Vacancy title:
Business Development Director - Offsite
Jobs at:
CrossBoundaryDeadline of this Job:
Friday, June 16 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 06 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Who We Are
The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world's most challenging and exciting renewable energy markets. The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse
backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.
Who You Are
• Self-starter who is passionate about clean energy and its potential to transform underserved markets across Africa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; crisp, clear, concise, and persuasive communicator
• Strong quantitative skills; mastery of building, manipulating, reviewing, and correcting financial and pricing models
• Empathetic and thoughtful listener who strives to learn from clients’ perspectives
• Articulate, assertive negotiator who enjoys challenging preconceived notions and welcomes debate and disagreement as learning opportunities
• Experienced at identifying champions and building coalitions within corporate bureaucracies to get things done; recognizes the unique challenges of business-to-business sales
• Sound business judgment; able to independently evaluate and prioritize commercial initiatives
• Fast learner who can effectively distill complex issues down to simple, clear, targeted messaging
• Ability to identify and connect with a broad range of audiences
• Comfort with ambiguity; thrives in a changing, challenging context
Required Qualifications
Ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:
• 4+ years business experience at a top tier management consulting or investment firm
• Bachelor’s and master’s degrees with either or both degrees related to business or energy
• Work experience across multiple African countries
• Work experience in the energy sector, renewable energy is a plus
• Fluency in a relevant local or regional language, e.g., French
Primary Responsibilities
• Support, evaluate, and improve CBE’s overall lead generation strategy throughout all relevant geographies
• Develop and iterate bespoke pricing for various project structures such as Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), leases, and loans across multiple geographies
• Develop and present custom proposals to clients and answer questions about the commercial, financial, legal, and technical aspects of a solar PPA contract
• Identify gaps in CBE’s value proposition to clients and generate new ideas for how to better server them
• Support and problem solve with other BD team members to progress their projects to closure
• Advise and lead negotiations for a variety of renewable energy financing contracts with support from legal and other internal teams
• Assume responsibility for conducting diligence on complex large-scale projects to ensure they meet specified investment criteria
• Manage and update internal tools and systems to maximize efficiency of the BD process
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to CrossBoundary on crossboundary.applytojob.com to apply
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