The Government of Mongolia has received a loan of Asian Development Bank (ADB) of the "First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Project". The Ministry of Energy (MOE) of Mongolia.
For more information about the project please visit below link. https://www.adb.org/projects/53249-001/main
The Ministry of Energy (MOE) of Mongolia, the project Executing Agency, is now recruiting Project management unit (PMU).Hereby the MOE is now to recruiting 3 staff positions as follow:
1. Financial Management/Audit Officer
2. Grid Dispatching Specialist
3. Social and Gender Development Specialist
1. Financial specialist
Contract Period: 60 person-months.
He/she wil lreport to the project manager. Tasks and responsibilities of the specialist will include but is not limited to the following:
I. maintain all project accounts, advance accounts;
II. closely work with the finance specialist of the consulting firm in setting up a financial management system for the project and apply for budgeting, financial planning and reporting;
III. monitor project expenditures, and supervise quarterly and annual financial reports during project implementation;
IV. consolidate financial statements and requests for payment by contractors and service providers and assist the PMU in the process of approval for payment release;
V. prepare annual budgets and disbursement projections during project implementation in coordination with the IA;
VI. compile and prepare project quarterly and annual financial progress reports as required by ADB;
VII. prepare draft WAs for payment of project costs in coordination with the IA and PMU and submit these to the MOF for verification and signature by authorized signatories;
VIII. prepare requests for replenishment to the advance accounts;
IX. review and monitor audited corporate financial statements of NPG. With assistance from the financial specialist, annually assess financial status of each implementing agency and prepare corporate financial assessment report which includes necessary actions to achieve and maintain financial soundness of NPTG, and submit to MOE for necessary actions; and
X. provide ADB with project financial data, commentaries and recommendations as requested.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
The financial specialist should have a university degree in finance, economics, or related field. He/she should have at least 10 years of proven experience working in project finance, accounting and financial reporting. The work experience working under ADB or other comparable international environment and energy utilities would be an advantage.
Required Documents:
· Cover letter;
· CV prepared according to the ADB format in English:
· Copies of certificates;
· Photocopy of citizenship ID; and
· Evidence of Language proficiency i.e. IELTS, TOEFL score if possible; and
· Recommendation letter from previous employer.
Social and Gender Development Specialist
Contract Period: 10 person-months.
The expert will ensure the proper planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring and reporting of the project activities from a gender perspective and ensure implementation of all activities listed in the project Gender Action Plan (GAP). The expert will:
I. Lead and provide technical guidance for the implementation of gender actions, in coordination with the executing agency MOE, the PMU, project management consultant, and provide oversight to ensure the successful and achievement of gender targets, namely gender assessment for the energy sector completed and approved by MOE; training needs assessment conducted and training program designed and delivered for 120 female engineers at NPTG and NDC; baseline and endline of beneficiary satisfaction completed, and achievements of gender targets in turnkey contract training achieved;
II. prepare a detailed work plan for the implementation of the GAP and coordinate actions with key stakeholders including NPTG, NDC, the Mongolian National Committee on Gender Equality, the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, School of Power Engineering, project management consultants, contractors and suppliers;
III. review the selection criteria for female engineers at NPTG and NDC to access professional engineering training and support the organization of training for engineers from field offices;
IV. review and provide oversight to confirm the quality of outputs for capacity development activities in the GAP, preparation of the sector policy, and methodology and results of baseline and endline;
V. support the project monitoring and evaluation specialist in preparing and monitoring the Project Performance Management System (PPMS) following the performance indicators/targets of the GAP, and gender indicators in Design and Monitoring Framework; and support the development of a mechanism and instruments to collect sex-disaggregated data of the project interventions, including beneficiaries’ sex-data disaggregated data;
VI. prepare the project quarterly and annual reports including the progress in the implementation of Gap activities, achievement of targets, and qualitative assessment of the project benefits;
VII. provide support for the project review missions of ADB including progress updates on the GAP implementation; and
VIII. lead the preparation of mid-term and project completion report sections related to progress in the implementation of gender action plan, achievement towards targets, overall achievement and impact of activities, including identification and write up of case studies.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
The expert should have a Master’s degree in gender or development studies, public policy, sociology, or relevant discipline; at least 8 years’ demonstrated experience in the area of gender mainstreaming; good knowledge of Government planning processes is essential; experience working in multilateral development projects are strong advantages; strong oral and written Mongolian and English proficiency.
Required Documents:
· Cover letter;
· CV prepared according to the ADB format in English:
· Copies of certificates;
· Photocopy of citizenship ID; and
· Evidence of Language proficiency i.e. IELTS, TOEFL score if possible; and
· Recommendation letter from previous employer.
3.Grid Dispatching Specialist
Contract Period: 60 person-months.
The specialist will report directly to the project manager to the PMU under MOE. The specialist will be responsible for the activities related to battery dispatching operation, and his/her tasks will include but not limited to the following:
I. liaise with all concerned ministries and agencies and ensure effective and timely project communication, coordination, meetings and approvals, and closely cooperate and coordinate with the PMU;
II. assist the PMU in overseeing procurement and preparing reports as required during project implementation, including monthly, quarterly and annual reports;
III. assist the PMU, consultants, contractors and stakeholder in facilitating implementation activities according to plan, schedule and budget;
IV. assist the PMU and the consultant in preparation of technical specification and tender documents;
V. assist the PMU in obtaining licenses, permits of construction, rights of access to land and other compulsory administrative steps as needed by the relevant regulations enforced in Mongolia and in agreement with ADB procedures;
VI. assist the PMU in reviewing annual implementation and update implementation schedule and projection;
VII. in close coordination with the environment and social safeguard officer, assist the PMU in overseeing compliance with the social and environmental loan and project agreement covenants, and the implementation of the environmental management plan;
VIII. assist the PMU to ensure auditors’ recommendations are implemented and approve proposed action in the event of adverse financial audits or monitoring and evaluation reports; and
IX. assist the PMU to prepare for quarterly progress reports, biannual environment monitoring report, and a project completion report following ADB guidelines 6 months after physical project completion.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
The specialist should have at least at least bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and/or further qualifications and training in power dispatching operation for transmission systems , and for renewable energy utilities and with minimum 10-year experience in power dispatching operation in power transmission network.
Required Documents:
· Cover letter;
· CV prepared according to the ADB format in English:
· Copies of certificates;
· Photocopy of citizenship ID; and
· Evidence of Language proficiency i.e. IELTS, TOEFL score if possible; and
· Recommendation letter from previous employer.
Deadline for application receipt: 17 p.m, 8 Oct, 2020
Applications Delivery Address:
Room #211, # 212
Renewable Energy Division
Ministry of Energy
Government Building-14
Chinggis Avenue ,Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar
Telephone: +976-9916 8385