Менеджер з питань клімату та енергетики

WWF is the world's largest conservation organization, founded in 1961. We’re active in over 100 countries andhave over 8000 employees. WWF Central and Eastern Europe is responsible for leading and to a significantextent implementing WWF’s efforts to preserve, restore and sustainably manage the natural values of theDanube Carpathian ecoregion, which we also call the Green Heart of Europe. With a team of over 220 highlyspecialised professionals, we are working across political borders through an ecoregional approach based onmodel projects, influencing policy, networking, capacity building, communication and crisis response.As part of WWF-Central and Eastern Europe, WWF-Ukraine has built a solid record on conservation restorationand sustainable management of natural resources with main focus on forests, freshwater, wildlife, public policyand engagement.We’re looking for a dedicated professional to join the team as Climate and Energy Project Manager. The jobholder will contribute to WWF’s objectives in Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe by managing andimplementing projects or project components related to energy efficiency, energy decentralization, sustainablegreen energy and grid infrastructure development, and Climate and Energy policy advocacy.

Responsibilities: 

Project management and implementation 

• Manages project implementation in Ukraine and ensures communication with the project partners;provides input to partner meetings, working groups, webinars, conferences
• Coordinates project financial and technical reporting for WWF-Ukraine
• Develops and implements, in consultation with the project team, detailed work plans and a calendar forthe project activities; coordinates input of WWF-Ukraine project team to project outputs and results
• Supports efforts to engage and mobilize citizens, city stakeholders and civil society to make the climateaction planning process inclusive and transparent 
• Scopes best intervention options for reducing forest pressure on forests because of inefficient energyuse
• Supports and coordinates legal analysis for identification of best options for the establishment of a sub-granting mechanism for ensuring transparency and efficiency of grant distribution for energy efficiencyand clean energy projects implementation
• Supports and controls development of monitoring framework for capturing the effect of reducingpressure on forests of high naturalness as a result of implementation energy efficiency, energy savingand renewable energy projects
• Works with different partners and consultants to ensure project development and identifies otherpossible partners/supporters, and closely with other teams in the WWF network to develop integratedprojects/activities

Strategy and Work plan development

• Analyzes drivers and trends in the field of climate and energy and identify opportunities for furtherdevelopment of climate and energy work of WWF-Ukraine
• Supports the developing and implementation of the advocacy strategies and plans for bettergovernance 
• Contributes with his/her knowledge to regional strategies and initiatives

Advocacy, Partnership Development, and Networking duties

• Supports the development of adequate recommendations on policies and strategies, environment(legislative) procedures or draft laws amendments in Ukraine related to climate and energy 
• Works in close collaboration with the Freshwater programme manager and gives support on policy andadvocacy work on Freshwater issues, especially on hydropower cases 
• Facilitates and supports the implementation and integration of WWF-Ukraine requests into futuredecarbonization, diversification and decentralization of energy supply as well participates with the helpand input of relevant colleagues in the governmental working groups for energy sector in Ukraine 
• Engages and collaborates with governmental, local authorities, CSOs, private sector institutions,European Institutions and international organizations in accordance with tasks established by linemanagers
• Participates in relevant working groups, meetings, workshops, conferences or events organized byWWF or other organizations
• Supports the Policy and Good Governance Manager and gives input in the development,implementation and reporting of specific policy objectives, according to the organization’s generalstrategic plan

Research and Analysis 

• Monitors and analyzes European and national trends, policies and initiatives in the main climaterelevant sectors, including energy and buildings sector, and integrates them in existing strategies 
• Desk research and literature reviews on different policy topics agreed with the line manager
• Gatekeeper for Issue Monitoring alerts and reports (company monitoring, relevant policy sources/ publicinformation/processes); disseminates the relevant information to line manager and relevantcolleagues/departments

Fundraising and project development

• Contributes to the identification of fundraising opportunities and development of funding proposals forpublic sector funding programmes, foundations and companies.

The ideal candidate would have: 

• University degree related to energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmental science, socialsciences, international or public affairs or any other related field
• Good knowledge and understanding of national and European environmental policies and legislation,especially on conservation, climate & energy policies, hydropower and sustainable development 
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of political and economic context, decision-makers andstakeholders, and/or parliamentary procedures at national and European level
• At least 7 years of experience in public, private or non-profit organizations (national & internationalenvironment), related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, social science, policy analysis, lobby andadvocacy 
• Engaging with diverse stakeholders such as government officials or the scientific community would beconsidered an asset 
• Ability to participate effectively in interdisciplinary teams, project support (reporting and implementation),efficient listening skills, ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues andexternal partners, and reliability 
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, detail oriented 
• An appreciation of the multidisciplinary nature of environmental and sustainable development policy
• Ability to analyze and handle qualitative and quantitative data 
• A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken Ukrainian and English 
• Ability to collaborate seamlessly within a matrix organisational structure, engaging with colleagues fromboth national and regional teams to contribute to cohesive workflows 
• Ability to navigate and thrive in a matrix setting, leveraging cross-functional and cross-countrycollaboration to enhance overall team performance 
• Alignment and identification with the core values of WWF: Courage, Integrity, Respect andCollaboration and the relevant behaviors

We offer:

• the opportunity to make a difference – for the CEE region and for WWF
• challenging and fulfilling work in one of Europe’s most exciting eco-regions
• friendly and highly professional working atmosphere in an international context 
• varying tasks and independent work style 
• a pleasant working atmosphere and great learning environment 
• a salary according to NGO standards

If you’re interested in joining our team and want to make an impact, send your CV and cover letter (in English)to the attention of Mykhailo Bogomaz at  Отправить резюме no later than 12 January 2025. Please understand that we can only reply to short-listed candidates.For more information about WWF-Ukraine, kindly check the website: https://wwf.ua/.