Background and Opportunity Description:
Off-grid solar technologies provide life-changing access to modern energy services for people and communities currently living without electricity.E-waste generated by the off-grid solar sector represents less than 0.1% of global e-waste streams, but investment now will ensure the industry’s growth is sustainable over the long term and further enhance the sector’s reputation as a leader in environmental responsibility.
As a Global LEAP Solar E-Waste Challenge winner, d.light has developed a project aimed at incentivizing customers to dispose of End of Life (EoL) and Out of Warranty (OOW) solar products.
Through a targeted consumer awareness campaign, the project will encourage customers to buy new solar products at a discounted rate, when the old products cannot be repaired, thus preventing a return to the use of oil lamps and candles.
Working with / reporting to:
- Quality Assurance Manager and Strategic Partnerships Manager
Core Activities:
- Train staff and agents on the purpose of the project and the means of achieving the goals
- Monitoring of project progress across North-Rift and South-Rift regions, and continuous re-design and deployment of additional techniques to ensure that goals are achieved
- Coordinating with the Marketing Team to design marketing materials to increase awareness about the project
- Design, procurement and placement of collection bins
- Design and implementation of data collection system at point of collection
- Management of solar waste collection and reverse logistics
- Creation and management of database to categorize all types of solar waste
- Coordination with local and head-office staff
- Budget management
- Organization and management of site visits from donors
- Project report writing
All candidates must have:
- Project management experience
- Clear examples of working in technical environments (preferably electrical or electronic experience). Ability to categorize the components in a solar system
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent people skills
- Skills in building consensus across functions and cultures
- Experience building and managing databases
- Training/capacity building experience (for people with limited education)
- Creative experience, working on marketing campaigns (particularly for low-income households)
- Native-level fluency in English
- Excellent writing skills
Great candidates will:
- Have excellent spoken Swahili
- Show uncommon intuition and an affinity for technology
- Feel passionate about the natural environment, and understand the need for action
- Naturally seek to add structure and organization within loosely-defined contexts
- Love working with cross-functional teams and managing projects from idea inception to full execution
- Demonstrate a purpose-driven career
Benefits:
- Competitive stipend for 6 months
- Potential full time role post internship, dependent on performance and project success
Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply.
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