Vacancy ID: VAC-34885
Location: Sana'a
Apply by: 05-Sep-2025
Start date: 07-Sep-2025
Duration: 3 months
Number of vacancies: 1

Qualification

• Master’s in political science, development studies, sociology or a related field (essential).

Sector experience

• Minimum of 7 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in conducting political economy studies & stakeholder mapping (essential).

Geographical experience

• Minimum of 7 year/s of experience in Middle East (essential).

Languages

• Fluent in English (essential).

• Fluent in Arabic (essential).

Job Description

CTG Overview

CTG was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff members committed to good!

But do you know who we are? And what do we do?
We provide tailored Human Resources and Staffing Solutions that support critical global initiatives across Humanitarian and Development sectors, and are now strategically foraying into new industries, including Construction, Energy, and IT, with a focus on high-risk regions.

Services we offer:

• Staffing solutions and HR management services

• Monitoring and evaluation

• Fleet management and logistics

• Facilities management

• Sustainability and Communications Advisory

• Election monitoring and observation

• IT professional services

• Medical assistance

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Overview of Position

Background information on our client:

• UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations (UN), supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian & development projects around the world. Their mission is to help people build better lives & countries achieve sustainable development.

• Their areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management & human resources.

Working with our client:

• Our client offers short & long term work opportunities in diverse & challenging environments across the globe. They are looking for creative, results focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity:

• With over 4,000 personnel & approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of their partners spread across 80 countries, their workforce represents a wide range of nationalities & cultures.

• Our client promotes a balanced, diverse workforce, a strength that helps them better understand & address their partners’ needs & continually strive to improve their gender balance through initiatives & policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization:

• Our client values its people & recognizes the importance of balancing professional & personal demands.

Background Information on Our Client’s Project in Yemen

The second phase of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project II (YEEAP II) seeks to improve access to electricity for households & provide electricity to critical service facilities in rural & peri urban areas within the Republic of Yemen.

The project is financed by the World Bank (WB) (grant from IDA) & implemented by our client. To achieve the project’s objectives, our client will engage solar Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), solar installers & suppliers, technical service providers & other stakeholders.

The project consists of three components:

1. Electricity in rural & peri urban areas (electricity for households, electricity for critical services facilities & support to COVID-19 isolation units & vaccine cold chain).

2. Implementation support, market development & technical assistance for power sector sustainability.

3. Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC).

Yemen's energy crisis, due to generation deficits, poor infrastructure, fossil fuel dependence & a collapsed financial model, has led the Ministry of Electricity & Energy (MoEE), with partners, to host the Yemen national energy conference from November 2nd – 4th, 2025.

The conference, themed "sustainable energy for Yemen’s recovery," aims to foster dialogue, integrate global experiences & climate finance & build consensus on a comprehensive roadmap for sector reform & green recovery.

Preparatory strategic intelligence & situational analysis are crucial to shaping the agenda & guiding discussions. Outputs from these consultancies will inform the electricity sector reform strategy.

The YEEAP II, specifically subcomponent 2.3, will support comprehensive reform by deploying experts to address inefficiencies & establish a robust framework for electricity access.

Role Objectives

At the country level, analyse the political, institutional & socio economic dynamics influencing the energy sector & ensure the white paper’s recommendations are politically feasible & supported by key stakeholders.

Key tasks & responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Conduct a rigorous political economy analysis of Yemen’s energy sector to identify key actors, incentives, institutional risks & potential stakeholders for reform.

• Coordinate with senior governmental officials related to decision making in the electricity sector at the strategic level.

• Perform a desk review of electricity sector studies by international organizations / donors, governmental strategic plans & projects.

• Develop & implement a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan to ensure participation of government bodies, donors, private sector actors & civil society organizations.

• Map & analyse Yemeni energy stakeholders (government, tribal leaders, private sector, international organizations, civil society, community representatives).

• Assess their interests, influence, relationships & reform positions.

• Identify “champions” & “blockers” for effective engagement.

• Provide strategic, conflict sensitive & contextually relevant advice to senior counterparts on politically sensitive challenges (e.g., subsidy reform, governance improvements, institutional restructuring).

• Facilitate high level strategic dialogues & bilateral meetings to foster trust, build coalitions & ensure donor / partner alignment with government’s vision.

• Recommend governance & institutional strengthening measures to improve transparency, accountability & capacity of energy institutions.

• Ensure PPP / PPA frameworks & incentives are politically backed, guaranteed & risk-mitigated.

• Assess socio political impacts of proposed energy projects, especially in rural & conflict affected areas.

• Author key white paper sections on governance, institutional reform & stakeholder engagement.

• Advise on strategic communication to manage expectations, build support & communicate benefits of reforms.

• Support government’s diplomatic engagement with donors (e.g., WB, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar) by providing nuanced political insights.

Project Reporting

This role reports to the line manager.

Key Competencies

• Advanced university degree (Master’s) in political science, development studies, sociology or related field.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in political economy studies & stakeholder mapping.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Suite & MS Project.

• Fluency in English & Arabic is required.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Treats all individuals with respect & upholds ethical norms.

• Acts as a positive role model, motivates & inspires others.

• Builds strong external relationships & puts beneficiaries first.

• Demonstrates initiative & responsible resource use.

• Open to change & adapts well to new challenges.

• Makes logical, pragmatic decisions & applies creativity to problem solving.

• Communicates clearly, actively listens & handles conflict effectively.

Team Management

• This role has no team management responsibility.