Senior Officer, Minerals and Green Value Chains

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The Senior Officer, Minerals and Green Value Chains is a key technical position within SEforALL's Green Industrialization programme team supporting activities on energy transition minerals, including coordinating regional and in-country engagement specifically in the African region.

About The Project Office
Sustainable Energy for All has a global mandate to accelerate progress on the energy transition in emerging and developing countries. Hosted by UNOPS, we work at the intersection of energy, climate and development, partnering with governments and organizations worldwide to end energy poverty, double energy efficiency, significantly expand renewable energy and combat climate change.

Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere, can lead a dignified life on a healthy planet, powered by sustainable energy. We promote this vision by pushing for higher ambitions, stronger policies, greater finance flows, increased localization and green jobs, and faster results toward an energy transition that leaves no one behind.

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the Sustainable Energy for All initiative in 2011. Since then, our CEO has served as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy.

About The Group
As part of the Global Portfolios Office, UNOPS Geneva provides comprehensive solutions in secretariat hosting, operational support, and fund management. We manage global programmes, including the Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) Portfolio, offering project management, procurement, HR, and financial services. Geneva hosts the secretariats of nine global partnerships focused on health (RBM, Stop TB, ATscale), nutrition (SUN), water/sanitation (SHF), sustainable energy (SEforALL) humanitarian leadership (GELI), urban development (Cities Alliance), and disaster displacement (PDD). We also provide fund management for EIF and UN Water, and operational support to Geneva-based partners like the Global Fund and UNHCR.

Role Purpose
The role serves as a technical resource to support SEforALL's expanding activities on energy transition minerals, including increasing in-country engagement for the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South specifically in the African region. As a member of the Green Industrialization team, the Senior Officer will support the expansion of activities and be responsible for government engagement on minerals, delivery of country support on energy transition mineral value chain development, and developing data and analytics.

Functions / Key Results Expected
The Senior Officer, Minerals and Green Value Chains will have the following functional responsibilities:

• Undertake country-level analysis on energy transition minerals, including assessing opportunities for value addition and forward linkages to manufacturing linked to SEforALL Energy Transition and Investment Plans;
• Support engagement with governments on energy transition minerals specifically in the African region;
• Coordinate partnerships with international and regional institutions working on energy transition minerals identifying opportunities for collaboration linked to the Council's workplan;
• Support the organization of in-person/virtual events on energy transition minerals, including capacity building events, and maintenance of the Council's outreach platforms (e.g. website); and
• Support resource mobilization efforts by providing technical inputs to funding proposals and identifying new donor leads linked to current and future priorities.

Required
Education Requirements

• An Advanced Degree (Masters or equivalent) in Economics, Engineering, Public Policy, Energy, International Relations, Natural Resources or a related field.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Public Policy, Energy, International Relations, Natural Resources related field with additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master's Degree.

*Required
Experience Requirements*

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in energy transition, mineral policy, industrial policy or resource governance.
• Experience in technical and economics aspects of energy and mineral resources is required.

Desired

• Demonstrated knowledge of energy transition minerals (e.g., lithium, nickel, cobalt) and their role in green value chains is highly desirable.
• Experience working with governments, regional bodies, or international organizations on mining regulation, taxation, and environmental compliance is desirable.