Publishing date: 14 December 2020
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: The inventory controller develops, coordinates, implements and maintains all the procedures and protocols in regard to proper inventory management in the distribution centers for the purpose of minimizing the costs of deliveries, inventory loss with logistics teams for NGUs under Supply chain as a service.
Publishing date: 13 December 2020
Location: Western, Kenya
Description: The job holder will be responsible for managing all d.lights sales activities within a defined geographical territory to achieve revenue targets for portables.
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: Be a member of a diverse team of data engineers, BI developers and data scientist as well as product owner and scrum master to monitor and optimise our ETL process to improve the performance of our BI platform;
Collaborate with stakeholders and product owner to design, build and test data pipelines to ingest data from different systems into our data warehouse to support BI and data science initiatives;
Work closely with their experienced data engineers to gain hands on experience to test, implement and maintain new architectures using different tools in the production environment to support day to day operations;
Support any data-related technical issues by working closely with other development teams and implement solutions.
Publishing date: 9 December 2020
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: The DevOps Engineer will work together with a small team to design, develop, maintain, and improve areas within the space of deployment, operations and security.
Publishing date: 8 December 2020
Location: Africa
Description: The Product Manager is responsible for the core of EAA’s product line. As a leader in the PAYGO sphere, their products are the first step into the homes of their customers and are a key part of the EEA customer lifetime value. The Product Manager will direct the product development process for EEA life-changing solutions and offerings.
Publishing date: 30 November 2020
Location: Nigeria
Description: Fenix is looking for bright, highly motivated and disciplined Fenix Power Champions. They will be expected to market and sell Fenix power products to customers, engaging and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders along the way.
Publishing date: 27 November 2020
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Description: The Power Africa Off-grid (PAOP) Project Finance and Impact Investing Advisor is responsible for providing technical assistance support to investors and private sector companies to mobilize more private financing for energy companies and projects. This is a full-time position. Ideally the position will be based in Pretoria, South Africa, however, is open to qualified candidates based in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other countries of residence may also be considered for the right candidate. This position reports to the PAOP Cross-cutting Team Lead.
Publishing date: 27 November 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: GOGLA has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious Membership Administration Assistant to join their East Africa team in Nairobi. The position is well-suited for an individual who has a keen interest in the energy access space, and who is looking to strengthen their network within the sector. This is also a good opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and international workplace.
Publishing date: 24 November 2020
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast (West Africa,TBD)
Description: The Strategy & Innovation Manager will be responsible for defining, together with the Head of Minigrids Zambia, the strategy of minigrid developments in Zambia, and for steering diverse innovation, technical and commercial projects. He/She will also providing the team with high-quality independent technical advice and assistance on economic and operational viability of new and existing activities within ENGIE PowerCorner Zambia. He/she will work closely with the Managing Director, Commercial Manager, Cluster managers and Financial Manager as well as the Europe-based ENGIE PowerCorner HQ team. On a high level the Strategy and Innovations Manager will also be expected to engage and The Sales Account Executive will play an important role in expanding ENGIE Energy Access’ operations into new geographic markets through the development of a Busines to Business (B2B) market entry business model by finding leads, closing sales, supporting existing clients, formulating sales strategies, and communicating product value to clients.
Further, this role will be responsible for building and coordinating teams to expand the company’s footprint in Africa, South America and South East Asia.
Publishing date: 16 November 2020
Location: Nigeria or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description: Okra is looking for a Global Business Developer to join their team full-time in Nigeria & Malaysia.
Are you experienced in business development, deal origination and pushing the envelope till the deal is done and delivered? Do you want to use those skills to create a positive impact and get energy out to the last-mile? This opportunity will give you the chance to use those skills to change the lives of millions through the development and deployment of solar electrification projects for off-grid communities.
Publishing date: 13 November 2020
Location: West Africa
Description: Accountable to the Managing Director for originating and developing a constant flow of new projects to the stage being ‘construction ready’. This involves identifying feasible situations that offer the potential to develop and build new plants in a manner that is aligned to the company strategy and objectives, and then securing the necessary project rights to justify investment in the completion of the tasks that will result in bankable projects. The volume and nature of new projects will be defined in the business and operating plans for the company.
Working with senior colleagues, the Development Director will ensure that the full range of necessary inputs from other functions contribute to the early stages of the project lifecycle so that projects are optimised over their complete lifecycle and are undertaken in accordance with company policies and standards.
Publishing date: 12 November 2020
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Description: This is a consulting opportunity.
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Publishing date: 10 November 2020
Location: Lome, Togo
Description: Bboxx are looking for a Country Managing Director or their new entity, with solid commercial and leadership experience to control and oversee all business operations, people and ventures and drive the strategic growth.
The ideal candidate will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also creating and implementing high-quality strategy and business plans at the country-level. Very strong analytical and project management skills will also be essential since the MD is the one expected to deliver results and changes necessary.
The goal is to ensure the company is constantly moving towards fulfilling its short-term and long-term objectives and does not diverge from its strategic guidelines. You will be joining a team of 600+ staff across multiple offices in East Africa, China, UK, France and West Africa.
Publishing date: 10 November 2020
Location: Nigeria
Description: Bboxx are looking for a Country Managing Director or their new entity, with solid commercial and leadership experience to control and oversee all business operations, people and ventures and drive the strategic growth.
The ideal candidate will be a strategist and a leader able to steer the company to the most profitable direction while also creating and implementing high-quality strategy and business plans at the country-level. Very strong analytical and project management skills will also be essential since the MD is the one expected to deliver results and changes necessary.
The goal is to ensure the company is constantly moving towards fulfilling its short-term and long-term objectives and does not diverge from its strategic guidelines. You will be joining a team of 600+ staff across multiple offices in East Africa, China, UK, France and West Africa.
Publishing date: 6 November 2020
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Description: As part of the Access to Energy management team in Nigeria, and building on the Access to Energy platform support functions, the Head of Minigrids Nigeria will be responsible for the overall strategic planning and the operational, technical and sales related Engie Minigrid activity in Nigeria.
Her/his main objectives will be to grow the business in a sustainable way by playing a key strategic role in identifying and pursuing minigrid business development opportunities in Nigeria; maintain an inspiring culture; develop a competent and motivated team within an efficient organization; and coordinate with other entities in the ENGIE Group. For the scope of minigrid developments in Nigeria, he/she will entertain external relations with the host government (e.g. Ministry of Energy, Finance, Environment, Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Agriculture and Local Government), Cooperating partners, donors, local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions to strengthen working relationships with these entities and ensure overall success of the minigrid project. The Head of Minigrids Nigeria has overall P&L responsibility for the minigrid activities in Nigeria and will report in this responsibility to the global Head of Minigrids in A2E.
Publishing date: 6 November 2020
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: Would you like to be responsible for delivering the foundations and insights that enables forecasting, budgeting, auditing and other key process to ensure an effective finance department? BBOXX are hiring a Financial Accountant who will be responsible for the financial records of the BBOXX Africa Management office.
Publishing date: 31 October 2020
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Description: The Operations & Technical Manager will be responsible for defining, together with the Head of Minigrids Zambia, the strategy of minigrid developments in Zambia, and for steering diverse innovation, technical and commercial projects. He/She will also providing the team with high-quality independent technical advice and assistance on technical and operational viability of new and existing activities within ENGIE PowerCorner Zambia. He/she will work closely with the Managing Director, Commercial Manager, Cluster managers and Financial Manager as well as the Europe-based ENGIE PowerCorner HQ team. The Operations and Technical Manager will be responsible for the technical designs, schedule, procurement, coordination and supervision of all EPC contractors from tendering, construction and maintenance of future mini-grids in Zambia. He/she will work closely with the Technicians to monitor the performance of all installations and maintenance operations.
Publishing date: 31 October 2020
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Description: The Strategy & Innovation Manager will be responsible for defining, together with the Head of Minigrids Zambia, the strategy of minigrid developments in Zambia, and for steering diverse innovation, technical and commercial projects. He/She will also providing the team with high-quality independent technical advice and assistance on economic and operational viability of new and existing activities within ENGIE PowerCorner Zambia. He/she will work closely with the Managing Director, Commercial Manager, Cluster managers and Financial Manager as well as the Europe-based ENGIE PowerCorner HQ team. On a high level the Strategy and Innovations Manager will also be expected to engage and steer engagements and collaborations where necessary with relevant stakeholders in the energy sector.
Publishing date: 29 October 2020
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: BBOXX Pulse software stack is a comprehensive management platform that enables the growth of next generation, global utility businesses (NGUs) in developing countries by managing scale as customers, products and employees are dispersed across remote locations. Unlike other pay-as-you-go platforms, Pulse is a fully integrated solution with IoT, ERP and CRM systems covering the management of devices, customers and back-office functions. Pulse also enables the collection and analysis of data with over one billion data points obtained every day from remotely connected devices in a dozen of our markets in Africa and Asia.
Publishing date: 27 October 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) is seeking a highly motivated and creative thinker for the role of Energy Access Finance Advisor. The successful candidate will work directly with multilateral and bilateral donors, commercial and concessional investors, foundations, minigrid companies and their partners to help design and bring to life the financial tools and processes needed to provide the minigrid sector with access to appropriate, large scale finance across the continent. The post is based in Nairobi.
Nairobi, KENYA