Job Details

Job Description

Job Title: Business development and Stakeholder Relations Intern
Location: Lusaka, Zambia Hay Level: Intern
Reporting line: Country Director

We are building a diverse and inclusive team, and this opportunity is open to any qualified internal and external applicants. Women, candidates from Africa and those with experience working on the continent are particularly encouraged to apply for this role.

About ENGIE Energy Access (EEA)

ENGIE Energy Access is the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa. The company develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGO solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.19 per day and the mini grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.6 million customers and more than 8 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to impact 20 million lives across Africa by 2025.

www.engie-energyaccess.com

Job Purpose/Mission

The role supports the delivery of integrated initiatives around stakeholder management and engagement, advocacy and influencing at District, provincial & country level. The role will work to support the Business Development & Stakeholder Relations Head in external stakeholder engagement for ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) Zambia activities and events to raise the profile of the organization and create awareness on the benefits of a sustainable renewable energy. Additionally, this role will support the overseeing of development and execution of strategy for EEA Zambia in collaboration with the Country Director.

Key Responsibilities

Departmental responsibilities to support. Fundraising, Grants and Donor Management

• Grant funding needs based on strategic objectives.
• Drafting and submitting grant proposals in line with strategic objectives.

• Management of grant allocation, claims, and disbursement processes
• Value addition to the business and meeting agreed disbursement targets with donor partners.

• Preparation of grant reports and other documentation for grant programs and

• Government agencies and ensure team compliance with terms and conditions of complex grant and contract agreements.

Strategy

• Development and implementation of EEA Zambia’s long-term strategic plans
• Cross-functional departmental strategic initiatives
• Achievement of Strategy key milestones
• Planning and execution of a short-to-medium term macroeconomic strategy for
• EEA Zambia.
• Coordinating and drafting key grant applications, timely submissions, and periodical reports to grant partners.
• Understanding, evaluation of industry trends and conducting regular competitive landscape analysis of the solar home system market and energy sector in Zambia

Business Planning & Support

• Undertaking specific ad-hoc projects or initiatives at the request of the Country Director with the aim to increase momentum and active tracking of performance/progress
• Planning & execution of business/functional projects and initiatives
• Working on specific projects/deep dives and ensuring swift follow through, particularly when thematic issues arise (work with different members of the management and regional team)
• Provision of timely and succinct updates on issues/projects.
• Engagement with regional teams to co-ordinate geographically driven initiatives

Networking and Representation

• Facilitation & development of strategic partnerships with relevant agencies within and beyond the energy sector, academia, media, and research institutions to influence and change policy and advocate for integration of energy across other key sectors.
• Representation of EEA ZM in national, donor, and government (national and international) forums related to energy to influence thinking of other stakeholders on effective delivery of energy and build EEA ZM’s reputation as a sector lead.
• Identification of key sector issues on which EEA Nigeria should focus their advocacy efforts

Knowledge and skills Experience:

• Experience of supporting developing of key strategic and operational partnerships at different levels
• Good understanding of the Zambian government structures and how they function and ability to navigate the system.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including report writing) in English to produce professional documents of national and international standards and participate in policy discussions and debates.
• Strategic thinker. Able to see the bigger picture, challenges and opportunities and create a long-term vision.
• Excellent communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a University Degree, preferably in a discipline such as Development
• studies, Social Policy/Political Science /Public Administration/Economics

Language(s):

• English

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship. Our differences are our strengths!