? Grid Planning & Market Development Lead, Asia at Energy Tech Nonprofit (Remote | English)

Location: Fully Remote; preference for candidates based in one of our priority markets across Southeast Asia, India, Pakistan, South Korea, China, or Japan
Employment Type: Full-Time employee, on an annual contract term, with option to renew
Languages Required: English proficiency is mandatory
Experience Required: Significant relevant experience, typically 8+ years. Relevant experience may have been gained in market development or consulting, but equally within a system operator, ministry, regulator, university or research organization.
Salary Range: Market-related (by region), based on experience
Reports to: Harry van der Weijde, Head of Research & Market Development
Works Closely With: Charlotte Heikendorf, Marketing Lead and various other technical experts/leaders
Work Travel Requirements: Monthly regional travel is expected
Start Date Goal: Flexible; notice-dependent

? About the Role

We are looking for a Grid Planning & Market Development Lead,



Asia to accelerate the adoption of open source energy modelling across selected priority markets in Asia - improving the quality, speed and credibility of multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure decisions.

Your role will be to build awareness, relationships and opportunities with the institutions that shape energy planning, including system operators, ministries, regulators, consultants, research organizations and other influential organizations.

You will combine a strong understanding of the regional energy sector with enough technical energy system modelling experience to engage credibly with experts. You should be equally comfortable discussing modelling approaches with a system planning team, exploring institutional challenges with a ministry, speaking at a major conference or turning an initial conversation into a concrete project.

You will also be OET's eyes and ears in Asia. Your understanding of what is happening a

📌 Grid Planning (Asiago)
🏢 Open Energy Transition
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