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Position:
Clean Energy Specialist
Position description:
ECODIT LLC is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Clean Energy/Climate Change Specialist to join the company’s Home Office team based in Arlington, VA. The Clean Energy/Climate Change Specialist will be responsible for providing technical input into clean energy proposals, backstopping and providing technical oversight to clean energy and climate change contracts/projects, and monitoring the clean energy field for new developments, thought leaders, and best practices. The ideal candidate will have experience working with the US Agency of International Development (USAID).
Responsibilities: • Research current clean energy strategies and practices, including cost-effective approaches to expand clean energy services, innovative financing and governance models in the energy sector, and energy efficiency and energy conservation action plans; • Research USAID strategies and programs related to the Climate Change and Development Strategy and Enhancing Capacity for Low Emissions Development Strategies (EC-LEDS); • Develop the ECODIT network of clean energy experts and partner organizations; • Provide research and written input for technical proposals with a focus on clean energy; • Provide technical support and backstopping to clean energy projects; and • Represent ECODIT at coordination meetings, conferences, and other events. Qualifications: • At least a bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in an energy-related field – engineering, public policy, energy economics, etc.; • Up to five (5) years of relevant experience in the clean energy sector; • Strong research skills and written and oral communication skills; • Ability to work independently in a flexible small-business environment; and • Foreign language skills desirable.
