Osterkorn to step down; search for new DG of REEEP begins
Vienna, 07.07.2011 - REEEP International Secretariat
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is set to enter a new era as the organisation’s first Director General, Dr. Marianne Osterkorn has announced that she will step down at the end of 2011 after seven years at the helm of the organisation. The REEEP Governing Board has appointed a Selection Committee and aims to have a successor identified by early November.
Under Dr. Osterkorn’s leadership, REEEP has grown into a thriving international partnership comprised of 375 organisations including 45 governments, 4500 individual Friends of REEEP, and some 18 staff members around the world. The partnership has become a leading catalyst in clean energy development with a particular focus on the emerging markets and developing countries, and has offered over €14 million in funding to some 150 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in eight programme cycles. The partnership has also activated stakeholders around the world with initiatives such as the Energy Efficiency Coalition which spawns national alliances to advance energy efficiency at the local level, and has funded the development of reegle, the leading clean energy information portal which now attracts over 100,000 uses per month.
“It has been a privilege and an honour to have the opportunity to shape such an effective and targeted organisation from the ground up, and I owe a great debt of gratitude to many people, particularly to the donor governments who have made our efforts possible. Their unstinting support has been a critical factor in REEEP’s success, so I am thankful to the United Kingdom and Norway as our lead donors, and to many other generous supporters including Australia, Austria, Canada, the European Union, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. Finally I’d like to express my deep thanks to the Governing Board, the Programme Board, our Project Implementers and our entire team here in Vienna and in the Regional Secretariats who have worked so hard in making the partnership what it is today,” says Dr. Osterkorn. “But seven years is a full cycle of time, and I look forward to supporting a new leader who will take REEEP to the next level.”
A tender to replace Dr. Osterkorn is launched on 7 July 2011, and applications for the position as REEEP’s Director General are welcome. The full job description and how to apply are outlined here. The deadline for applications is September 9th, and the aim is to have a new DG identified by early November.