Employment in SADC , 2/2/2016

Post/ title: Executive Director of SACREEE

Salary Scale: (according to Southern African Development Community (SADC) guidelines)

Duration: 2 year (can be renewed subject to performance)

Duty station: Windhoek, Namibia (with travel as required)

Purpose: Lead the establishment and operations of SACREEE

Project Context

UNIDO is supporting SADC with the establishment of the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), a regional platform to promote renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) market in the SADC Region. The cross-cutting factor to challenges in the dissemination of RE and EE technologies and services is the absence of a dedicated regional institution that would harmonise efforts to develop markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and services. In particular, such an institution could be instrumental in coordinating the development of this sector in the region thereby creating significant market potential that will justify and spur large-scale investments. Accordingly, the SADC Regional Centre is being established. SACREEE will coordinate the efforts and interventions in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors by various actors from governments, private sector to civil society organisations. In particular, SACREEE will provide a platform for addressing market barriers to wide-scale deployment of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and services. The establishment of SACREEE was endorsed by SADC Council in August 2015, after the approval by the SADC Ministers responsible for Energy in July 2015.

Submission and Closing Date

The applications should be submitted to the SADC Secretariat in English Language at the address given below at or before 16:00hrs on Monday, 29th February 2016:

The Executive Secretary

SADC Secretariat

Plot 54385, New CBD

Gaborone, BOTSWANA

Email: recruitment@sadc.int

The application should include the following:

1. Covering note;
2. Motivation letter addressing the TORs (maximum 2 A4 pages of 11 font size);
3. A relevant Curriculum Vitae (with at least three (3) references that can be contacted by phone and/or email);

Any late applications will not be considered.

The selected candidate should be prepared to assume duty no later than June 1, 2016 in Windhoek, Namibia.

Attachments:

• Executive Director Terms of Reference English.docx
• Executive Director Terms of Reference French.docx
• Executive Director Terms of Reference Portuguese.docx