Are you interested in joining an organisation with a long
term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging
environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared
core values that achieve results?
SNV Ghana is looking for a:
Multi Country Project Coordinator for Energy-Poverty-Gender
in Agro Processing (EPGAP) project
Based in Accra, Ghana
(International contract)
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation has worked in Ghana
since 1992. The emphasis of its work is on poverty alleviation focusses on
three sectors: Agriculture, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and
Renewable Energy through multidisciplinary interventions across the country.
The SNV Renewable Energy (RE) sector has one overarching aim
to boost low carbon pro poor development while promoting energy efficiency and
facilitating access to sustainable, clean and reliable energy sources for
households and small enterprises and the development of a vibrant renewable
energy sector with an adequate enabling environment.
In pursuing this aim, SNV has expanded the range of RE
technologies and strengthened its market-based approach in Asia, African and
Latin America. This expansion will continue to focus on Renewable Energy
resources targeting three interventions areas for domestic and productive use:
clean cooking, lighting and communication and agricultural processing. Under
the broad banner of RE, SNV also situates its rapidly growing work in REDD+ and
climate financing mechanisms. While this may be seen as not ‘strictly’ RE, it
sits together with Climate Smart Agriculture and the rest of SNV’s work in RE,
to demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and climate
change while boosting economic development.
The multi country project Energy-Poverty and Gender in Agro
Processing (EPGAP) will be implemented in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Niger.
EPGAP will improve income and health of 40,000 women working in agro processing
industries and will contribute to combat deforestation and reduce related CO2
emissions.
We are looking for an experienced senior professional who
will be responsible for implementing the EPGAP project in Ghana and coordinate
the work of all four participating countries. In particular we are looking for
someone with a strong background in market based biomass energy project
development and implementation who will be able to realize financial viable
biomass energy projects in agro processing industries. This includes among
others the introduction of efficient industrial stoves, briquetting and
charcoal production from agricultural residues and the use of by-products.
The Project Coordinator will report to the Country Sector
Leader (CSL) RE of Ghana and will sign a service level agreement with the other
country sector leaders of the other SNV countries.
Responsibilities
The Project Coordinator will be based in Ghana and travel
and support the different countries to work with the country teams. The
responsibilities include:
- Overall
EPGAP coordination among the four countries during 2014 and 2015;
- Support
the project teams of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in implementing EPGAP
and realizing follow-up and follow-on projects;
- Responsible
for implementing the Ghana part of EPGAP and achieve the indicators for
Ghana;
- In
Ghana work with agro processing groups, stove builders, equipment
suppliers, briquette and charcoal producers, knowledge institutions, local
capacity builders and others;
- Conduct
agro processing industry characterizations to identify improvement
options;
- Conduct
energy audits to assess saving potentials of energy efficiency
improvements;
- Address
barriers to the implementation of financial viable improvements using
market based mechanisms;
- Strengthen
biomass energy equipment suppliers to establish sustainable and market
based companies;
- Develop
follow-up and follow-on projects, identify funding sources for these
projects and prepare funding proposals;
- Develop
models to realize scale of implementation and to exceed the implementation
targets;
- Train
and coach staff, consultants and Local Capacity Builders;
Candidate profile
- Advanced
qualification and expertise in areas relevant to Renewable Energy, with a
minimum of 8 years of experience (experience in Africa would be an
advantage).
- A
strong background in biomass energy in general and clean and efficient
industrial Cookstoves in particular would be a major advantage.
- A good
understanding of gender issues would be an advantage.
- Proven
development projects management experience in development countries.
- Experience
in energy auditing and financial viability assessment.
- A
strong affinity to develop the private sector and development of market
based and private sector lead distribution models.
- Ability
to work in teams and build capacity of senior workforce by providing
strategic advisory services.
- Dynamic,
entrepreneurial, out-going, leadership and coaching skills with a client
and team oriented attitude.
- Strong
writing skills with excellent communication skills in English (SNV’s
corporate language) and French (a must).
Contract Duration: 2 years (until 31 December 2015)
Desired start date: 1st of January 2014
Information on duty station
Name: Accra, Ghana.
Medical facilities: Good.
Educational facilities: Good education facilities: many international
schools available – English, French and German.
Security situation: Good.
Accessibility: Accra has an international airport which is
served by regular flights from/to international destinations. The roads are
good.
Communication: Telephone, e-mail, internet and fax.
How to apply?
Please apply by clicking on http://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/328575 and
completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before
27 November 2013.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on
this advertisement
Closing date:
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Type of contract:
International
