Programme Management Senior Officer

Lead the technical and operational delivery of high-impact energy transition projects in Vietnam, managing donor-funded grants and analyzing key sector policies. Serve as a key liaison building strategic partnerships with government ministries, donors, and private sector leaders to mobilize resources and advance sustainable climate goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective technical, financial and operational coordination of ETP's programme in Viet Nam in collaboration with national and provincial authorities, stakeholders and development partners active in the energy transition.
• Support formulation and implementation of ETP's Viet Nam country work plan and its periodic review and updates, ensuring alignment with ETP's regional work plan and striving toward the set delivery and resource mobilization targets.
• Monitor and analyse political, economic and energy-sector developments in Viet Nam, including energy and climate policy; report regularly on national energy transition priorities and their implications for ETP.
• Identify and foster programme, project and policy linkages and coordination between ETP's programme and broader energy-sector programmes planned or underway in the country.
• Coordinate planning for project grants and support implementation of ETP's grant allocations; maintain financial integrity by ensuring adherence to ETP's Standard Operating Procedures and UNOPS rules and regulations.
• Support oversight of ongoing ETP grant projects, arrange periodic project monitoring field visits, and provide technical and operational support and guidance to ETP grantees.
• Support quality control measures in the implementation of project activities and concepts, and support monitoring and evaluation of programme and project progress and results.
• Support organization of periodic stakeholder workshops and project development sessions among partners in energy transition and other stakeholders.
• Keep the ETP Secretariat informed of emerging risks and issues in a timely manner.
• Report periodically to ETP on programme implementation status, including support for annual monitoring reporting, financial reporting and audit, and updating relevant databases.
• Perform and coordinate administrative tasks (e.g. procurement, travel) in adherence to ETP's operational manual and UNOPS procurement rules and regulations.
• Provide guidance and suggestions for ETP's programme, its activities and objectives based on local knowledge and developments in Viet Nam's energy sector.
• Promote and maintain effective teamwork within the ETP team and with other UNOPS colleagues.
• Support implementation of ETP's annual work plan and resource mobilization targets.
• Support drafting of ETP's annual administrative and operational programme and budget proposals and reports.
• Support programmatic and administrative reporting on ETP's activities in accordance with monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Support setting annual performance targets and objectives for the ETP team, assessing performance and providing feedback.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with government counterparts, development partners and private-sector stakeholders, and facilitate the visibility of ETP.
• Analyse interests and priorities of donors and development partners, develop and implement resource mobilization and partnership strategy.
• Liaise with the ETP Secretariat on emerging opportunities, due diligence processes and funding negotiations.
• Support ETP in resource mobilization activities, including securing co-financing and project-level partnerships.
• Document programme/project stories, lessons learned and best practices in ETP programme/project development, implementation and oversight.
• Identify relevant knowledge and facilitate dissemination and incorporation within ETP's programmes and to partners.
• Support capacity building and networking of grantees, beneficiaries and stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange and promote uptake through knowledge platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Power Engineering, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Economics, or a closely related field with 4 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in the above mentioned fields with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
• Relevant experience in programme or project management within the energy sector or related areas such as power sector planning and policy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, electricity markets, or energy transition finance.
• Demonstrated experience working with or for large international organizations, bilateral and/or multilateral donors and development partners (e.g. UN agencies, multilateral development banks, bilateral development agencies).
• Proficiency in standard computer software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases and internet) or Google Suite.
• Proven experience working directly with Vietnamese government ministries and agencies, in particular the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), and other relevant ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is an asset.
• Experience working with the energy private sector (e.g. project developers, independent power producers, utilities, investors, or industry associations) is an asset.
• Working knowledge of Viet Nam's energy and climate policy framework (e.g. the Power Development Plan, JETP, direct power purchase agreements, the domestic carbon market) is highly desirable.
• Experience in grant management, resource mobilization, or management of donor-funded technical assistance is an asset.
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.

Skills

• Programme Management
• Project Management
• Energy Sector Experience
• Power Sector Planning
• Energy Policy
• Renewable Energy
• Energy Efficiency Measures
• Electricity markets
• Energy Transition Finance
• Donor Relations
• Grant Management
• Resource Mobilization
• Technical Assistance Management
• Government Liaison
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Vietnam Energy Policy
• Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• International Development
• Private Sector Engagement

Languages

English, Vietnamese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian