Technical Advisor - Johannesburg

Technical Advisor: Johannesburg

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Purpose of Role:
Drawing on a technical understanding of the client power sector, the Technical Advisor: Client member will support the Senior Technical Advisor and work with the Technical Coordinator to co-ordinate all client working groups, undertake and support research objectives, conduct data collection, contribute to policy response and form part of the team leading thought positioning aligned with the client business plan and strategy.

Main Responsibilities (this is not an exhaustive list):

1. Support the management of all client working groups.
2. Co-ordinate industry positions on key strategic matters that emanate from various platforms.
3. Support the development and implementation of client research objectives.
4. Advance the Association’s thought leadership position through thought pieces.
5. Interrogate national and energy policies and generate considered responses to such policies.
6. Engage stakeholders and represent the association at various platforms.
7. Support Management, consultants, and staff to undertake the objectives of this position.
8. Project co-ordination of internal projects, workshops, and/or webinars to ensure relevant dialogue amongst stakeholders.

Support the operation of Industry Working Groups:
Client has eight working groups namely: Assets, Economic Development, Environmental, Gender Diversity, Legal, Manufacturers & Local Content, Policy & Markets, and Technical. The role includes:

1. Co-ordinate all working group meetings.
2. Align working group agendas with the client strategic plan and business plan.
3. Provide value, secretariat, and administrative support from the client office.
4. Drive participation of representatives in key focus areas of all working groups.
5. Support working group chairs to manage key actions.
6. Facilitate alignment between the Client CEO and Working Groups as well as between related Working Groups.

Main Responsibilities (this is not an exhaustive list):

Client Research and Data Collection Support:
Client has started a data management programme in order to collect and centralise important industry data including but not limited to socio-economic development, enterprise development, job creation, energy production, environmental monitoring, etc. The role includes:

1. Support the aims and objectives.
2. Co-ordinate relevant data access points.
3. Support management and consultants to create a user-friendly data collection, management, and reporting platform.
4. Collection and presentation of publicly available data for market intelligence purposes, both on the website and in thought as well as policy response pieces in an easy-to-understand manner.
5. Constant liaison with wind farms and other data owners to improve the flow of data to the client office.
6. Support in the creation and coordination of all client events, including networking events which advance the objectives of client and its working groups.
7. Support the creation of annual wind energy reports based on the data collected.
8. Support research objectives related to various industry-specific topics such as wind energy & storage, role of wind energy in just energy transition, wind energy market diversification (private, municipal PPAs), offshore wind market, etc.
9. Support fundraising initiatives for wind industry research.
10. Contribute to the achievement of Client Strategic objectives: Use the research data responsibly to create/support industry positions.
11. Co-ordinating industry comments on policies impacting the wind energy sector ensuring that the association's interests are well-represented and served.
12. Representing client in external forums by regularly attending events as an official.
13. Performing any other duties as delegated by the CEO.