Senior Energy Access Analyst at Mercy Corps

The Position  

The job holder will be part of our African Programs and Advisory team, which includes professionals from a range of private sector backgrounds, including engineering, project development, entrepreneurship, banking and investment, micro-finance, and management consulting. You will help implement different energy access programs, work with our donors and sub-contractors, advise MSMEs, and support E4I team members in program implementation.  

Essential Responsibilities

ADVISORY

• Support team providing renewable energy SMEs and mini-grid project developers (“Advisory Clients”) with technical, financial and business advice.
• Support Advisory Clients on strategy consulting, investment readiness, partnership facilitation, project development support, financial modelling and capital raising.
• Help to develop Energy 4 Impact’s internal processes and knowledge of technologies, business models, regulatory issues, financing process, etc.
• Work closely with in-house programme teams to implement donor mandates and carry out programme management activities, including reporting both internally and externally.
• Work closely with in-house M&E team to ensure expected results for Advisory activities are measured and evaluated.
• Report to projects senior management team on Advisory activities.

 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Support team on Business Development origination and proposals as required i.e. contributing to concept note development, supporting in bid preparation, gathering data and producing presentations for various donors. CAPITAL ACCESS
• Work closely with the CAF team from time to time as required.
• Work with the regional senior leadership team to develop and support the regional strategy.
• Mobilize support services and risk management resources to enable country and regional leadership teams to execute their respective strategic priorities.
• Lead the development and administration of regional and country level reports on key finance, operations and human resources indicators.
• Manage and administer regional core budgets in coordination with regional and global leadership.
• Lead on measurement and analysis of regional key performance indicators to inform strategic decision making.
• Support Mercy Corps global and regional initiatives for human resources, including safeguarding and diversity, and talent development;
• Collaborate with the people team to promote staff access to high quality learning opportunities, with a special emphasis on national team member development; ● Assist with the on-boarding of senior team members, ensuring they are set up for success and familiar with agency systems, procedures, and protocols. 

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Accountability

• Reports Directly To: Programme Manager
• Works Directly With: Global Director of Advisory, Regional Head of Programmes

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Management, Economics, Finance, International Development, Energy, Environment, Climate Change or other relevant subjects and a minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in at least one of the following areas: 
• Energy project implementation, operations, or financing; 
• Financial advisory, management or strategic consulting; 
• Marketing or technical support for agricultural and other electric appliances used for income generating purposes; 
• Renewable energy development in a humanitarian setting; or 
• Early-stage business building as an entrepreneur, investor or incubator 
• Research and data analysis in the development sector 
• Experience working with rural and off-grid business models and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by businesses operating in Africa