Chief Growth Officer at REDAVIA

REDAVIA enjoys the strong support of several funding partners, including KawiSafi Ventures, DEG / KfW, and the Nordic Development Fund.

REDAVIA has been recognized by several high-profile partner organizations:

• Awarded: REDAVIA CEO, Erwin Spolders, “Most respected CEO of Ghana” 2021
• Nominated: AFSIA Solar Awards 2020 (COVID-Resilience Lease)
• Nominated: Ghana Energy Awards 2020
• Awarded: Frost and Sullivan 2016 Company of the Year Award
• Nominated: Bloomberg New Energy Finance 2015 Energy Pioneer Award
• Nominated: Energy Efficiency Partnership Africa Project of the Year Award
• Awarded: Frost and Sullivan 2014 Best Practice Award
• Participant in the Climate Day at the 2014 Davos World Economic Forum
• Awarded: United Nations (UNFCCC) 2013 Lighthouse Activity Award

To drive its growth, REDAVIA is recruiting a Chief Growth Officer, based remote / hybrid in Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, or Johannesburg, with a target start date in Q2 ‘22.

Role

The Chief Growth Officer drives the following REDAVIA activities:

Marketing:

• Oversee and support the activities of REDAVIA’s marketing teams
• Ensure REDAVIA’s continue brand positioning as a market leader in B2B solar-as-a-service in our current markets (Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania)
• Develop REDAVIA’s market-leading brand position in new markets (Nigeria and South Africa)

Sales:

• Sales management: Energize and support REDAVIA’s direct sales team in Ghana, Kenya (plus soon Nigeria and South Africa)
• Strategic account management support: Develop win-win relationships with senior teams of strategic accounts globally
• Closing support: Oversee and provide ad-hoc support to negotiate and close solar farm lease contracts with prospective solar lessees
• Channel management: Further develop REDAVIA’s sales agent network to generate better access to key decision-makers in target markets

Customer Success Management:

• Liaise with REDAVIA’s customer success management team to drive retention, referrals, and upsells
• Leverage sales team customer relationships to help resolve client satisfaction issues during the solar plant deployment and operational phases

Impact

The Chief Growth Officer role owns the growth of the company and offers the successful candidate a chance to have a significant impact on the REDAVIA’s success, on the solar power sector, and on the sustainable development of Africa as a whole.