Advisor (TGC-EMC Transport)

As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the government owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH operates on behalf of German Ministry of Environment. GIZ has a record of more than 60 years working in Thailand.

For the Programme TGC-EMC: Thai-German Cooperation on Energy, Mobility, and Climate we are currently looking for a Advisor for the Transport Sector.

Advisor (TGC-EMC Transport)

The Thai-German Cooperation on Energy, Mobility and Climate (TGC-EMC) is a bilateral program under the International Climate Initiative (IKI) supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The programme aims to support the acceleration of Thailand’s energy transition, ensuring compatibility between economic growth and high climate ambitions. A key component of this programme looks into the “Decarbonization of the Transport Sector” and will focus on transport sector electrification, EV batterie technology development and integration with renewable energy-based electricity production, charging infrastructure roll-out and EV grid integration.

Focusing on the two most important sectors in terms of emissions, the project will moreover support the operationalization of the power and transport transition through technology and knowledge transfer as well as policy, regulatory and business model development support. A clear focus will be put on sector coupling to encourage the tackling of issues shared across sectors which slow the energy transition. This cross-sectoral support to implementation will translate into City Labs where the technical, regulatory and business support will be operationalized along with local stakeholders in an urban set up, integrating a scaling-up plan. Finally, the project will provide significant support in the field of climate finance. The Thai Climate Finance Initiative (ThaiCI) will provide seed funding to a number of local projects along with capacity development to both the funding manager and potential recipients.

Responsibilities:

The Advisor Transport will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Contribute to TGC EMC’s project operational planning including activities, timeline, and milestones
• Implement project activities independently, efficiently, transparently and in close cooperation with other teams and colleagues. Activities foreseen include technical and policy training, policy advice, technical studies, partner coordination etc.
• Participate actively in coordination work with key partners / stakeholders and in particular the TGC EMC consortium and public partners
• Steer, support and review technical / policy research / studies on transport landscape, transport policy, and regulatory framework in Thailand from research framework to conceptualization and

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• Contribute to the drafting of project documents in particular on key technical and policy topics as well as on essential project documents such as reporting to donors.
• Contribute to the monitoring and reporting of project activities
• Support other projects’ implementation through strategic advice both technical as well as in terms of partner relation
• Other tasks as required.

We are looking for a candidate who preferably possesses (the equivalent of):

• Thai nationality only
• Master’s degree related to at least one of the following fields: energy, transport, climate change, environment, finance, or economics.
• At least 5-10 years of professional experience in the transport sector or related field ideally working on topics related to transport, energy, climate change, banking, climate finance, or innovation.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence to communicate with political partners and the private sector.
• Ability to quickly establish dependable working relationships within the own organization and with external counterparts.
• Independent working style with a strong team orientation
• Experience in organizing sand facilitating workshops, seminars, or trainings.
• Experience in working with Thai ministries, in public administration or in an international organization as well as knowledge of political and administrative processes is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to quickly develop an understanding of policies and technical matters relevant to the project; previous knowledge is an advantage.
• Very good presentation and communication skills; negotiation and moderation skills are an advantage.
• Proactive and positive attitude and ability to self-motivate.
• Interest and ability to work in a cross-cultural context and team.
• Readiness to travel within Thailand and in the region, subject to project requirements.
• Excellent command of Thai and English in writing and speaking; knowledge of German is an advantage.

This will be a fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible and running until 31 December 2024 with the possibility of an extension.

Please carefully read the ad and submit a CV AND a cover letter in English to aroonratt.soontonbura@giz.de  The deadline for applications is 1 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ Thailand is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages gender diversity within the company and operations.

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