Energy Transition Officer (ETO)

The Energy Transition Officer (ETO) position at Alternate Development Services Pvt. Ltd in Islamabad, Pakistan, focuses on leading technical and analytical efforts in energy transition and sustainability. The role involves conducting assessments of energy use and emissions, preparing reports, and advocating for renewable energy solutions in various sectors. This full-time position requires on-site work in Islamabad with potential travel across Pakistan.
• Posted date

18th February, 2026
• Last date to apply

5th March, 2026
• Country

Pakistan
• Locations

Islamabad
• Category

Engineering
• Type

Full Time
• Position

1

Based in Islamabad, the Alternate Development Services Pvt. Ltd (ADS) is a research and capacity development firm. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). ADS possess elaborate experience of policy review and project implementation in the areas of alternative and renewable energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and addresses the effects of global warming, climate change, and environmental conservation on society, economy, businesses, and people’s livelihood in general.

ADS envisions generating an enabling environment for informed policy positions, nature-friendly and people-centered development, as well as energy consumption and transition. It is rapidly emerging as a known entity striving to persuade, facilitate, and monitor Pakistan’s corporate sector in transitioning from fossil-powered energy to renewable and sustainable sources of energy, such as wind, solar, bio, and other green, clean, and climate-friendly sources of energy. ADS believes in employing alternative sources of energy, not only help minimize global warming and arrest greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) but also to help in sustainable business growth and profitability as well.

The Alternate and Renewable Energy Campaign (AREC-Pakistan) is ADS’s ensuing campaign for transforming the corporate sectors’ sources of energy towards clean and green ones. ADS strives to encourage the corporate sector specifically textiles, and food and beverage corporate entities, and respective supply chains) and MDBs to switch to Net-Zero by transforming their high-carbon-emitting and polluting sources of power to alternative, sustainable, greener, and cleaner sources of energy.
• Duty Station: Islamabad-based with likely travel to Punjab, KP, Sindh, and Balochistan, depending on project requirements.
• Role Purpose:* The Energy Transition Officer (ETO) will lead and support ADS’s technical and analytical work on energy transition and just transition frameworks, with emphasis on advancing clean-energy integration in Pakistan.

The incumbent will conduct sectoral assessments of energy consumption and carbon emissions, analyze associated environmental and atmospheric impacts, and contribute to the design of low-carbon development and energy transition plans. The role includes preparing analytical reports, policy briefs, and communication materials, supporting evidence-based advocacy with MDBs and government counterparts, and promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainability-linked interventions aligned with ADS’s objectives on GHG reduction, Net-Zero commitments, and workforce reskilling.
• *Corresponding to the project requirements, ADS is looking for a ‘Energy Transition Officer (ETO)’ to assume the following responsibilities:**
• Lead ADS’s technical and advocacy work to accelerate decarbonisation in Pakistan’s export-oriented industries by scaling grid-connected VREs, enabling clean electrification, and reducing dependence on captive fossil-based generation.
• Design and implement practical transition pathways for targeted sectors (textile/apparel and selected food & beverage), combining clean power procurement options with energy efficiency measures and phased adoption plans.
• Maintain a strong understanding of power market reforms and regulatory frameworks relevant to industrial energy procurement, including market design, transmission and wheeling arrangements, settlement mechanisms, loss allocation, and commercial considerations affecting corporate renewable energy offtake.
• Research and synthesise Pakistan’s energy mix, sector-specific energy use patterns, and viable transition pathways, including tracking progress relevant to corporate renewable commitments and procurement targets.
• Support and technically backstop stakeholder consultations, trainings, and roundtables with regulators, market institutions, industry associations, academia, and practitioners, ensuring each engagement produces actionable outputs, clear next steps, and follow-up trackers.
• Engage and negotiate with corporate and sector stakeholders to propose implementable clean-energy solutions and procurement strategies aligned with operational realities and supply-chain constraints, with defined responsibilities, timelines, and measurable actions.
• Participate actively in relevant networks and coalitions working on energy transition, clean energy, and industrial decarbonisation, and contribute to joint advocacy and knowledge exchange where required.
• Develop and maintain effective coordination