Publishing date: 14 January 2020
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Description: We are building a diverse and inclusive team and this opportunity is open to any qualified internal and external applicants. Women, candidates from Africa and those with experience working on the continent are particularly encouraged to apply for this role.
Publishing date: 14 January 2020
Location: Nairobi
Description: Angaza’s technology empowers distributors to make life-changing products accessible and affordable to individuals in emerging markets, even those who live on less than $2 per day. With affordable access to livelihood necessities like solar lights and clean cookstoves, people without access to credit or traditional banking services can start on a path to financial inclusion.
Publishing date: 10 January 2020
Location: Boulder or Basalt, CO; New York City; Washington, DC; or Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Description:
Overview
RMI is seeking candidates for Associates and Senior Associates (RMI’s entry and mid-level research and collaboration positions) in our Empowering Clean Economies Program, with a low and middle-income country focus. Associates and Senior Associates are creative problem solvers who use their quantitative, technical, and analytical abilities to conduct compelling analyses around vital energy issues. They collaborate with team members to craft visionary yet practical solutions for our research questions and for our clients.
Publishing date: 3 January 2020
Location: Amuloko, Akoko, Ore/Okitipupa - Nigeria
Description:
The Role
The Area Business Manager will lead sales, collections and distribution operations in the area they are assigned for the direct distribution of Sun King Solar products sold on Pay-As-You-Basis (also called and recognized as “EasyBuy” Business unit) through a network of agents called as “Energy Officer”. EasyBuy technology and services allows customers to purchase units by paying for their Solar products in small installments, thus ensuring they are extremely affordable for off-grid or rural customers. The Area Business Manager is ultimately accountable for generating sales, ensuring collections are timely and accurate and keeping the entire Direct Distribution growing rapidly in a sustainable manager.
Publishing date: 2 December 2019
Location: Goma, DRCa
Description:
Role Brief
BBOXX RDC has a unique vision to transform households and businesses across DRC with next generation energy solutions, appliances and utility services. We have a product range that can electrify entire cities: from small households to large businesses; and we are on a mission to scale it across the country. We are looking for truly exceptional, resilient individuals to join us on our quest and ambition to create the largest utility in Congo (500K+ connections) and to make the DRC the first country in the world where the virtual distributed clean solar grid leapfrogs the physical grid.
About the role
Establish operations in a new region, including recruiting a team, setting up a shop and
Report
Meet sales targets and distribution targets through a freelancer sales force and third party distribution network
Responsible (with support from logistics team) to oversee safe import and storage of stock in-country (around $5M of stock to be imported in 2019)
Manage our supplier relationship with our outsourced technical provider to complete installations promptly
Responsible for the shop and ensuring customers can get their problems solved promptly in your region
Work with HQ marketing team to coordinate marketing campaigns in your province
Manage relationships with local authorities and ensure that all appropriate local authorisation are obtained and relationships maintained
About you
5-7 years’ experience in retail operation
In depth operations experience, for example from a telco or satellite TV provider
Analytical and good with numbers
Clear communicator
Publishing date: 30 November 2019
Location: Nairobi
Description: The Aftersales Director will be responsible for driving growth and providing focused leadership into establishing efficiencies and automation across all areas of Aftersales service provision, ensuring our customers are at the front on all decision making and receive exceptional levels of service, whilst maintaining growth margins.
The job holder will possess strong Customer focus to provide excellent customer service but also be commercially minded and comfortable in a target driven environment.
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
Location: Goma, DRCa
Description: CLASP seeks a Chief Officer / Senior Director to lead its Market Development programs for appliances, in on-, off-, and weak-grid contexts. The principle area of focus will be CLASP’s clean energy access portfolio, which aims to accelerate the deployment of high quality, energy-efficient products in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and beyond. CLASP’s energy access portfolio includes the Efficiency for Access Coalition, the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances Program, the Global LEAP Awards, and Lighting Global Quality Assurance, among other initiatives. A secondary focus will be expanding CLASP’s market development work to on- and weak-grid contexts.
The Chief Officer / Senior Director will be responsible for leading CLASP’s growing Market Development team based in Washington, DC, India, and – in collaboration with CLASP’s East Africa Director – Nairobi. They will work collaboratively with CLASP team members in the United States, Kenya, India, Europe, and elsewhere, along with our wide network of international partners and program stakeholders. They will develop and nurture partnerships with stakeholders around the world, including funders, program implementers, appliance manufacturers, distributors, users, and other NGOs. They will contribute to overall organizational direction and strategy, and in particular lead the strategic direction of CLASP’s energy access portfolio and broader suite of market development initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have an extraordinary capacity for program strategy, development, execution and administration, as well as leading a high performing team, deep expertise on energy efficiency, clean energy markets and on- and off- grid policy dynamics, world class collaboration and communication skills, a commitment to impacts and results, entrepreneurialism, and a sense of humor.
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Description: As a Project Manager within the Customer Credit team, you will be a part of revolutionizing credit and financial inclusion for the base of the pyramid. The role will report to the Customer Credit Manager and will work cross-functionally with the rest of our commercial team, customer experience, product development, operations, marketing, and technical teams on the ground to help design, execute, assess and refine innovative consumer finance projects at Fenix.
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: Kenya Market Development Advisor will provide direct advice to solar home system (SHS) and mini-grid (MG) companies. The advisor will act as a market facilitator for companies entering the Kenyan market, and/or supporting existing companies looking to scale up operations. The Advisor will link private developers and entrepreneurs with suitable sources of project development finance.
Publishing date: 10 September 2019
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Description: The position is tasked with managing NGU customers, building solutions and driving revenue growth for B2B in NGU’s including expansion into new territories. The Expansion team is responsible for managing NGU relations, implementing solutions and driving growth as per agreed business plan. This is a strategic role supporting the commercial objectives and goals of. It is expected that the team will use market knowledge and understanding to feed into the Innovation cycle.
Publishing date: 2 August 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: Reporting directly to the CEO, the COO will be responsible for strategic leadership, Business Unit development and oversight, coordinating interfaces among Business Units and Supporting Business Units, team and culture building, and core operational functions.
Publishing date: 2 August 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: PowerGen is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager with a strong background in utility-scale grid design and development and off-grid solar. The successful candidate must have the right technical skills and share in PowerGen’s vision of ‘Transforming Lives Through Smarter Power’ by building the grid of the future in Africa. The manager will lead the continual development of the Engineering team to be equipped to pursue this vision throughout the continent.
Publishing date: 1 August 2019
Location: Kenya
Description: Schneider Electric’s capabilities in the solar market segment include complete electrical systems and power conversion solutions along with the intelligent controls needed for the most competitive smart grid integration, and lifecycle Operation and Maintenance services. The Solar Regional Sales Manager is responsible for the development of the sales of Schneider Electric solar offer in Kenya a and other countries in the region.
Publishing date: 1 August 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: SNV Kenya/Burundi is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sector Leader Energy. As the Sector Leader you will be responsible for the overall quality of programme development and implementation, business development and overall steering of the SNV Kenya and Burundi Energy projects.
Publishing date: 29 July 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: RTI International is recruiting for a Senior Legal and Public-Private Partnership Advisor for the East Africa Energy Program under the Power Africa Initiative by USAID Under the authority of the COP, this person is responsible for the coordination of technical assistance, transaction advisory, community engagement, and institutional performance improvement activities benefitting host-country governments, regulators, and utilities.
Publishing date: 29 July 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: As Technical Assistance (TA) Manager you will be responsible for developing and managing the EEGF TA facility in close coordination with the EEGF investment team and partners. At least 7 years of relevant working experience in program management, consulting and TA in the field of entrepreneurship/private sector development in emerging markets;
Publishing date: 9 July 2019
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: This role supports the Direct Investment unit of the Energy Debt Business line in reaching the relevant business targets in Sub Saharan Africa. Must have 7-9 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a banking, private debt/ equity fund or development finance Environment.
Publishing date: 24 May 2019
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Description: We are seeking applications from candidates with Renewable Energy Debt Financing experiences in Sub Saharan Africa. Must have 7-9 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a banking, private debt/equity fund or development finance environment.
Nairobi, KENYA