Energy Planning Intern

Dutystation: Vienna, Austria

Functional responsibilities

• Work closely with the IEP Program Manager and other team members for the purpose of providing program and project support to the IEP program;
• Support the Centre of Excellence in the creation of standards, tools, documentation, and guidance that support the development and/or adoption of best-in-class IEPs;
• Support with desktop research on new tools, datasets, and methodologies and landscape analysis for new geographies of interest;
• Secondary data collection and analysis;
• Support stakeholder engagement and outreach, including government agencies and ministries, international development organizations, donors, research institutions, and the private sector;
• Support in the development, optimization, and standardization of internal procedures;

Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education

• Applicants should have recently (in the last 3 years) graduated with a first level or advanced university degree (Bachelors, Masters or equivalent) in relevant fields such as Sustainable Energy Engineering, Economics, Regional Planning, Geography, Geo-informatics, Energy Policy

Experience

• Applicants are not required to have prior work experience, however prior experience in GIS-based energy modeling and planningis desirable;
• Understanding of the energy access sector, including access to electricity and clean cooking is desirable;
• Experience in Python programming, data analysis and GIS is an asset.

Language

• Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.