Project Coordinator at Adept Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities with the EU Delegation Kenya, Implementation Consultants, and other relevant stakeholders. Maintain regular contact with implementation partners (e.g., KenGen, KETRACO, GDC, and relevant Ministries) and, when necessary, follow up to ensure adherence to the agreed work plan.
• Provide implementation support to the implementation partners, particularly in relation to monitoring and reporting functions. Organise regular exchanges among relevant stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and information sharing.
• Ensure compliance with EU visibility requirements, such as public communication standards and branding guidelines and support implementation partners in EU visibility activities (e.g., communication campaigns and visibility events).
• Prepare and submit annual and final reports to the EU in line with specified reporting requirements. Update project factsheets and prepare presentations as needed.
• Support EU missions and respond promptly to ad-hoc requests from the EU or KfW regarding project implementation.
• Ensure compliance with EU and KfW regulations, particularly in areas such as financial reporting, procurement procedures, and adherence to environmental and social standards.
• Act as the liaison officer to the EU Delegation Kenya for Team Europe Initiatives (TEI), ensuring coordination between TEIs in Kenya.
  Analyse the economic, political, and social situation in Kenya. Inform the KfW Office Kenya of any developments that could positively or negatively impact project activities.
• Organise and participate in meetings, trainings, and field missions, in consultation with the Portfolio Managers and the KfW Office Kenya, as relevant to the projects.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree economics, finance, business administration, environmental & social sciences, engineering or technical studies related to energy. An academic degree in other discipline can be accepted if the candidate has undergone additional post-academic training in one of the above-mentioned areas.
• At least 8 years of proven experience in the energy sector and sound knowledge of project implementation in Kenya. Experience working with development finance institutions and cooperating with Kenyan energy utilities is seen as an added benefit.
• Experience in the implementation of projects financed by the EU will be considered as an additional asset.
• Experience in the ICT sector and digitalisation, such as knowledge of specifications of digital equipment and application of AI, is beneficial.
• Fluency and accuracy in English. Knowledge of German is an added benefit.