Chemonics Access to Energy Lead Jobs in South Africa

Chemonics Access to Energy Lead Jobs in South Africa

Chemonics seeks an Access to Energy Lead for the USAID Empower Southern Africa (ESA) project. ESA is a 5-year regional program that covers South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe. The primary purpose of ESA is to increase the availability of, access to, and use of affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy in Southern Africa in order to reach measurable development outcomes.

Measurable development outcomes include economic growth, reducing poverty, improving livelihoods, and increasing inclusive access to electricity-enabled services in such areas as health, education, sanitation and food security. This position will be based in Pretoria, South Africa. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people and communities around the world.

Responsibilities include:

Partner with national authorities across the region to accelerate critical grid expansion and densification projects, including supporting previously selected projects and identifying additional high-potential investments

Engage with financial institutions to reduce constraints on lending for energy access businesses and mini-grids

Engage with investors to expand access to equity investment in energy access businesses and mini-grids

Collaborate with USAID, NGOs, consortium partners, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for energy access initiatives

Ensure one-team approach with consortium partners NRECA and EPRI to deliver assistance to utilities, productive use advice, and distributed RE needs for country activities

Engage with ESA leverage partners such as Vodacom in the design, partnership formalization, and implementation of off-grid investments

Develop scopes of work to ensure technical quality and fit with country needs

and strategies

Liaise with MEL and GESI teams so all technical activities are properly set up and continually measured for attribution/contribution to activity targets, including GESI goals

Supervise LT staff and short-term consultants

Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party-Senior Technical Advisor

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, engineering, economics, sustainability, policy, or a related field, Master’s degree preferred

Minimum eight years of experience in implementing activities to increase access to affordable, reliable energy, including household (on-grid and off-grid) and commercial/industrial access

Familiarity promoting gender equality and social inclusion in the energy sector

Prior experience with managing a team of subject matter experts across multiple countries

Familiarity with design and implementation of capacity building programs in the electricity sector

Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability to manage high-level relationships

Experience working on both on-grid and off-grid energy opportunities

Demonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with command of either French or Portuguese a plus

How to Apply

Please submit an application to lmaina@chemonics.com with the subject line “Access to Energy Lead – ESA Application”

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