Program Analyst on Energy

As defined in the UNDP Country Program Document (2021-2025), UNDP supports Uzbekistan to step-up its agenda on climate change and nature-based solutions, pursuing structural transformations towards green growth. This will be achieved in line with the signature solution global priorities aimed at supporting the countries’ transitions to sustainable energy systems by working to de-risk the investment environment and to attract and leverage private and public-sector resources with a particular focus on transitioning to renewable energy generation and energy efficiency measures and policies and strengthening risk-informed zero-carbon development.

Particularly, in the area of Climate change adaptation and mitigation and natural resource management, UNDP supports Uzbekistan in expanding its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and will help mobilize partners, including from the UN, Multilateral Development Banks and the private sector, to source and catalyze the finance needed for Uzbekistan to implement NDC priorities and move towards carbon neutrality. It will direct its support to the specific targets of Uzbekistan’s Strategy on Transition to Green Economy by 2030 - reducing emissions by increasing energy efficiency, enhancing use of renewable energy, and will support investing in low-cost energy-efficient rural housing through blended financing opportunities with the IFIs, and enhancing access to clean and affordable energy.

The UNDP’s approach is based on a suite of integrated interventions in policy, technology, finance, delivery systems, capacity development, community mobilization, and awareness raising to reduce and, where possible, remove a range of barriers that inhibit investments in scaling up sustainable energy solutions.

It supports also the Government pursuing structural transformations towards all dimensions of sustainable development, through maintaining effective and sustainable management of natural resources, improving environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, addressing climate change through policy engagement and practical interventions.

• Programme development and resource mobilization towards increasing energy access, promoting renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency and natural resource management in Uzbekistan
  • Provides policy support, acting as sources of specialized knowledge in the field of energy focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy and natural resource management;
  • Develop new project concepts and proposals (GEF, GCF, IFIs) in line with the national environmental priorities and UNDP comparative advantage and mandate;
  • Establish strategic partnerships with national and international partners for mobilization of resources for green energy projects and initiatives;
  • Liaison with the GEF Operational and Political Focal Points on the matters related to GEF projects in Uzbekistan and provision of advice and support to access the GEF materials when and if necessary. Also with the NDA to Green Climate Fund (GCF) and provision of advice and support on GCF requirements and regulations for project concept and proposal development;
  • Map where energy  and natural resource management investments are needed, by sub-regions of the country, to develop holistic strategy of support to match the most appropriate funding model and resource mobilization strategy for the context;
  • Promote a greater integration of gender with more targeted gender guidance for UNDP’s energy programming.

• Advocacy and communication for results
  • Develop an advocacy/communication brief  to update UNDP’s value proposition on access to energy, transition to low-carbon technologies and natural resource management, expanding its role as a convenor and delivery agent for complex energy project initiatives; 
  • Facilitate  knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the area of expertise; 
  • Provide inputs into analytical publications and reports on green energy and natural resource management related issues; 
  • Keeping abreast of sustainable energy development in Uzbekistan and globally, inform project interventions about new trends and developments; and participate in national and international events, meetings, and other events, delivering presentations in the area of expertise, relevant to the work of UNDP;
  • Ensure systematical synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices across projects and sharing horizontally and vertically within the organization.

• Substantive programme implementation and oversight
  • Provide substantive implementation support for UNDP programmes/projects in the area of expertise; 
  • Quality assure project work-plans implementation, advising timely corrective action; 
  • Support project reporting in line with requirements of national partners, UNDP and donors (Vertical Funds and others); 
  • Ensure effective and timely implementation of all monitoring and evaluation requirements, such as Mid-Term Review and Terminal Evaluation, etc.;
  • Provide substantive technical support in specification development for procurement of specialized technical expertise and equipment in line with procurement and recruitment plans; 
  • Provide guidance to the executing agencies on routine implementation of projects, tracking use of financial resources; 
  •  Follow up on project performance indicators/success criteria, targets and milestones, preparation of reports; 
  •  Regular review of projects’ dashboard to identify and rectify gaps and mission information; 

 Ensure completeness of project related information in UNDP information systems/QUANTUM.

Institutional Arrangement

Under the direct supervision of the Environment and Climate Action Cluster Leader and in close collaboration with the Programme Analyst on Climate Change, the Program Analyst on Energy will be responsible for the development and oversight of the programmes/projects and energy-natural resource management focused activities implementation and achievement of the planned Cluster’s outputs. 

Program Analyst on Energy will provide programmatic and relevant operational services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. Program Analyst on Energy works in close collaboration with the Government counterparts, other relevant projects, operations, and Programme’s staff in the UNDP CO to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery and undertake day-to-day responsibility for programmatic and relevant operational support services for the satisfactory achievement of the Cluster’s outcomes. 

• Strategic thinking:
  • Ability to demonstrate commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values.
  • Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions.
  • Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
• Development and Operational Effectiveness            
  • Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results.
  • Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting.
• Monitoring:          
  • Ability to provide CO staff and key partners with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results.
• Evaluation:           
  • Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks.