Job Description:
Responsibilities
Lead the design and delivery of on-grid activities for Empower Nigeria including managing and supervising staff, short-term personnel, and subcontractors.
Provide technical support to other Activity staff on on-grid topics and actively participate in successful management and operations of Empower Nigeria.
Coordinate directly with utility companies to understand their needs and direct Activity support to improve grid extension, loss reduction efforts, and increase profitability.
Identify and elevate opportunities to improve Nigeria's on-grid electricity supply through new technologies, creative partnerships, and other means.
Establish and maintain productive working relationships with Activity staff, government representatives, utility companies, USAID and other donors, and other key stakeholders.
Ensure that managerial, administrative, and financial procedures comply with USAID policies and procedures.
Other tasks as determined by the chief of party.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred.
Minimum ten (10) years of experience working in Nigeria's energy sector. Knowledge of and experience in the West Africa regional energy sector preferred.
Experience supporting USAID programs (especially Power Africa) or other donor programs strongly preferred.
Demonstrated understanding of and experience providing support to utilities to address operational challenges, decrease commercial and technical losses, and implement new technologies and processes to increase profitability.
Experience with, and proven ability to form collaborative relationships with intergovernmental, government representatives and other stakeholders.
A minimum of three (3) years of team supervisory experience, including demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a dynamic team of professionals across large geographies.