Energy Sector Advisor/ Environment Specialist

Job Description: 
Key objectives of the reform programme include addressing gas to power challenges, competitive procurement of clean and conventional energy, utility distribution sector reform, and off-grid electricity access.
 • Ideally, the project will enable 10,000 MW of new-rehabilitated electricity generation capacity, and 3 million new electricity connections, enabling reliable and affordable electricity access to millions of people for the first time.
 
Position Description:
• The Environmental Specialist is responsible for ensuring activities meet set criteria for appropriately monitoring and mitigating environmental impact.
• They will work closely with leadership and subcontractors to ensure awareness of environmental criteria and compliance with environmental regulations
Position Responsibilities:
• Support drafting initial Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (EMMP), and support with annual updates to the plan thereafter.
• Draft quarterly updates for the EMMP to support Quarterly Progress Reports and Annual Progress Reports.
• Identify activities with potential environmental impact, and develop plans to help reduce the impact.
• Work with the Programme Manager and Project Managers to ensure an ongoing focus on environmental footprint as well as compliance with environmental monitoring activities related to the Programme
Educational Requirement:
 All applicants are expected to have either a minimum of a PhD degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience
at least 10 years of relevant experience; an MS/MA/MBA with at least 12 years of relevant experience
 BS/BA degree with at least 15 years of relevant experience or a degree less than a BS/BA with at least 20 years of experience.
Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities:
• Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make
• Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
• Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people with objectives and sets priorities and direction
• Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities
• Competitive Edge – Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
• Inspirational Leadership - Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others
Required Skills:
• Locate, research, interpret, and apply environmental laws and regulations
• Collect, process, evaluate, and summarize scientific and technical data and ideas to make effective decisions and develop appropriate solutions
 • Ability to examine and interpret scientific, technical, and complex guidelines, documents, records, and reports
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively and produce concise, accurate and impartial reports, narratives, summaries and recommendations
• Communicate, verbally and in writing, scientific and technical terminology into terms understandable to the general public
• Work independently within established guidelines, prioritize and coordinate activities, and meet critical deadlines
• Perform work assignments related to environmental inspections, compliance, monitoring, regulation, and research
• Work cooperatively with others; build and maintain constructive relationships with those encountered during the course of work; respond effectively and tactfully to hostility, confusion or concerns expressed by others
• Develop, prepare, and present studies and reports to governmental boards, civic organizations and other groups
• Effectively represent the department in contacts and relationships with the public, local business community, and other government agencies
• Use sound judgment and personal initiative to accomplish assignments
• Use appropriate interpersonal style and approach to ensure team cohesiveness and cooperation