Manager, Frequency Restoration Response Activity (Temporary Replacement) - MCA Kosovo

The Frequency Restoration Response Activity Manager, under the direct supervision of the BESS Project Director, is responsible for the successful implementation of Energy Storage Project investments in BESS, respectively for the Frequency Restoration Response (FRR) Activity, currently planned for KOSTT ownership, as well as for related policy and institutional reforms, conditions precedent, stakeholder engagement, that are necessary to enable the BESS investment. This is a fixed-term appointment of up to 12 months to temporarily replace the position’s incumbent. The exact duration will depend on organizational needs and the incumbent’s period of absence. Duties and Responsibilities Manage project design and implementation of the Frequency Restoration Response (FRR) Activity to ensure timely and qualitative completion; Support the BESS Project Director, in managing the contracts of the Design and Supervision consultant, works contractors and other consultants, including review and approval of deliverables, quality control, reporting, contract management, invoicing and maintaining accurate records thereof for FRR Activity; Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with project stakeholders including organizing meetings; Execute and/or oversee a range of project implementation and support activities, as defined by the project plan, ensuring that these are delivered on a timely basis to support broader project initiatives and objectives and ensure consistency of quality; Monitor the implementation of Implementing Entity Agreement (IEA) with KOSTT, including advising the BESS Project Director on actions on monitoring and implementation; Oversee and conduct activities related to institutional energy sector reforms and capacity building for FRR activity; Reporting to BESS Director and ensuring coordination on cross-cutting issues between Frequency Restoration Response Activity and Multi-Functional Energy Storage Activity; Collaborate with cross-cutting functional teams of MCA-Kosovo (Gender and Social Inclusion, Environment and Social Performance, Monitoring & Evaluation and Economic Analysis), ensure information required for these functions are available and ensure that contractors and project stakeholders meet relevant commitments deriving from the gender, social, environmental, safety and health documents of MCA-Kosovo. Consolidate project statistics from multiple sources and review these for accuracy and compliance with established formats to support implementation, monitoring, and analytics; Advise BESS Project Director on issues related to the implementation of the project in order to ensure the continuity of project delivery and adherence to MCA Kosovo and MCC guidelines; Regularly update and oversee project budgets, including procurement activities, and contracts, invoicing by the consultants/contractors, ensuring that these are consistent with established MCA Kosovo and MCC guidelines and that issues and discrepancies are resolved and reported; Monitor project timelines and milestones, anticipate delivery issues, and accordingly update activity and project work plans and timelines; Participate in evaluation panels when designated by MCA Kosovo; Maintain project documentation and operations manuals ensuring that these are current and reflecting lessons learned to support the improvement of projects/processes; Other duties as assigned by the BESS project director related to the FRR activity. Burimi: https://kosovajob.com/mca-kosovo/manager-frequency-restoration-response-activity-temporary-replacement