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Mercy Corps · 10 hours ago

Consultancy Humanitarian Energy Advocacy Advisor/ All locations

USA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead on the delivery of key sector-wide research outputs on the topic of humanitarian energy, such as the Humanitarian Energy Update Briefing Notes and the State of the Humanitarian Energy Sector report

Lead on stakeholder mapping exercises, consultations and engagement activities

Support advocacy and partnership development efforts and represent THEA at conferences and events

Lead on the establishment of a Humanitarian Energy advocacy group and act as co-chair

Produce a research report and deliver a workshop series on procurement barriers for clean energy systems for humanitarian agencies

Y1 and Y2 deliverables (December 2024 – December 2025)

WP 1 (Research): Leading on establishing an impact reporting framework developed for the yearly Humanitarian Energy Update briefing notes (with MEL specialists)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Initial consultation with 10 GPA Steering Group organisations to determine synergies and connections with THEA and ongoing humanitarian energy programming

WP 3 (Advocacy): Setting up the systematic consultation with TEA partners – stakeholder engagement and analysis on humanitarian mainstreaming opportunities within the TEA portfolio (output being a briefing to CT/FCDO on humanitarian mainstreaming opportunities, gaps, recommendations into TEA)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Advocacy or partnership development either at a relevant energy, climate, or humanitarian sector event, or through intentional stakeholder meetings (e.g. with Geneva-based UN organisations)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Lead on Mapping and engagement with key stakeholders (humanitarian, development, donor and refugee-led partners) to establish the “THEA: Evidence to Action” group

WP 3 (Advocacy): Lead on setting up the “THEA Evidence to Action” group with FCDO, meeting twice to share programme evidence updates (1 in person at TEA forum, 1 online)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Lead on delivering recommendations and strategy development for TEA partners to extend work into humanitarian settings, as identified through consultations in 2024 (targeting 1 TEA partner for 2025)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Consultation and partnership development with national and global UN and INGO humanitarian partners to map out existing processes, bottlenecks and opportunities for switching to sustainable energy delivery models that meet energy needs at scale, including the plan for workshop delivery and research outputs in 2025

WP 3 (Advocacy): Based on the consultations, lead a 2-part technical workshop series (to be held online) and produce a subsequent research report with key UN and INGO humanitarian partners to: 1) validate systemic barriers to scaling inclusive sustainable energy business models as identified in initial consultations, and 2) co-create solutions that could enable scaling of a sustainable model

Y3 Milestones (January – December 2026)

WP 1 (Research): Lead on establishing the Scope of Work and consultancy selection (with the GPA Coordination Unit) to deliver the State of the Humanitarian Energy Sector (SOHES) Report 2026 - Global Humanitarian Energy Access Figures update, report and project map (substantive analytical report)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Recommendations and strategy development for TEA partners to extend work into humanitarian settings, as identified through consultations in 2024 and subsequent partner engagement in 2025 (targeting 2 TEA partners for 2026)

WP 3 (Advocacy): Co-lead “THEA Evidence to Action” Group with FCDO, meeting twice to share programme evidence updates (1 in person at TEA forum, 1 online)

Qualification

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Humanitarian responseSustainable energy accessFluency in EnglishStakeholder engagementGrant writingProposal developmentMonitoringMajor donorsTechnical supportSystems thinkingFluency in another languageMaster's degree (preferred)Writing articles

Required

Proven expertise in advocacy vis-à-vis UN and INGOs is required.

Previous experience working with UN and INGOs in procurement, energy or humanitarian teams is highly recommended.

6+ years required providing technical support in the field of humanitarian response and/or sustainable energy access that includes:

Grant writing, research, and proposal development.

Writing and publishing articles and blogs.

Stakeholder engagement and influencing.

Combining strong theoretical and applied knowledge of the field of expertise.

Monitoring, evaluation and learning.

Familiarity with integrated approaches and applying systems thinking.

Bachelor’s degree required. A Master’s degree or equivalent in a field related to humanitarian response, international development, sustainable development, energy access, and/or energy or environmental engineering is preferred.

Familiarity with major donors such as USAID, DFID, the EC and relevant foundations and corporations required.

Fluency in English is required.

Preferred

A Master’s degree or equivalent in a field related to humanitarian response, international development, sustainable development, energy access, and/or energy or environmental engineering is preferred.

Fluency in another language preferred.