Deputy Director, Renewable Energy at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

REF: VA/12/6/2022
Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading the planning processes to ensure that long-term and annual renewable energy Section plans are developed on time:
• Ensuring that the section has sufficient resources and capacity to implement these plans:
• Leading in making recommendations for the e renewable sectors with a view to achieving customer satisfaction and improved services.
• Providing leadership in the formulation, review and monitoring of regulations,standards and codes of practice on renewable energy.
• Providing leadership in the implementation of renewable energy standards and regulatory instruments on renewable energy.
• Leading in research and providing technical expertise in renewable energy in the country.
• Supervising the collection, analysis, reporting and maintenance of renewable energy data
• Coordinating the undertaking of renewable energy technical audits.
• Coordinating the preparation renewable energy technical audit reports and follow up on implementation of recommendations.
• Evaluating the viability of renewable energy projects for financing purposes and
• advice the Director General appropriately.
• Supervising consultants undertaking Studies, Surveys and Research on energy efficiency.
• Preparing and presentation of papers for conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Supervising staff in the department including completing performance appraisals, personal development and succession plans effectively, and on timein accordance with the established performance management system
• Representing EPRA in stakeholder meetings on renewable energy issues when required;
• Participating in designated Committees
• Preparing of Department’s Budgets
• Developing of Department’s Procurement Plans
• Managing of the Department’s expenditure budget

Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years of relevant work experience, five (5) of which must be in management role;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following engineering fields; Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following engineering fields; Electrical, Mechanical,Chemical or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Be a member of the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) in good standing or Kenya’s Engineering Technologists and Technicians Registration Board (ETTRB) in good standing;
• Attended management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;Proficiency in Computer applications skills;
• Demonstrated results in work performance; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.