Green Energy and Livelihood Associate

In Tajikistan, UNDP contributes to sustainable and inclusive economic development both by working on the central policy level and by supporting local level development. At the policy level, UNDP and its sister UN agencies have been active in supporting the Government of Tajikistan to align its development planning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and bring innovative solution to the national development plans and implementation schemes. At the local level UNDP supports implementation of national development priorities helping communities to become more resilient and to reduce disparities related to geographic location, social context, and gender.
UNDP’s Sustainable Economic Development Cluster (SED) is an integrated portfolio of projects that addresses issues affecting the lives of vulnerable groups of people on the ground in a holistic and cross-disciplinary manner, aiming at the sustainable economic growth and sustainable livelihoods of people of the country. UNDP SED Cluster supports localization and operationalization of the SDGs and the implementation of Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy 2030 and Mid-Term Development Programmes. The mission of UNDP SED Cluster is to support achievement of the CPD Outcome 2 in terms of promoting decent and productive employment, improved access to specialized knowledge and innovation and more favourable business environment especially for entrepreneurs and farmers.

This position will work both with the Climate Change, Energy and Environment cluster as well as the Governance and Sustainable Economic Development cluster in UNDP Tajikistan. UNDP has been implementing projects that promote green energy (e.g. solar and biogas) to benefit households, small businesses, and public institutions that deliver public services. We plan to continue this work further through new projects, one of which is a proposal we have submitted to KOICA focusing on solar energy for health facilities in rural areas. We are also implementing a project on biogas for rural households which we plant to scale up. We also have plans to develop other green energy projects in 2025-2026.

The UN Volunteer (UNV) will support both the Team Leader of the Governance and Sustainable Economic Development Cluster and the Team Leader of the Climate Change, Energy and Environment cluster. For administrative reporting purposes, the UNV will report to the Team Leader of the Governance and Sustainable Economic Development Cluster. The main purpose of the assignment is to support both clusters in conducting research and data collection to develop new project ideas, support in preparing reports to the donors, compiling information, preparing various write-ups like project briefs, portfolio summaries, and power point presentations. Additionally, the UNV will collect best practices, conduct research on donors’ strategies and priorities for Tajikistan related to energy issues and green economy. In addition, the UNV will liaise with KOICA and the Korean Embassy in Dushanbe for new partnerships and collaboration opportunities and support the clusters to give visibility of UNDP’s work in the area of green energy which spans across both clusters.

Under the direct supervision of Team Leader for the Governance and Sustainable Economic Development Cluster, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
Support partnerships building and resource mobilization for green energy and green economy related initiatives:
• Support in background research and/or support studies
• Compile research materials systematically and prepare background briefs, briefing notes, power point presentations and summaries as required.
• Keep up-to-date with the national green energy-related events and identify opportuni-ties for featuring green energy-focused interventions.
• Assist the Team Leaders in implementing UNDP partnerships and resources mobiliza-tion strategies, focusing on project formulation to mobilize funds from various external resources.
• Work closely with both Team Leaders to identify opportunities to mobilize resources from international financing mechanisms, carbon credit, bilateral and multilateral do-nors, etc. on green energy.
• Support and contribute to the formulation of UNDP concept notes, pitching to potential donors, and pipeline project proposals.
• Liaise with KOICA and the Korean Embassy in Tajikistan for strengthening the part-nership with UNDP.
Support monitoring, evaluation, and reporting requirements:
• Contribute to the preparation of progress reports, donor updates, briefing notes, and other documents.
• Support the organization of field monitoring; contribute to the preparation of pro-gramme monitoring reports.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of activities by projects and partners, ensuring their alignment with agreed plans and that reports are submitted in good quality and on time.
• Support data collection and ensure that sex, age, disabilities, and diversity perspec-tives are systematically applied, integrated, and documented in all activities.
Support communication and knowledge management and sharing:
• Support communication and networking with partners, donors, and others to generate interest and build synergy.
• Collect, document, and share data related to the projects’ and programme results and impact.
• Synthesize and document lessons learned and best practices.
• Support the development of knowledge products in collaboration with the CO Com-munication Analyst.
• Contribute to articles, publications/websites, newsletters, social media posts, and press releases.