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TITLE: Energy and Climate Program Manager (Consultant)

CONTRACT TERM: 8 months (with possibility of extension)

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand (preferred)

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Asia Foundation’s Thailand Office is seeking an Energy and Climate Program Manager (ECPM) to support the USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program (Mekong Safeguards) on sustainable energy planning and climate initiatives activities. The Energy and Climate Program Manager is required to have technical expertise on program management, coordination with government and relevant stakeholders, subcontractor management, and knowledge or understanding on energy planning and climate change. The initial period of this role is 8 months, with the possibility of extension.

The USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program is a five-year, $10.6 million project working with major banks, governments, and developers in Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Myanmar, and China on large energy and transportation infrastructure investments to strengthen environmental and social standards and adopt clean technologies in Southeast Asia’s Lower Mekong region. The program is an exciting opportunity to support new and improved ways governments, financiers, developers, and CSOs can invest and build sustainable energy and transportation infrastructure.

REPORTING & SUPERVISION

S/he will report directly to the Deputy Chief of Party of Mekong Safeguards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Energy and Climate Program Manager’s role will focus on managing energy and climate programs for Mekong Safeguards and provide technical input to current landscape and/or policy direction and trends for energy sector on clean energy planning. The main counterparts will be the Ministry of Energy (MOEN) of Thailand and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) but may also include other ministries such as Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), and other entities relevant to energy and climate. The scope of work includes:

• Scope the requirements and needs from MOEN on current energy directives particularly for clean energy carbon neutrality goals.

• Coordinate with counterparts and Mekong Safeguard (including subcontractors) to organize meetings and/or events (virtual, in-person, or hybrid as appropriate), follow up with work progress, and collect data required for analysis.

• Manage progress of the technical assistance activity by monitoring the work progress, subcontractor deliverables, schedules including quality of work to be presented to counterparts and donors.

• Prepare presentations and materials for the meeting including any preliminary informal discussion with counterparts as part of preparations. The position may also require representing Mekong Safeguards to present in meetings/events on energy and climate activity including work progress.

• Establish and foster relationship with key point of contact from counterparts and relevant entities to strengthen and deepen collaboration between counterparts, Mekong Safeguards, USAID and DFAT.

• Provide insights and advice on local landscape for energy and climate in the region as well as identify and determine appropriate individual point of contact, departments, or responsible entity in relevant ministries in Thailand (with initial focus on MOEN and EGAT) to support Mekong Safeguards activities.

REQUIREMENTS

• More than 10 years of experience on environmental management, especially in energy or climate field in the Southeast Asia region.

• Experience in stakeholder engagements with successful track record for collaboration with government entities and utilities in the past 5 years.

• Experience and understanding on sustainable energy planning and climate change initiatives and recent trends in Mekong Subregion.

• Extensive experience with program/project management with government counterparts.

• Experience with international donors such as USAID and/or DFAT preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

Send CV/resume and cover letter to: Mekong.Safeguards@asiafoundation.org. Please note application for Position “Energy and Climate Program Manager” in email subject title. The closing date for this solicitation is October 15, 2022.

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)