Deadline: 5-Nov-21
The RTI International is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified individuals who are legally allowed to work in one or more of the listed countries i.e., Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and the requisite expertise to deliver professional services on a short-term basis in the areas of clean/renewable energy, advanced energy systems, and natural gas related topics, technical and institutional capacity building, and learning activities within the scope of the USAID South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP).
RTI is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition and based in North Carolina, USA. SAREP is a five-year USAID-funded program focused on facilitating collaboration among its six countries of operation to accelerate the transition to clean energy, mitigate climate change, and promote energy security, economic development, self-reliance, livelihoods, health, and productivity throughout the region.
Areas of Expertise
Successful candidates will provide on-demand technical support services in one or more of the technical areas of expertise. No one candidate is expected to have or provide expertise in all the listed domains.
- Climate change and urban air pollution
- Environment conservation
- Gender and inclusion policies
- Regulatory analysis and tariff design
- Renewable energy policy, regulation, and grid integration
- Innovative technologies, practices, business, and financing models for advanced energy systems
- Renewable energy technologies: design, adoption, integration, and scale-up, including repowering wind and floating solar
- Round the clock (RTC) procurement of RE, auction design
- Deployment of advanced energy systems and technologies (such as EVs, demand response, etc.)
- Hybrid, battery, and other storage technologies
- Experience in district cooling, chillers, tri-generation, and related technologies
- Cyber security and grid resilience
- End use / recycling / circular economy
- Hydrogen applications for the future
- Power sector planning, resource optimization, security, and resilience
- Energy policy and regulatory reform
- Governance and institutional analysis
- Legal and regulatory experience in power and natural gas
- Policies, regulations, standards, and institutions for regional trade for electricity and gas
- Market competition promotion (energy-specific)
- Development of power markets (day-ahead, OTC, real time, etc.)
- Energy procurement systems
- Design of procurement rules, bid documents, and evaluation
- Infrastructure and clean energy finance
- Public and private sector investment for the deployment of advanced energy systems
- Mobilizing investments, transaction advisory in power and/or natural gas sectors
- PPP projects, private sector engagement in power, and/or natural gas sectors
- Power procurement, power management, and cost optimization
- Energy accounting, deployment of meters, and loss reduction
- Energy efficiency in various sectors particularly buildings, SMEs, etc.
- Diversification of energy resources
- Design/adoption of distributed energy, electric vehicles, and/or modern gas systems
- Distribution utility reform and modernization
- Renewable energy grid integration
- Smart grid and its components such as smart meters, AMI, SCADA, DMS, etc.
- Modernization of system operation and load dispatch
- Sub-transmission and distribution network planning, design, operation, and investment mobilization
- Deployment of resilient, distributed energy services
- Natural gas policies, regulation, and infrastructure development (terminals, pipelines, etc.)
- Transmission planning and network design
- Power system operation, load dispatch and market coordination
- Regional transmission connectivity
- Cyber security and digitization
- Capacity building and knowledge dissemination
- Creative designer for print collaterals (e-books, brochures, flyers, etc.)
- Social media design solutions
- Presentation design
- Banner design
- Paid partnership support
- Influencer engagement support
- Brand awareness & engagement support
- Social media content strategy
- Social media campaign development & implementation
- Optimizing social media accounts
- Microblogging
- Lead generation (B2B, B2C)
- Content planning
- New media content production
- Corporate film production
- Television commercial production
- Digital content production
- Scripting
- Casting services
- Shoot planning & logistics
- Set production
- Content research & ideation
- Content production & direction
- Editing
- Cinematographer
- Sound production
- Market research
- Media planning
- Data analytics
- Email marketing
- Public relations
- Event logistics management
- Offline & online collateral development
- Media buying
Criteria
- Essential knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in one or more of the areas of expertise, particularly in South Asia.
- Familiarity with the trends, technologies, and regulations in the power and broader energy sector and the challenges associated with their deployment/implementation.
- Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of working in South Asia.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
- Excellent reading, writing and presentation skills in English are required.
- Fluency in native language, other than English.
- The ability to legally work in one or more of the following countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- Valued but not required KSAs:
- A master’s degree in economics, energy, engineering, finance, business administration, management, political science, policy, legal, and/or other related fields; or equivalent number of years’ experience in one or more of the areas of expertise.
- The ability to multitask and manage small teams.
- Proficiency with Excel in order to conduct data analysis.
- The ability to work with limited supervision.
- Prior work with international organizations particularly USAID is considered as advantage.
- Good attendance and a commitment to being on time.
- High level of ethics, honesty, discipline, and professionalism.
- Possess a positive attitude and be a team player.
For more information, visit https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/eoi-sarep-fy22-001.pdf