Energy Access & Developer Support Fellow at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Key Responsibilities:

• Pipeline management, screening & progression: Support development and day-to-day intake of opportunities, conduct initial screening and assessment against relevant strategic and eligibility criteria; and maintain clear visibility across the pipeline and portfolio. Help drive promising opportunities forward through Global Energy Alliance)’s internal review and approval processes, coordinating information, materials, actions and follow-up across relevant teams.
• Research, analysis & opportunity development: Conduct company, market and sector research, market-intelligence scanning and commercial, operational and financial analysis to assess business models, identify key constraints and support needs, and inform prioritization and decision-making. Prepare high-quality briefs, company profiles, concept notes, review materials, presentations and other decision-ready outputs.
• Ecosystem coordination & convenings: Support engagement and partnership coordination across developers, technical assistance providers, investors, funders, associations, Mission 300 partners/aligned initiatives, and other relevant stakeholders; coordinate convenings, follow-up and joint workstreams; and map relevant partners, facilities and initiatives to identify opportunities for collaboration and complementary support. Collaborate across Global Energy Alliance 's Grids of the Future, Powering Opportunity, country and regional teams to connect this work with related initiatives.
• Delivery support and monitoring: Track approved engagements through implementation, including key milestones, deliverables, budgets, reporting requirements and dependencies; follow up across internal teams, companies and service providers to maintain momentum; and identify and escalate emerging delivery risks, bottlenecks or issues requiring attention.
• Knowledge, insight & learning: Maintain program documentation, templates, stakeholder maps, trackers and knowledge repositories; support management and partner reporting; contribute to knowledge products and market-facing materials, including case studies, playbooks, insight pieces and, where relevant, regulatory or policy engagement materials; and analyze information across the pipeline and portfolio to surface recurring needs, market trends, execution bottlenecks and lessons that can inform future program design, partner engagement and strategic priorities.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Business, Finance, International Development, or a related discipline; Master's degree is an added advantage.
• Approximately 2-5 years of relevant experience, ideally spanning one or more of: energy / energy access, consulting, finance or investment, development finance, private-sector development, venture or enterprise support, program delivery or programme management.
• Working knowledge of distributed renewable energy and energy-access models, including mini-grids, standalone solar systems and productive-use technologies, and familiarity with grid-adjacent distributed energy solutions such as battery storage, interconnected/grid-connected mini-grids, and metering or digital utility systems.
• Experience with energy-access companies, donor-funded programmes and climate-tech ecosystems; exposure to investors, catalytic or blended finance and African energy markets is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated stakeholder-engagement skills, with experience working across developers, regulators, technology providers, donors, technical assistance providers, investors, or other ecosystem actors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including the ability to quickly understand companies, business models and unfamiliar market contexts; interrogate incomplete information; and translate findings into clear, decision-ready briefs, concept notes, analyses and presentations.
• Excellent research and writing skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly for senior and external audiences.
• Exceptional organisation and reliability, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines and follow through with limited supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with comfort using trackers, data and other program -management tools; experience with dashboards or data-visualization tools is an advantage.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, mission-driven, matrixed environments; genuine interest in energy access, development finance and private-sector development.
• Experience in technical assistance, company assessment, impact investing, grant-making, portfolio management or other emerging-market private-sector support models would be an added advantage.
• Fluency in English is required; proficiency in French would be an added advantage.

Women and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Core Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Strength - structures problems, analyses data and synthesizes complex information into clear outputs.
• Execution & Organization - detail-oriented and dependable; manages multiple workstreams and follows through without being chased.
• Communication - clear, concise writing; prepares compelling materials and coordinates effectively across stakeholders.
• Collaboration - works effectively across teams, cultures and time zones with humility; discreet with sensitive company and pipeline information.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset - proactive, resourceful and comfortable navigating ambiguity and helping bring structure to evolving areas of work.
• Mission Alignment - committed to inclusive energy access, private-sector development and impact at scale.