Vacancy title:
County Renewable Energy Officers
Jobs at:
Ministry of Energy
Deadline of this Job:
24th August, 2018 at 4.30pm
Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: 8th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Company
JOB DETAILS:
Under the fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, on behalf of the National Government, is responsible for energy policy and regulation of electricity and gas reticulation while County Governments are responsible for planning and development of electricity and gas reticulation and regulation.
The Kenya Off-grid solar access project for underserved counties (K-OSAP), financed by the World Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Energy including Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) and Rural Electrification Authority (REA), aims to provide a comprehensive suite of investments to provide electricity services to households, enterprises and community facilities, boreholes, with pragmatic business models to attract private sector investment, sustainable services, know-how and efficiencies.
The Project will support the following components that are each aimed at:
The project has Four (4) components as follows:
Component 1:
Mini-grids for Community Facilities, Enterprises, and Households to be implemented by KPLC and REA: This component finances procurement of construction, operation and maintenance of mini-grids. Nearly 120 mini grids will be implemented in the 14 underserved counties, in lots of 100-700 prospective users, with approximate total demand of 20-300kW. This component will have six (6) contract packages for Supply and Installation, and 7 to 12 years O&M of mini-grids, with possible renewal of O&M contract period by the client.
Component 2:
Standalone Solar Systems, and Clean Cooking Solutions for Households to be Implemented by Ministry of Energy and Petroleum through debt facility as a financial intermediary (FI) and a grant facility as a management contract. This component has two sub components: Sub Component 2A – Standalone Solar Systems for households and Sub Component 2B – Clean Cooking Solutions for Households;
Component 3:
Standalone Solar Systems and Solar Water Pumps for Community Facilities to be implemented by KPLC and REA: This component has two sub components: Sub-component 3A- Standalone Solar Systems for Community Facilities and Sub-component 3B- Solar Water Pumps for Community Facilities.
Component 4: Implementation Support and Capacity Building: This component has two sub components: Sub-Component 4.1- Consumer Education and Awareness and Sub-component 4.2 – Implementation Support and Capacity Building.
The Project Implementing Agency, the MoEP, has established a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) to focus and fully manage the day to day operation of the project. The PCU is to be staffed with highly experienced key technical experts who will handle and manage the project implementation. As the project involves a range of renewable energy activities in the counties, the MoEP is desirous to recruit one Renewable Energy Officer for each of the fourteen (14) target Counties to support the Project implementation.
Responsibilities for the County Renewable Energy Officers Job
The assignment will cover all the KOSAP project activities implemented in each of the target Counties and within the duties and responsibilities as stipulated below:
Assignment Location
The County Renewable Energy Officers will be deployed to a selected participating County. In addition, the officers can be called upon to undertake any other duties as determined by the KOSAP Project Coordinator, including attending more program-wide meetings.
Time Frame and Reporting
The expected duration of this post is one year renewable. The assignment is expected to commence in April, 2018. The officers will report to the K-OSAP Coordinator at the Ministry of Energy.
The County Renewable Energy Officer will be required to submit reports as follows:
Job Qualifications
The following are the recognised qualifications for the purpose of this Post:-
Selection Method:
The officers’ recruitment will follow the GoK and World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for Investment Projects Financing (IPF) Borrowers for Individual Consultants.
Terms of Service and Remuneration
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications as follows:
Submit their applications in person to room 22/07, 22nd Floor, Nyayo House, HR Department or send to the address shown below clearly stating the reference Number and your County of choice in the letter on the envelope by close of business on 24th August, 2018 at 4.30pm
Applications should include detailed CVs indicating how they meet all the qualification requirements, day time contacts, current and expected salary, names and contacts of three referees. Copies of all relevant Certificates/Testimonials and copy of national ID/Passport must be attached.
The Ministry of Energy, avails equal employment opportunities to all Kenyans. Women, persons living with disabilities, the marginalized and minorities are encouraged to apply. Any form of canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Completed applications should be addressed to:
The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Energy P.O. Box 30582- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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