Power System Operations & Grid Reliability Masterclass Trainer

Power System Operations & Grid Reliability Masterclass Trainer

Attention! Please note that this is an Online Volunteering assignment. It's a short-term, task-based and non-contractual remote assignment; Online Volunteers are not UN Volunteers and do not receive any allowance or entitlements as part of the Online Volunteer assignment but receive a certificate of appreciation after successful completion. In addition, UNV is not involved in the selection process or collaboration.

Host entity: UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development

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General

Description of assignment title: Power System Operations & Grid Reliability Masterclass Trainer

Assignment country: Türkiye

Duration: 56 days

Sustainable Development Goal: 4. Quality education

Modality: Online

Work schedule: 11 - 15 hours per week

For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?: 11 - 15 hours per week

Number of Assignments: 1

Details

Mission and objectives

Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy for inclusive business, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. IICPSD, established in 2011 in partnership with the Government of Turkey, is one of UNDP's six Global Policy Centres. It leads UNDP’s global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDP’s offices all over the world. The Center focuses on four thematic areas:

1. Inclusive Business;
2. Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development;
3. Impact investing;
4. Resilience and Crisis Response.

The Center also hosts four global initiatives: Business Call to Action, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform and Connecting Business Initiative.

Context

The online volunteer is expected to deliver a minimum of 8 live online lectures on Power System Operations & Grid Reliability Professional Certification exams over 8 weeks. The masterclass prepares Future Tech Leaders (FTL) Syria participants for professional certification exams in power systems. It follows the programme's AI Bootcamp and the Smart Grid Modeling & Climate Stress Testing Workshop.

Task type

Curriculum, training material development

Task description

UNDP ICPSD aims to recruit one Online Volunteer to deliver the Power System Operations & Grid Reliability Professional Certification Exam Masterclass for the Future Tech Leaders Syria Implementation under the guidance of the team focal point.

The Online Volunteer will:

• Develop 8 slide decks and accompanying exercises, aligned with the topics covered in power system operations certification exams.
• Develop materials and deliver 8 live online lectures, one per week, on the following topics: Power System Fundamentals and Grid Structure; Load Flow and Power System Analysis; Economic Dispatch and Unit Commitment; Frequency and Voltage Control; Grid Reliability and Contingency Analysis; Fault Analysis and Protection Systems; Emergency Operations and System Restoration; Renewable Integration and Certification Exam Preparation.
• Include worked examples, calculation exercises and practice questions in each session.
• Prepare one practice exam and review it with participants in the final session.
• Answer participants' questions during the live sessions and follow up on open questions after them.
• Provide brief documentation summarizing the materials developed and participant progress.

Schedule for sessions: Evening sessions on weekdays and morning sessions on weekends (Syria time).

Assignment requirements

Relevant experience: No experience required

Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required; Arabic, Level: Fluent, Desirable; Turkish, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level: Bachelor's degree

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Power Systems or Energy Engineering; a Master's degree is an advantage.

Area(s) of expertise: Education, Energy, Climate change, environment

Driving license: -

Skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Power Systems or Energy Engineering; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• Professional or research experience in power system operations, grid analysis or energy systems.
• Strong knowledge of load flow, economic dispatch, frequency and voltage control, protection and reliability analysis.
• Familiarity with power system tools (e.g. PSS®E, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, MATLAB/Simulink, PandaPower or PyPSA).
• Teaching or training experience.
• A relevant professional certification in power systems is an advantage.