Program Manager (Clean Energy Solutions for Women) at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Inception Phase (3 months)

• Defining Project Scope, Objectives, and Deliverables: Collaborate with Program Management Team Lead and Implementing Partners (IPs) to set clear project goals and deliverables, ensuring a unified understanding for successful outcomes.
• Co-create detailed interventions with selected partners, particularly the specific choice of technologies and business models.
• Support development of the program’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Data Plans: In collaboration with the MEL and Data leads outlining specific program indicators, to accurately, timely and regularly measure the results and impact of interventions and maintain a data repository to extract learning.
• Support with the identification, selection, and contracting process of program implementing partners.
• Coordinate meetings with relevant stakeholders and partners: including Implementing Partners, GEAPP teams etc.
• Develop Program Workplan and Budget: Execute against agreed workplan and budget aligning with project objectives and targeted results, ensuring efficient resource utilization for achieving milestones.

Program Implementation Period

• Actively monitor day-to-day activities, quickly identifying and resolving issues to maintain adherence to work plans, deliverables and strong partner performance.
• Oversee CES deployment according to the work plan and budget, ensuring alignment with M&E metrics and quality standards, while continuously evaluating progress and adapting strategies to optimize impact and address any barriers to CES uptake.
• Conduct regular check-ins with partners to enhance information sharing and improve efficiency and effectiveness of program implementation and operations
• Work closely with M&E partners to ensure robust data collection on CES impact, including income changes, productivity gains, and time savings, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Drive a structured learning agenda, collecting insights on CES adoption barriers, affordability, financing models, and social impacts to inform future program scale-up.
• Creative, strategic thinking to adapt to challenges, engage with donors to integrate changes, align closely with the Gates Foundation’s strategy, and translate program outcomes into actionable insights to create a responsive, impactful program

Reporting and Compliance

• Reporting and Knowledge Management: Provide input on required reports i.e. bi-annual reports, post-field reports surveys, reports, case studies, best practices etc.
• Compliance Management: Maintain accurate grant records and files to ensure that program implementation is in compliance with all GEAPP and Gates Foundation requirements, rules and regulations.
• Budget Management and Efficiency: Support the PMT Lead and Program Accounting Associate to efficiently manage the program budget, optimizing fund usage while meeting project objectives.
• Fraud prevention: foster a culture of integrity, ethics and transparency to ensure appropriate use of the grant’s resources by:
• Ensuring proper segregation of duties whenever possible
• Require grantees to follow all procurement policies and procedures set by GEAPP.
• Independent verification: Conduct site visits and spot checks to ensure activities reported occurred.
• Require adequate expense documentation.
• If required, conduct fraud awareness training team members and partners.

Partner and Stakeholder Engagement

• Effective Communication and Stakeholder Management: Streamlining communication flow among all program partners to quickly respond to emerging issues, troubleshooting and maintaining high standard of transparency and accountability.
• Networking and partnerships: Explore partnerships and network to expand the program's reach, fostering strategic alliances and leadership in the field.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field, i.e., Project Management, international development or relations, economics, renewable energy with a relevant combination of education and work experience required.
• 4-6 years relevant experience in donor funded program (i.e. Mastercard Foundation, USAID, Gates Foundation) management and extensive knowledge of donor regulations and policies, especially as they relate to reporting and compliance, with progressive management responsibilities
• Program management certification i.e., PRINCE2, PMP is highly desirable
• Fluency in English is required
• Knowledge of renewable energy, productive uses of energy, agrifood systems, and the intersection of gender and youth is highly desirable but not required