Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Position
The job holder will be part of our African Programmes and Advisory team, which includes professionals from a range of private sector backgrounds, including engineering, project development, entrepreneurship, banking and investment, micro-finance, and management consulting. They will help implement different energy access programmes, work with our donors and sub-contractors, advise MSMEs, and support E4I team members in programme implementation.

Essential Responsibilities
• Work closely with Programme Managers and support them by doing data analysis, market research, reporting, as well as client engagement and communication.
• Help to develop Mercy Corps internal processes and knowledge of technologies, business models, regulatory issues, financing processes, etc.
• Deliver high quality work, with attention to detail and a focus on results.

Advisory responsibilities
• Support in providing analytical advice in engineering, business or finance to early and later stage SME companies, including solar home system distributors, mini-grid developers, stand-alone solar appliance suppliers and other service providers.
• Provide support to SME clients on their business models, partnership facilitation, project development, investment readiness, financial modelling and capital raising.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure expected results for advisory activities are measured and evaluated.
• Support development of internal processes and institutional knowledge of energy access financing, business models, regulatory issues etc.
• Support data management, analysis and presentation for external and internal knowledge management.
• Conduct market studies and research for SME clients, donors and internal knowledge generation, including desk research, primary and secondary research.
• Stay up to date on market news, regulations, and trends in the field of energy access and productive use of electricity in Africa.
• Support the Programmes and the Business Development team in preparing bids, concept notes and proposals for donors consistent with the objectives and requirements of the potential donor.

Supervisory Responsibility
• None

Accountability
• Reports Directly To: Programme Manager
• Works Directly With: Global Director of Advisory, Regional Head of Programmes

Minimum Qualifications & Skills
At least 2 - 4 years’ experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Energy project implementation, operations, or financing;
• Financial advisory, management or strategic consulting;
• Marketing or technical support for agricultural and other electric appliances used for income generating purposes;
• Renewable energy development in a humanitarian setting; or
• Early-stage business building as an entrepreneur, investor or incubator
• Research and data analysis in the development sector
• Experience working with rural and off-grid business models and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by businesses operating in Africa

Academic and Professional Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Management, Economics, Finance, International Development, Energy, Environment, Climate Change or other relevant subjects

Success Factors
• Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand the off-grid market, preferably in an African context
• Ability to understand the entrepreneurial space and impact investing sector
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to write high quality written documents, strong ability to work in power point a firm advantage.
• Ability to critique and develop financial models is highly desirable
• Fluent English a must
• Fluent French an advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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