb7VK1k3ZH-OV1M3wQhC-KmYlrBCw58qEp3FU               

Functional Area

Technical

Renewable Energy Engineering

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Helmand

Nimroz

Urozgan

Zabul

Kandahar

Samangan

Faryab

Sar-e-Pul

Balkh

Farah

Badghis

Herat

Bamyan

Ghor

Daykundi

Kunduz

Takhar

Baghlan

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