Technical Advisor Gauteng

Technical Advisor - Gauteng

Drawing on a technical understanding of the SA RE power sector, the Technical Advisor: Wind Energy will support the Senior Technical Advisor: Wind Energy and work with the Technical Coordinator to co-ordinate all SAWEA standing committees, working groups, task teams as well as undertake and support research objectives, conduct data collection, contribute to policy response and form part of the team leading thought positioning aligned with the SAWEA business plan and strategy.

Job Specification

Main responsibilities

• Support the management of all SAWEA standing committees, working groups and task teams.
• Co-ordinate industry positions on key strategic matters that emanate from various platforms.
• Support the development and implementation of SAWEA research objectives.
• Advance the Association’s thought leadership position through thought pieces.
• Interrogate national and energy policies and generate considered responses to such policies.
• Engage stakeholders and represent the association at various platforms.
• Support Management, consultants, and staff to undertake the objectives of this position.
• Project co-ordination of internal projects, workshops and/or webinars to ensure relevant dialogue amongst stakeholders.

Offer

Support the operation of Industry Working Groups

SAWEA has 5 standing committees working groups namely: Market Development, Project Development, Project Implementation, Asset Management and Social Impact. The role includes:

• Co-ordinate all standing committee, working group and task team meetings.
• Align standing committee agendas with the SAWEA strategic plan and business plan.
• Provide value, secretariat, and administrative support from the SAWEA office.
• Drive participation of representatives in key focus areas of all standing committees.
• Support standing committee chairs to manage key actions.
• Facilitate alignment between the SAWEA CEO and standing committees as well as between related Standing Committees.

SAWEA Research and Data Collection Support

SAWEA has started a data management programme in order to collect and centralise important industry data including but not limited to: socio-economic development, enterprise development, job creation, energy production, environmental monitoring, etc. The role includes:

• Support the aims and objectives.
• Co-ordinate relevant data access points.
• Support management and consultants to create a user-friendly data collection, management and reporting platform.
• Collection and presentation of publicly available data for market intelligence purposes, both on the website and in thought as well as policy response pieces in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Constant liaison with wind farms and other data owners to improve the flow of data to the SAWEA office.
• Support in the creation and coordination of all SAWEA events, including networking events which advance the objectives of SAWEA and its standing committees.
• Support the creation of annual wind energy reports based on the data collected.
• Support research objectives related to various industry-specific topics such as wind energy & storage, role of wind energy in just energy transition, wind energy market diversification (private, municipal PPAs), offshore wind market, etc.
• Support fundraising initiatives for wind industry research.

Contribute to achievement of SAWEA Strategic objectives

• Use the research data responsibly to create/support industry positions.
• Co-ordinate industry comments on policies impacting the wind energy sector as a SAWEA representative ensuring that the Association’s interests are well-represented and served.
• Represent SAWEA in external forums by regularly attending events as an official.
• Perform any other duties as delegated by the CEO.

Monthly Salary: Market related

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