Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 31st Jan 2020
Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) was developed between 2014-2015 in the context of a consultative preparatory process, which included the execution of a needs assessment and the development of the project document on the technical and institutional design of the Centre. In September 2015, the Pacific Community (SPC) was selected as the host organisation of PCREEE. As a Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship Mentor, you will support the PCREE with their work to effectively manage the uptake of renewable energy in the Pacific especially in Tonga. The focus of your role will be to facilitate and support PCREE Tonga in the delivery of skills to consumers to increase investment in renewable energy, improved access to modern, affordable and reliable energy services in the region.
PCREEE was developed between 2014-2015 in the context of a consultative preparatory process, which included the execution of a needs assessment and the development of the project document on the technical and institutional design of the Centre. The documents were validated during a joint SPC-UNIDO regional workshop held from 12-13 March 2014 in Nadi, Fiji.
The Second Meeting of the Pacific Ministers of Energy and Transport, held from 2 to 4 April 2014, in Nadi, Fiji, endorsed the establishment of the PCREEE. In September 2015, the Pacific Community (SPC) was selected as the host organisation of PCREEE in the context of a competitive selection process. It was decided to establish the PCREEE Secretariat in Nuku’alofa, Tonga side by side with the Ministry for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), in conjunction with SPC’s effort to strengthen its in-country presence on its members.
The PCREEE was launched at Nuku’alofa at the margins of the Third Meeting of the Pacific Ministers of Energy and Transport in April 2017 and became fully operational in August of the same year.
For the PCREEE, its activities and programmes are built around the 4 key outcomes below: