Senior Technical Advisor (m/f)

GIZ is recruiting for the Programmes EnDev and Green People´s Energy a Senior Technical Advisor (m/f) for a rural electrification component with a special focus on PAYGO business models, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

Duties

• The technical advisor for PAYGO is responsible for:
• Providing technical support in the coordination of the activities of the rural electrification component with a special focus on PAYGO business models implemented by the programmes Energising Development (EnDev) and Grüne Bürgerenergie (GBE) in close cooperation with the director of the programmes
• Providing professional advice to partners and cooperating with important stakeholders
• Innovation and knowledge management and communication of innovations to a broad target group
• Integrating results and experience into teamwork and the work of all relevant groups

Professional advisory services

• Plans and supports implementation of RE measures and especially for productive use of energy (PUE) and social infrastructure (SI) actions
• Assesses information and provides support on requirements for successful implementation of PAYGO approaches in rural electrification projects
• Advises partner institution(s) on clarification(s), identifying needs, developing concepts and strategies on PAYGO models, including technical input
• Supports with supervising the electrification of Social Infrastructure and PUE facilities (e.g. dimensioning of the solar systems)
• Develops and organizes quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives for the support of companies with PAYGO approaches
• Is responsible for seeing that the services provided by the EnDev and GBE programmes in terms of PAYGO approaches are aligned with the partner’s needs
• Gives technical assistance to the Monitoring Team in the designing of studies about PAYGO approaches and their impacts

Networking and cooperation

• Ensures cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners; carries out PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organizations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project/programme environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships
• Communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the programmes
• Disseminates information to a variety of stakeholders, facilitates partnerships and connections along the value chain, consumer outreach and marketing, etc.
• Travels (abroad) in the region, in accordance with project requirements

Knowledge management and Capacity development

• Compiles information on the rural electrification, especially solar sector in Mozambique and internationally and ensures knowledge transfer
• Develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
• Draws up reports and presentation documents
• Develops and defines capacity building and dissemination interventions for RE
• Other duties/additional tasks: Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

 

Requisites

• Qualifications required, skills and experience:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the field of engineering and/or renewable energy management, or related fields
• Relevant professional experience in renewable energy, marketing or related
• Relevant experience in productive uses of energy and rural electrification via PAYGO business models
• Experience in market and business development, programme development, knowledge development, proposal writing, international donors- private investor relations management
• Experience in project management: planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and financial management
• Experience in capacity building, facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes
• Experience of working in sub-Saharan Africa, understanding of energy/development linkages
• Be a self-motivated self-starter with excellent intercultural leadership, teamwork, leadership, communication, organizational skills and working in partnerships
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and fluent in writing and speaking Portuguese and English, German could be an advantage

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted