Sr. Technical Advisor, USAID Power Africa EDE East & Central Africa at Abt Associates

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

•  Provide technical leadership in delivery of expected results of the overall EDE program, with a specific focus on Eastern Africa
•  Manage, supervise, and coordinate technical services, prioritize the activities in target countries, and provide thought leadership and technical support as needed to accelerate activities.
•  Regularly liaise with the Power Africa Coordinator’s Office, USAID missions in the region, and other USG agencies, as appropriate.
•  Maintain strong relationships with relevant regional organizations, such as the African Development Bank, and with private sector companies and host country governments.
•  Perform ad-hoc requests.

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Bachelor’s degree in economics, energy/environmental policy, engineering, or related field and minimum of 15 years of experience working with energy sector programs, particularly in the power sector OR Master’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience.
•  Experience working in the energy sector in East and/or Central Africa required.
•  Experience supporting governments, the private sector, communities and/or NGOs to increase power supply, increase grid-based power connections, strengthen utilities and other power sector entities, increase regional power trade, and expand on and off-grid energy access, including through deploying distributed renewable power and linking to productive uses.
•  Experience convening technical and management teams quickly to respond to client requests.
•  Experience with gender equity and social inclusion or women's empowerment in energy focused programming.
•  Knowledge of Sub-Saharan Africa renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change policies, laws, and capacity constraints.
•  Fluency in English is required; experience in a second language is preferred.
•  East or Central African nationals are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree + Fifteen years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or PhD + Ten years of relevant experience