Clean Energy Transition Programme Officer - Middle East and North Africa

Clean Energy Transition Programme Officer - Middle East and North Africa

OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Paris, France

From € 6,975 per month

The Office of Global Energy Relations is looking for a skilled and motivated Programme Officer for the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) Desk with experience in project management and liaison activities to join the Division for Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Latin America (EMAL). The successful applicant will be a member of a team coordinating the implementation of the Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP) as well as other projects with MENA counterparts. Under the supervision of the responsible Programme Manager, the successful applicant will liaise with counterparts in their respective region and in coordinate with colleagues from across the IEA.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

Programme Management and Analysis

• Organisation of activities under the desk, i.e. setting up clear programme plans to ensure successful delivery of outputs, physical events in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Continuous monitoring of political and macroeconomic developments with impact on the energy sector in the region.
• Conducting analysis and preparing briefings to the IEA management and IEA member countries, in particular CETP donors.

Communications

• Communicating bilateral and regional outputs of the programme, production of content for IEA website, regional media outlets and social media.

Liaison and Outreach

• Liaison and stakeholder outreach with counterparts in partner countries and key international organisations (International Energy Forum, OPEC, UNESCWA) on all existing workstreams of the Middle East and North Africa Programme.
• Liaison with relevant country governments who are providing funding to the CETP for activities in the Middle East and North Africa.

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate Profile

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree in engineering, energy economics, international relations or a related field.

Professional Background

• Three to five years’ experience in energy-related project management and liaison activities in a public or private organisation, a research centre and/or an international organisation.
• Experience working with/in the Middle-East and North Africa.

Communication and languages

• Strong communication skills, including social media.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English and a strong working knowledge of Arabic; working knowledge of other languages, particularly French, would be an advantage.

Core Competencies

• OECD staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours aligned to six core competencies which will be assessed as part of this hiring processes: Vision and Strategy (Level 2); Enable People (Level 1); Ethics and Integrity (Level 2); Collaboration and Horizontality (Level 2); Achieve Results (Level 2); Innovate and Embrace Change (Level 2).
• There are three possible levels for each competency. The level for each competency is determined according to the specific needs of each job role and its associated grade.
• To learn more about the definitions for each competency for levels 1-3, please refer to OECD Core Competencies.