Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Transformation

**Job Information**:
Project/Activity
- USAID/Indonesia Monitoring and Evaluation Platform (MEL-P)Industry
- USAIDCity
- JakartaState/Province
- JakartaCountry
- IndonesiaZip/Postal Code
- 10110HIghest Level of Education
- Master’s degree in renewable energy, electrical engineering, energy systems or a related field.Work Experience
- 10-15 years**Position**: Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Transformation Expert - USAID SINAR Evaluation

**Background**

Panagora Group, a woman-owned small business providing novel and integrated solutions in global health and international development, supports USAID/Indonesia in implementing its 2020-2025 Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) through the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Platform (MEL-P). MEL-P provides its services through five components: 1) monitoring support services, 2) designing and conducting performance and impact evaluations, 3) providing research, assessment, and data analysis, 4) providing consulting and advisory services and logístical support services, and 5) initiating collaboration, learning, and adapting activities.

Under MEL-P, Panagora has been assigned to conduct a midterm performance evaluation for USAID Sustainable Energy for Indonesia’s Advancing Resilience (USAID SINAR). The five-year activity (January 2021 - May 2026) awarded to Tetra Tech is designed to support Indonesia’s goal to expand reliable and equitable energy services to advance sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. USAID SINAR builds upon the longstanding commitment and partnership between the U.S. Government and the Government of Indonesia in low carbon development in the energy sector.

Through SINAR, USAID will help national and subnational governments, state-owned energy utilities, businesses, financial institutions, universities, and other key players to (1) accelerate the deployment of advanced energy systems, (2) improve the performance of energy utilities, (3) advocate for transparent and best value procurement, and (4) strengthen the institutional frameworks and capacity for energy sector transformation. Collectively, these efforts will help Indonesia meet its ambitious renewable energy and energy efficiency targets while driving energy transformation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions. USAID SINAR works at the national level, while simultaneously engaging local governments in selected provinces to align national and sub-national plans and programs.

This independent midterm performance evaluation aims to assess the activity's progress toward achieving its objectives, the effectiveness and efficiency of its interventions, and stakeholder engagement. The evaluation results will inform USAID/Indonesia Environment Office decisions regarding ongoing programmatic adjustment and future activity designs.

**Position Summary**

The assignment will intermittently cover the period from October 2024 to March 2025. Travel within Indonesia may be required for fieldwork data collection and data analysis.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**

The Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Transformation Expert will be responsible for the following:

- Conduct desk review of activity documents and relevant secondary sources
- Provide technical insights related to the deployment of renewable energy systems, improvement of the performance of energy utilities, and energy transformation in all stages of the evaluation process, including design, development of data collection tools, data collection, analysis, and report writing.
- Contribute to developing rigorous evaluation methodology and work plan, including data collection instruments and data analysis plan
- Support data collection at the national and sub-national levels, which may include key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and conducting surveys
- Systematically collect and categorize evaluation data
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data, integrating sectoral considerations and insights to provide evidence-based answers to the evaluation questions
- Contribute to developing preliminary findings, conclusions, and recommendations
- Participate and support the Team Leader in briefings and presentations for USAID, implementing partners, and the GOI
- Contribute and collaborate in the writing of the evaluation draft and final report
- Support the Team Leader in conducting thorough research as needed.

**Reporting**

The consultant will be supervised directly by the Evaluation Team Leader with the guidance of the MEL-P Senior M&E Advisor.

**Period of Performance**

The estimated level of effort for the STTA for Renewable Energy and Energy Transformation Expert will be 60 days. The assignment would intermittently cover the period October 2024 to March 2025.

**How to Apply**

Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics