NEV Workstream Integration Specialist at Palladium: Make It Possible

• The NEV Programme Management Office (PMO) provides strategic oversight and coordination across these streams, ensuring alignment with complementary policies like the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) and evolving industrial strategies for localisation, manufacturing competitiveness, and battery value chains.
• As part of UK PACT’s support to South Africa’s energy transition, the Workstream Integration Specialist will be embedded within the PMO and will work directly with workstream leads and institutional chairs (DTIC, IDC, DBSA, Eskom) as well as the JET PMU in the Presidency. Key functions will include developing detailed workstream action plans; establishing clearly defined milestones, project schedules and interdependency maps; supporting alignment between industrial, energy system and mobility policy requirements; and producing analytical outputs such as research notes, technical briefing papers and evidence inputs to inform planning, workshops and decision-making. This is a fixed term role for a period of 12-months.

Location:19 Fredman Drive, Sandown, Sandton. Hybrid working model – 3 days in office, with Monday & Wednesdays remote.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Supporting workstream chairs and the JET PMO Technical Coordinator in developing and tracking implementation action plans.
• Conducting background research, rapid assessments, and technical briefs on NEV and related policy issues.
• Facilitating communication, follow-up, and issue resolution between the PMO and workstream teams.
• Supporting the PMO’s quarterly and annual reporting to the JET PMU.
• Providing secretariat support to ensure well-documented meetings and actionable follow-ups.

Impact:

• Your work will enable coherent delivery of South Africa’s NEV roadmap, ensuring policy commitments translate into bankable, investible projects that advance a just and inclusive energy transition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Honours or equivalent) in engineering, economics, public policy, business management, or a related field.
• Track record of professional experience in programme coordination, project delivery, or policy implementation - ideally in complex, multi-stakeholder settings.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with either SA Government departments, development finance institutions, or private sector stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to synthesise technical and policy information into clear, actionable insights.
• Proven experience in monitoring, planning, and delivering multi-sector programmes within tight timelines.
• Familiarity with the energy transition, the auto sector, electric vehicles (EV), and battery value chain sectors in South Africa.
• Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate valid authorisation to work in South Africa for the full duration of the role.  

Preferred

• Experience working in or with public institutions (e.g., DTIC, NT, IDC, DBSA, Eskom, DFFE, or Presidency).
• Understanding of policy development, regulatory frameworks, or development finance.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised, self-driven, and comfortable operating within evolving institutional structures.