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Project Overview - SNV EnDev Project  

The SNV EnDev Phase III project titled “Accelerating Access to Energy Services” is a market development initiative being implemented in Kenya as part of projects supported by the EnDev Programme. The new implementation phase began here in Kenya in October 2019.

The overall objective of the SNV EnDev phase III project is to contribute to the Kenya’s SE4All initiative whose goal is to achieve 100% universal access to modern energy services by 2030 for both cooking and electricity. The project includes two major components, namely ‘EnDev Core’’ and “EnDev Refugees. SNV Kenya is also implementing the EnDev/IKEA Foundation funded Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project, supporting smallholder farmers to access energy services.

The Assignment/Project Scope

This position will support both the EnDev Market Based Energy Access (MBEA) II project as well as the Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project.

The MBEA II project focuses on market-based approaches to energy access within the refugee setting in Kakuma refugee camp as well as the host community. MBEA II promotes supply, distribution and use of clean cooking and solar powered solutions through a mix of market based and social approaches. The market-based approach is anchored with distributors of the targeted products in the refugee set-up and includes technical assistance and activity based financial facilitation. The social based approach includes partnerships with relevant agencies operating in the refugee camp in order to promote co-financing for solutions targeting social institutions. The MBEA II project team also implements the Piloting EPCs in Kalobeyei (PEPCK) project which pilots the use of electric pressure cookers to households and SMEs connected to the solar mini grid in Kalobeyei. 

The Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project is a partnership between IKEA Foundation and Energising Development (EnDev) and will support smallholder farmers in Kenya in accessing and using energy services to improve their livelihoods and increase their resilience to climate change. The project is implemented by SNV in partnership with GIZ and addresses the lack of access to sustainable and affordable renewable energy technologies and services for productive use of energy (PUE) in the agricultural sector.

Job Description

The project is looking for an Advisor to support project implementation, administration, knowledge management and business development.

Role of Advisor PUE/Access to Finance 

Reporting to the Sector Lead Energy, the advisor will support project implementation on various tasks including but not limited to supporting:

1. Project activities related to access to finance for energy products and services, incl. support towards market research on design and implementation of finance mechanisms (asset, end user finance, etc.), results-based financing, etc., stakeholder and partner engagement, and monitoring and evaluation.
2. Project activities on promoting the Productive Use of Energy, including support towards market research, stakeholder engagement, partner onboarding, provision of technical assistance with a focus on business model design and finance mechanisms and awareness raising and behavioural change communications activities.
3. SEFFA project on a needs-basis, including but not limited to beneficiary engagement processes, partnership development, technical assistance, knowledge development and dissemination, RBF fund management, monitoring and reporting.
4. Business development and provide needs-based support to other projects/programmes/initiatives.

Qualifications

• Academic degree (preferably MSc) in relevant discipline such as business administration, finance, economics or similar
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in finance for development with a development or microfinance institution, NGO or relevant social enterprise
• Professional experience in the off-grid energy and/or agricultural sector is a plus
• Experience with results-based financing, asset and end user finance
• Excellent communications and report writing skills
• Ability to work independently with a range of actors in challenging environments and geographic settings
• Strong commitment, passion, and positive, pro-active attitude to work
• Organised and methodical, with attention to detail

Additional Information

Duration: The contract will be full-time for 12 months, with possibility of extension subject to programme resources.

Requirements: Duty station will be Nairobi with travel to field offices.

Desired start date: 1 February 2021 or sooner.

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Project Overview - SNV EnDev Project  

The SNV EnDev Phase III project titled “Accelerating Access to Energy Services” is a market development initiative being implemented in Kenya as part of projects supported by the EnDev Programme. The new implementation phase began here in Kenya in October 2019.

The overall objective of the SNV EnDev phase III project is to contribute to the Kenya’s SE4All initiative whose goal is to achieve 100% universal access to modern energy services by 2030 for both cooking and electricity. The project therefore includes two major components, namely ‘EnDev Core’’ and “EnDev Refugees” and will intervene in three major areas, specifically the supply side, demand side and the enabling environment.

The Market Based Energy Access (MBEA) II project focuses on market-based approaches to energy access within the refugee setting in Kakuma refugee camp as well as the host community. MBEA II promotes supply, distribution and use of clean cooking and solar powered solutions through a mix of market based and social approaches. The market-based approach is anchored with distributors of the targeted products in the refugee set-up and includes technical assistance and activity based financial facilitation. The social based approach includes partnerships with relevant agencies operating in the refugee camp in order to promote co-financing for solutions targeting social institutions.

In order to enhance the effectiveness and achievement of results, the specific interventions and technologies promoted under the project are customized to the refugee setting. The MBEA II project consists of 3 subcomponents for which target specific technologies and groups in Kakuma refugee camp and the host community. The subcomponents are:

1. Promotion of solar and stoves for use by households
2. Promotion of stoves and solar for productive use in business settings
3. Promotion of stoves and for social institutions in the refugee set-up

In addition to MBEA II project, SNV is also implementing the ‘Piloting EPCs in Kalobeyei’ (PEPCK) project, which is funded by RVO under the EnDev Innovation Window. The project pilots the use of Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs) with 100 refugee and host community households and SMEs connected to the solar mini grids in Kalobeyei. The project activities are focused on product distribution, data collection & analysis and learning & knowledge dissemination. All activities are implemented in close collaboration with project partners.

Job Description

The project is looking for a Project Field Officer to support project implementation, administration, knowledge management and business development.

Reporting to the Project Advisor, the incumbent will support project implementation on various tasks including but not limited to supporting:

1. Day-to-day project implementation such as supporting project partners, drafting project documents and reports, reviewing and documenting budgets and claims with a focus on off-grid solar project partners and activities.
2. Data collection and verification activities on a needs-basis in collaboration with Data Analyst.
3. Behavioural Change Communications campaign activities including campaign planning, procurement, monitoring and evaluation.
4. Knowledge management incl. research, analysis and report writing, drafting blogs and articles, stakeholder engagement in the humanitarian energy sector.
5. Business development and providing needs-based support to other projects/programmes/initiatives.

Qualifications

• Academic degree (preferably MSc) in relevant discipline such as business administration, finance, economics, social/environmental sciences, renewable energy or similar discipline
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in humanitarian sector with a development or humanitarian organization or relevant social enterprise
• Professional experience in the off-grid energy and/or agricultural sector is a plus
• Excellent communications and report writing skills
• Ability to work independently with a range of actors in challenging environments and geographic settings
• Strong commitment, passion, and positive, pro-active attitude to work
• Organised and methodical, with attention to detail

Additional Information

Desired start date: 1 February 2021 or sooner.

go to method of application »

Project Overview - SNV EnDev Project  

The SNV EnDev Phase III project titled “Accelerating Access to Energy Services” is a market development initiative being implemented in Kenya as part of projects supported by the EnDev Programme. The new implementation phase began here in Kenya in October 2019.

The overall objective of the SNV EnDev phase III project is to contribute to the Kenya’s SE4All initiative whose goal is to achieve 100% universal access to modern energy services by 2030 for both cooking and electricity. The project includes two major components, namely ‘EnDev Core’’ and “EnDev Refugees. SNV Kenya is also implementing the EnDev/IKEA Foundation funded Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project, supporting smallholder farmers to access energy services.

The Assignment/Project Scope

Under the EnDev Core component, SNV Kenya is implementing the EnDev Enabling business environment for solar and cookstove distributors component. This component entails various activity including promoting sector coordination and advocacy, promoting the development and enforcement of policies and standards, encouraging, and proactively supporting the implementation of the Ministry of Energy’s Gender in Energy policy, institutional support to industry associations’ focus on productive use of energy, dissemination of the PUE sector study and development of a data platform to enable access to data for productive use of energy.

Under the EnDev Refugee component, the Market based Energy Access (MBEA) II project focuses on market-based approaches to energy access within the refugee settings in Kakuma refugee camp as well as the host community. MBEA II promotes supply, distribution and use of clean cooking and solar powered solutions through a mix of market based and social approaches. The market-based approach is anchored with distributors of the targeted products in the refugee set-up and includes technical assistance and activity based financial facilitation. The social based approach includes partnerships with relevant agencies operating in the refugee camp in order to promote co-financing for solutions targeting social institutions.

The MBEA II project team also implements the ‘Piloting EPCs in Kalobeyei’ (PEPCi-K) project, which is funded under the EnDev Innovation Window. The project pilots the use of Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs) with 100 refugee and host community households and SMEs connected to the solar mini grid in Kalobeyei.

Job Description

SNV is looking for an intern to support project implementation, communications, administration and knowledge management.

Role of Intern – EnDev project

Reporting to the Lead Advisor EnDev, the intern will support project implementation on various tasks including but not limited to supporting:

• Day-to-day implementation of the EnDev core, EnDev refugee (MBEA II) components and PEPCi-K project. Activities include general data collection, drafting of project documents and contributing to progress reports.
• Project communication through supporting the daily drafting of a digital newsletter on regional energy sector developments. Additional activities include designing templates and visuals for reports, presentations, factsheets as well as external communication via social media, SNV website and other platforms.
• Targeted research assignments on specific sector developments, collecting information on relevant research and sharing with the team.
• Project administration by maintaining the project SharePoint team site, conducting regular clean-ups and organizing folder structure. Support to project events organisation.
• Business development activities and needs-based support to other projects/programmes/initiatives.

Qualifications

1. BSc degree in relevant discipline such as business administration, finance, economics, social/environmental sciences, renewable energy or similar discipline
2. Excellent communications and report writing skills
3. Commitment, passion, and positive attitude to working in a diverse team
4. Organised and methodical, with attention to detail

Additional Information

Duration: The contract will be full-time for 6 months, possibility of renewal is not foreseen

Requirements: Duty station will be Nairobi