Consultant for Energy and/or Climate Change

GFA South East Europe d.o.o. (GFA SEE) is a subsidiary of GFA Consulting Group (GmbH). The main area of work is implementation of technical assistance projects in Serbia and abroad. The primary business strategic area is energy and climate change. GFA South East Europe is part of the GFA Climate and Energy Cluster. Our services include policy advice and capacity building on environmental protection & climate action, decarbonization in the energy sector and capacity building & design of local planning documents for climate action on local level.

Join our team as an open-minded and versatile.

Your responsibilities:

• Acquisition of new projects, including elaboration and coordination of technical and financial proposals in the field of sustainable energy
• Management of ongoing projects and studies (backstopping) on site and office-based (financial and technical administration, monitoring and evaluation of projects and studies)
• Networking with donor agencies, beneficiaries, partner companies or institutions, subcontractors and experts
• Conducting fact-finding and technical short-term consultancy missions
• Elaboration of reports, concepts and presentations and contribution to knowledge and quality management
• Representing GFA in conferences and seminars
• Supporting on-the-job-training of our Junior Consultants.
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Your profile:

• Master degree in engineering, economics, environmental or organizational sciences
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience in climate change or energy sector, including management of multi-stakeholder projects
• Experience in the context of development cooperation
• Solid understanding of socio-economic aspects of climate change, decarbonization of the energy sector and green transition in general
• Knowledge about the Serbian and EU policies in climate change and energy
• Profound understanding of applied technologies relevant for sustainable energy and climate change mitigation
• Familiarity with donor procedures and understanding of the strategies and policies of the relevant donor agencies is an asset
• Full proficiency in written and spoken English, knowledge of German is a strong asset
• Willingness to travel extensively to the partner countries worldwide
• Strong writing, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage complex situations under tight schedules
• Ability to work in intercultural teams.

Application:

Interested candidates should send their complete application (cover letter, CV, desired salary, earliest starting date, work references/certificates) electronically and in English only.

Please note that only candidates who meet the listed requirements will be contacted.