Background on SEforALL: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an
Internationa...
Background on SEforALL: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an
International Non-Governmental Organization operating a world-wide
multi-stakeholder platform focused on the delivery of Sustainable Development
Goal #7. Launched as a UN initiative in
2011 by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, SEforALL is
widely acknowledged for its achievement in raising global awareness of the
world's sustainable energy challenges, ensuring they were included in the UN's
Sustainable Development Goals. SEforALL is directed by its CEO and supports the
work of the CEO as she carries out her duties as the Special Representative of
the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All, as
well as her role as the co-chair of UN-Energy.
These roles include advising the UN Secretary General and his staff on
issues relating to sustainable energy and the implementation of Sustainable
Development Goal 7 (SDG7) and supporting the coordination of sustainable energy
issues in the United Nations system. The
Secretary General’s advisory committee on Sustainable Energy for All will be
supported by the SRSG and SEforALL.
The ambitions of SDG7 on ensuring universal access to
affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030 are extraordinary. Aiming to achieve them in the context of the
Paris agreements involves transformation at a scale never undertaken by
humanity before. Swift action needs to be taken by leaders in governments,
companies, institutions, financiers, development banks, unions and communities,
entrepreneurs and civil society. As a global team, SEforALL crafts
interventions that support these leaders in accelerating the delivery of
actions. All interventions comprise one
or more of SEforALL’s competencies: (i) to marshal the evidence, (ii) to
benchmark progress towards SEforALL objectives, (iii) to amplify the voices of
the energy poor; (iv) to tell stories of success, and (v) to connect
stakeholders to each other and to solutions. All interventions systematically
draw on strategic insight, build on compelling communications, and are
delivered through and include action-oriented partnerships. http://www.seforall.org/
Context
of Assignment: SEforAll engages at the country level through its regional
hubs, country focal points as well as other public, private and civil society
partners. SEforAll works with its
partners to support countries to develop Action Agendas and Investment
Prospectuses – tailored national plans that aim to identify strategic
priorities, policy reforms and a pipeline of investments – to go further,
faster to meet SE4All objectives. The
Global Team plays a role, with its partners, in supporting the effective
development and implementation of such plans to attract the necessary finance. SEforALL
additionally engages and supports key partners at the international and
regional level – through the G20, the Africa Energy Leaders Group, and other
fora – to further engagement and commitment at the political level to broker
the partnerships and unlock the finance to advance action. SEforALL plays a
role in facilitating the collation and sharing of knowledge and best practice
across its multi-stakeholder partnership base.
An exciting and purposeful assignment is opening in SEforALL’s
Partnership Team for an effective and dedicated professional with an interest
in supporting and participating in the creation of an effective platform for
SEforALL’s partners to thrive and contribute to sustainable energy for all.
Supervision
Title of Supervisor: Lead Partnership Specialist (LPS)
Content and methodology of
supervision: The Partnership
Assistant will be supervised through individual meetings with the supervisor,
weekly team meetings, and through periodic performance appraisals.