Consultant Opportunity
TECHNICAL PROGRAM OFFICER

(3-6 month consultancy, with option to extend)

USAID Clean Power Asia Program, Bangkok-based
Abt Associates’ International Development Division focuses on improving the lives and economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income countries. We command technical expertise in health, agriculture, climate change, food security and governance—as well as in international evaluation. In partnership with government clients and local experts, our high-quality programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East are known for impact and innovation.
Opportunity
Abt Associates, a global leader in technical assistance, program implementation, and international development seeks qualified individuals to fulfill a consultancy for a Technical Program Officer for the USAID Clean Power Asia program. This consultancy will be at least 30 hours weekly, with at least half the time spent in the Abt Thailand office.
The purpose of USAID Clean Power Asia is to accelerate the regional transition to a high performing, low carbon power sector. The program assists the governments of the Lower Mekong and other developing countries in Asia in energy planning and helps establish an effective policy, regulatory, and technical environment for low emissions growth in the power sector, while simultaneously mobilizing public- and private-sector investment in renewable energy (RE) development. USAID Clean Power Asia is focused on solar, wind, small hydro (<15 MW), and biomass from agricultural residues. The program focuses on the Lower Mekong including Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam, and also includes activities on a regional level in support of RE development among ASEAN member states.

The Technical Program Officer will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) on the following activities:

Key Roles and Responsibilities
1. Manage organizational partnership and cooperation efforts: Support partnership development including development, proofing, and review of communications, information retrieval, presentation development and review, coordination, and logistical assistance. Support meetings and formal agreement processes with host country, private sector, donor, and international organization partners. Includes working with staff to manage the process of drafting agreements with donors and other collaborating partners, as well as updating framework agreements with host countries.

2. Internal and external communications: Prepare presentations for government stakeholder meetings, conferences, and other purposes on overall program focus areas, work plan, and achievements as requested by management.

3. Manage and support strategic planning: Support development of work plan, technical papers, internal and monthly, quarterly and yearly reports, and information tracking resources.

4. Events Management: Develop and implement process to participate in other organizations’ conferences, workshops and webinars. Prepare monthly plan on opportunities for staff to present at other conferences and webinars and manage a tracker to document participation, including research; logistical and operational management; and collaboration with technical teams and external stakeholders on event management and communications.

5. Support financial management, operations, and record-keeping: Organize, review, and improve internal government funding proposal process. Work with technical leads to prepare proposals in accordance with funding framework and parameters; maintain project management documentation and technical information of proposals to ensure efficient updating and data retrieval as needed by management and stakeholders

6. Support and administration: Manage technical team meetings including biweekly schedule of meetings and tasks, coordination of availability with participants, agenda-setting and note-taking, and providing pre-meeting information and briefings. Also includes development of trip reports and management of shared server resources and content.

Minimum Qualifications
 Ability to work in Bangkok, Thailand (no sponsorship, visas, or relocation costs will be offered)
 Bachelor’s plus 3-5 years relevant experience in engineering, economics, public policy, or related discipline is required.
 Fluency in English
 Commitment and passion for renewable energy and development assistance in general
 Ability to work under pressure and independently
 Related experiences in the renewable energy and development industry(ies) preferred

Preferred Skills and Experience
 Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels;
 Strong problem solving, analytical and organizational skills, especially with office and management software;
 Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills and experience, with strong experience developing PowerPoint presentations within an organizational theme and format;
 Demonstrable knowledge management experience, including project management and database management;
 Ability to work in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.

Application Procedure
Interested candidates may express their interest by emailing a CV and expression of interest to recruitment@usaidcleanasia.org. To be complete, your application MUST INCLUDE the following information:
1. A written Expression of Interest summarizing your qualifications for the consultancy. The expression of interest must address the minimum qualifications and preferred skills/prerequisites specified above.
2. Resume or CV clearly indicating work/consulting history and either daily consulting rate or annual compensation for each consultancy/position, stated in currency of payment.
3. US Federal Form 1420 (EBD) https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-1420-17
Please be prepared to provide upon request proof of education and/or degree attained (transcript or diploma) and proof of annual salary or daily consulting rate as stated in the EBD (acceptable forms include employment agreement, pay stubs, employer verification letter).
Due to the volume of anticipated applicants, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Interviews will be scheduled as warranted. Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce and provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

Contact : recruitment@usaidcleanpowerasia.com