Jobs at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Research, Analysis & Insight Generation

• Conduct research on productive use of energy (PUE), agriculture-energy linkages, livelihoods, digital economy opportunities, and related sectors.
• Support development of market assessments, diagnostic summaries, landscape reviews, and country briefs.
• Analyze programmatic data and evidence to inform strategy, learning, and decision-making.
• Prepare concise insight notes, presentation slides, talking points, and briefing materials for senior leaders.

Support to Strategy & PUE Center of Excellence Implementation

• Assist in translating the E&O strategy into tools, templates, and operational documents.
• Contribute to mapping and analysis of sector initiatives including partners and opportunities for strategic partnerships, innovative pilots, financing instruments and other energy and opportunity related initiatives.
• In collaboration with the Data Manager, apply advanced data analytics to support market assessments, trends analysis, and the generation of robust, evidence-based insights that will support impact monitoring and measurement or the CoE.
• Support the development of CoE knowledge products, handbooks, toolkits, case studies, and learning briefs.
• Help coordinate cross-team inputs for CoE deliverables, country pipelines, and mission objectives.

Program Delivery Support

• Provide hands-on support to regional E&O teams on day-to-day program management activities including partner coordination and management, reporting and synthesis of lessons learned to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Track progress across pilot initiatives and help manage project dashboards, timelines, and reporting materials.

Partnership & Stakeholder Coordination

• Support the Manager and Director in preparing materials for partners, donors, government meetings, and coalition engagements.
• Draft meeting notes, follow-ups, and partnership summaries to maintain clear communication and alignment.
• Help coordinate with internal teams (Impact, Regional Teams, Comms) on cross-functional tasks.

Communications, Learning & Knowledge Management

• Support the documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and best practices from country programs.
• In collaboration with the programs and communications teams, assist in the development of knowledge pieces, social media content, evidence summaries, and storytelling materials.
• Help maintain the E&O knowledge library, shared repositories, and internal learning systems.
• Assist in designing and organizing learning sessions, workshops, peer exchanges, and technical webinars.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Current or recent post-graduate students studying social sciences or a research-based degree will be considered an added advantage.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in energy, agriculture, development, consulting, applied research, gender transformative development, impact investing, or similar fields.
• Strong research, analysis, writing skills and ability to prepare high-quality presentations and briefs.
• Familiarity with renewable energy, productive use of energy, agricultural value chains, enterprise development, or sustainable livelihoods will be considered an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in data analytics, including the ability to manage, clean, and analyze large and complex datasets, as well as developing interactive data visualizations and dashboards will be considered an added advantage.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, mission-driven environments and with diverse global teams.

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The Data Fellow is a high-impact entry-level position within the Africa, Country Delivery team. The Fellow supports the broader GEAPP Africa data mandate, focusing on the intersection of energy access, consumption, and resultant economic development across the continent. This role bridges energy supply-side realities with demand-side needs to provide a comprehensive view of how the Alliance is combating energy poverty. The Fellow will work across multiple critical initiatives, including Mission 300 (M300), the PUE Centre of Excellence, and various Country Delivery Units.

Accountabilities

• Data Platform Support: Assist in the management and scaling of GEAPP Africa’s data infrastructure, including the open-source Prospect platform.
• Integrated Data Analysis: Analyze data related to energy access, consumption patterns, and socio-economic outcomes to track progress toward ending energy poverty.
• Cross-Initiative Coordination: Provide data support to the PUE Centre of Excellence, M300, and Country Delivery teams to ensure a unified approach to market intelligence.
• Market Intelligence: Assist in producing geospatial opportunity maps and regular market reports that inform strategic planning and co-investment roadshows.
• Data Visualization: Translate complex datasets into intuitive dashboards, infographics, and playbooks to empower governments and investors to make data-driven decisions.
• Innovation & AI: Support the scoping and piloting of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to forecast market trends and optimize resource allocation.
• Data Governance: Maintain the integrity, security, and quality standards of the Africa-wide data warehouse

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Thinking and Decision-making; Able to distil key insights from a large amount of information and frame distinct choices; Can think creatively and bring new ideas to the table; Has the ability to evaluate risks and opportunities; Uses analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Execution and Proactivity: Takes initiative and drives for results; Has strong project management skills; manages their own time well and provides the necessary guidance and direction to others; has a sense of urgency and takes responsibility for their work; is able to multi-task and works well under pressure; employs attention to detail with their work and has high standards for accomplishing their work.
• Influence and Communication: Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to frame complex topics for executive discussion and act as a credible representative of the Alliance’s work and values both internally and externally.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams and external partners across different cultural contexts.
• Adaptability: Remains flexible and effective under uncertain or rapidly changing conditions.
• Professionalism: Acts with integrity, accountability, and a high degree of responsibility for confidential information

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or Public Policy; a Master’s degree will be considered an added advantage.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience in data analysis using tools such as Python, R, or STATA.
• Data Visualization: Hands-on experience with visualization platforms like Power BI, Tableau, or Grafana.
• Analytical Skills: Strong foundation in statistical analysis and the ability to handle large, complex datasets.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to frame complex technical topics for executive-level discussion.
• Sector Interest: A genuine passion for the energy transition and understanding of both supply-side and demand-side energy need