Senior Energy Associate

Provides field-based technical support for UNHCR energy programming across Kakuma and Kalobeyei. The role monitors renewable-energy projects, coordinates implementing partners and local stakeholders, supports clean-cooking and solar initiatives, and translates field data into reports, recommendations and capacity-building activities for sustainable refugee and host-community services.

• Conduct field visits to monitor solar electrification, electric-cooking and operations-and-maintenance projects
• Maintain activity trackers and dashboards and flag implementation delays, risks and mitigation measures
• Monitor contractor and partner delivery, solar-system performance and maintenance gaps
• Prepare weekly and monthly technical monitoring reports and contribute to Situation Reports
• Coordinate training for refugee and host-community youth on solar systems and electric cooking devices
• Support solarisation of boreholes and water infrastructure with the WASH section
• Engage government, NGO, private-sector and community partners as UNHCR's field-level energy focal point

• Bachelor's degree with four years of relevant experience or Master's degree with two years in renewable energy, energy engineering, environmental science, sustainable development or a closely related field
• At least two to four years of relevant professional experience in renewable-energy project implementation, monitoring or coordination
• Demonstrated familiarity with solar-energy systems including design, installation and operations and maintenance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Humanitarian, development or integrated-settlement experience
• Experience with clean cooking, productive use of energy or market-based energy approaches
• Experience in refugee settings, remote arid operational environments or integrated development contexts
• Knowledge of the Kalobeyei Integrated Socio-Economic Development Plan and refugee self-reliance frameworks

• Renewable Energy
• Solar Energy Systems
• Energy Project Monitoring
• Clean Cooking Technologies
• Energy Data Collection
• Energy Data Visualisation
• Field Coordination
• Capacity Building

• Energy Data Collection Software
• Energy Data Visualisation Software

• Hardship level E
• Non-family duty station with residential location